Selecting the 50 best mysteries of all time is an impossible task. There, I said it. Mysteries are narratives in which the who, why, or how of an event, usually a murder or some other type of crime, remains unknown until the end and drives the story forward. To write a successful mystery, authors must perform literary magic tricks—which is to say literary sleight of hand. They have to create a mystery, populate their story with believable characters, and then sustain the suspense while simultaneously giving readers clues and distracting them with the ever-so-tricky red herrings. In other words, mystery fiction is the art of juggling the unknown and all of its answers in front of readers, all while making sure they become obsessed with the latter and only see the former when the time is right. |
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Reps. Jamie Raskin and Dan Goldman would like to know. (They're not the only ones.) |
| For the first time in over six decades, both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA have gone on strike—and it'll have major implications across Hollywood. |
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The announcement this week that The New York Times will no longer have a sports department comes as the kind of shock you get when you turn a corner and a longtime store or restaurant or building is gone; even if you haven't been there in years, it takes a moment to wrap your head around a world without it. The Times never stopped making sense. And it was this rational, calm approach that I later appreciated when fandom meant raised voices, slammed doors, and tears (being a Knicks and a Jets fan will do it to you). While I came to adore the juiciness of the tabloids with their bold headlines, gossip, fun, and viciousness, I developed a new appreciation for the Times. Being a red-ass, I found the evenness of a Times game report soothing. |
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CEO Chad Kramer explains how he's engineering a new chapter for the brand. |
| Summer staples for sun, sea, and everything in between. |
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The voice of Lee Pace is a paradox. There's a gentle, inquisitive tenor to almost everything he says, and yet, in that voice, you find yourself wanting to do exactly what he says. Like a siren call or hypnosis, you find yourself just wanting to write down many of his observations. A conversation with Lee Pace feels less like quizzing an actor and more like a session with a philosopher or a life coach. And yes, in case you were wondering, he is very tall. Known to millions as Thranduil from The Hobbit trilogy or Ronan the Accuser in the MCU, Pace's reputation as an actor is perhaps, unfairly, connected to his stature. When discussing his height with Esquire, Pace quips, "I am more than just 6'5" you know?" It's true, too, because although Pace is probably one of the fittest men on television right now, what makes him electrifying to watch is nearly imperceptible, and has little to do with how tall he is. |
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