Sarah Begley
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New York, NY, United States
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For the Sake of History, Keep a Coronavirus Diary
Keeping a diary or journal about what your life is like under social distancing, quarantine, or suffering from the coronavirus could contribute greatly to the historical record. → Read More
Teen Boys Need More Than One ‘Sex Talk’
In her new book 'Boys and Sex,' Peggy Orenstein argues for more frank conversations about porn and consent → Read More
Behind the Scenes of 'The Goldfinch,' a Rare and Delicate Hollywood Specimen
Based on Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize–winning 2013 novel, 'The Goldfinch,' the new film stars Nicole Kidman and Ansel Elgort. → Read More
Summer Solstice Is Upon Us. Let Us Explain the Longest Day of the Year
The summer solstice falls on Friday, June 21. Here's what to know about the longest day of the year. → Read More
Bill Gates Says This Book Is ‘One of the Most Important’ He’s Ever Read
Factfulness is Hans Rosling's final effort to help people identify areas where things are getting better and spread that improvement. → Read More
6 Books to Read in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death
Ranging from broad biographies to niche studies of elements of the civil rights icon's life, which was cut short on April 4, 1968. → Read More
What Exactly Is a Nor'easter? The Powerful Storm With a Strange Name Is Currently Pummeling the East Coast
The name alone might make you shiver in your boots, but what exactly is a Nor'easter? Here's what it means and where the name comes from → Read More
Two Novels That Take On the Reality of School Shootings
Rhiannon Navin’s "Only Child" and Tom McAllister’s "How to Be Safe" show how fiction can process painful elements of contemporary culture. → Read More
Jeff Sessions Blasts California's Sanctuary Laws as 'Radical, Irrational'
Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave a speech in Sacramento on Wednesday, saying, "California, we have a problem." → Read More
Marilynne Robinson on What It Means to Be a Christian in Trump's America
The essays in Robinson's new collection, What Are We Doing Here?, are mostly lectures that she gave at universities. → Read More
What to Know about Edward Stack, the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Edward Stack announced the company would no longer sell assault-style rifles at any of its stores. → Read More
This Poem From a Florida Shooting Survivor Is Going Viral as Parkland Students Return to School
Samantha Deitsch writes about hiding in a closet after the gunfire erupted at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. → Read More
White Supremacist and Black Nationalist Groups Both Grew During Trump's First Year as President
President Donald Trump's first year in office was marked by an increase in both white supremacist groups, according to a new report → Read More
Read the Full Text of Samantha Power's Scathing Speech on Russia
"For years, we have seen Russia take one aggressive and destabilizing action after another" → Read More
9 Books to Read for Black History Month, According to Scholars
We asked historians to recommend books to read this Black History Month, from beloved classics to little-known treasures → Read More
Why Olympic Medalists Get Stuffed Animals When They Win
Medalists at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics get a keepsake before the medal ceremony: Soohorang, the white tiger that is this year's mascot → Read More
This Boy Named Lucas Is the First Gerber Baby With Down Syndrome
A boy named Lucas from Dalton, Georgia became the first child with Down syndrome to be chosen as a Gerber baby. → Read More
Edmund White Wins 2018 PEN/Saul Bellow Award
"Although I’ve won a few things in my life, I’ve never won anything so important," the novelist told TIME before the award was announced → Read More
Lisa Halliday’s ‘Asymmetry’ Is All About a Lopsided Romance
Lisa Halliday's debut novel, Asymmetry, begins with a lopsided affair—a perfect vehicle for a story of inexperience and advantage. → Read More
Zadie Smith’s ‘Feel Free’ Shows She’s a Renaissance Woman
As anyone who picks up Feel Free will learn, Zadie Smith is not only well informed but refreshingly insightful on any number of topics. → Read More