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Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Local bestsellers for the week ended May 25
3. Doubleday 4. Knopf 5. Berkley 6. Little, Brown and Company 7. Simon & Schuster 8 Mariner Books 9. Riverhead Books 10. Orbit HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. Penguin Press Advertisement 2. W. W. Norton & Company Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 3. Mel Robbins Hay House LL C 4. Crown 5. Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster 6. Random House 7. Penguin Press 8. John Green Crash Course Books Advertisement 9. Scribner 10. The Dial Press PAPERBACK FICTION 1. Ecco 2. Berkley 3. Vintage 4. Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster 5. Riverhead Books 6. Vintage 7. Poisoned Pen Press 8. Random House Trade Paperbacks 9. Penguin Books 10. Harper Perennial PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. Crown 2. Michael Finkel Vintage 3. Vintage 4. Harper Perennial 5. Milkweed Editions 6. Haymarket Books 7. Holt Paperbacks Advertisement 8. Matt Kracht Chronicle Book 9. TarcherPerigee 10. Knopf The New England Indie Bestseller List, as brought to you by IndieBound and NEIBA, for the week ended Sunday, May 25, 2025. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
3.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles U.S. Town Near Volcano
The United States has dealt with a flurry of earthquakes this month, raising concerns about "The Big One." Last week, the United States Geological Survey detected a trio of earthquakes in California in a 24-hour span. The first earthquake had a 2.9 magnitude. Although the other two earthquakes weren't that impactful, there are concerns about a sizable earthquake leveling the West Coast. "Since it has been more than 144 years since the last major earthquake, the clock is ticking," researchers at the University of California, Berkley said. "It is very likely that the Hayward fault will rupture and produce a significant earthquake within the next 30 years." Virginia Tech professor Tina Dura agreed that California could face "The Big One" at some point in the future. "But geologically speaking, we're well within the window of possibility. The last event was in 1700, and paleoseismic records show these earthquakes recur roughly every 200 to 800 years," Dura told Newsweek. "The National Seismic Hazard model shows that there is a 15% chance of a large (over magnitude 8) earthquake happening sometime in the next 50 years." While we're not sure when or if this will happen, the US Geological Survey confirmed that a 3.6 magnitude earthquake was detected this Friday. A small town in Idaho was rocked by this earthquake Friday. The earthquake actually occurred 126 miles from the Yellowstone's caldera, a volcanic depression at that park. "These tremors usually shake areas within the Yellowstone Caldera and nearby fault zones, but the supervolcano can also influence seismic activity over 100 miles away," Daily Mail's report stated. "A new study recently showed that Yellowstone's magma chamber is just 2.3 miles or about 12,500 feet below Earth's surface." Geologists are still investigating this incident. We're certainly hoping the United States avoids a catastrophic earthquake.3.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles U.S. Town Near Volcano first appeared on The Spun on May 23, 2025
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man injured after a shooting in downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – Police are investigating after a man was left injured following a shooting Tuesday morning in downtown St. Louis. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's (SLMPD) Lt. David Berkley, the shooting took place along 13th Street between Washington Avenue and St. Charles Street. The shooting left at least one person injured. NTSB shares findings, recommendations after deadly Highland, Illinois bus crash investigation The shooting happened after an argument broke out between two men and escalated after one of them pulled out a gun. According to Berkley, a 22-year-old man was either shot or grazed in the leg in the shooting and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. According to police, the suspect fled the scene after the shooting. Police describe the suspect as a Black man, possibly wrapped in a quilt. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Los Angeles Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The week's bestselling books, May 18
1. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Berkley: $29) Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of an heiress. 2. My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Atria Books: $30) The bond between a group of teens 25 years earlier has a powerful effect on a budding artist. 3. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' 4. My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende (Ballantine Books: $30) A young writer in the late 1800s travels to South America to uncover the truth about her father. 5. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp. 6. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Simon & Schuster: $29) A love triangle unearths dangerous secrets. 7. Audition by Katie Kitamura (Riverhead Books: $28) An accomplished actor grapples with the varied roles she plays in her personal life. 8. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Flatiron Books: $29) As sea levels rise, a family on a remote island rescues a mysterious woman. 9. Silver Elite by Dani Francis (Del Rey: $33) Psychic gifts can get you killed in the first book of a dystopian romance series. 10. Strangers in Time by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing: $30) Two London teens scarred by World War II find an unexpected ally in a bereaved bookshop owner. … 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House: $30) How to stop wasting energy on things you can't control. 2. Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster: $30) A call to renew a politics of plenty and abandon the chosen scarcities that have deformed American life. 3. Life of Your Dreams by Mark Pentecost (Mission Driven Press: $28) The billionaire entrepreneur reveals the seven steps that took him from surviving to thriving. 4. The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad (Random House: $30) A guide to the art of journaling, with contributions from Jon Batiste, Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem and others. 5. We Can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach and Amanda Doyle (The Dial Press: $34) The guidebook for being alive. 6. Notes to John by Joan Didion (Knopf: $32) Diary entries from the famed writer's journal. 7. Joy Prescriptions by Dr. Tiffany Moon (Legacy Lit: $29) The doctor and 'Real Housewives' alum on how to find happiness. 8. Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Pantheon: $27) A meditation on freedom, trust, loss and our relationship with the natural world. 9. Conquering Crisis by Adm. William H. McRaven (Grand Central Publishing: $26) The retired four-star admiral's personal stories illustrate the principles of effective leadership during times of crisis. 10. The Prism by Laura Day (Spiegel & Grau: $32) Seven steps to self-discovery and renewal. … 1. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Ecco: $20) 2. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Penguin Books: $19) 3. One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune (Berkley: $19) 4. The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl (Random House Trade Paperbacks: $19) 5. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Vintage: $18) 6. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Grove Press: $22) 7. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Transit Books: $17) 8. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial: $22) 9. Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Grove Press: $17) 10. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Anchor: $18) … 1. On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (Crown: $12) 2. The Wager by David Grann (Vintage: $21) 3. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Knopf: $36) 4. Sociopath by Patric Gagne (Simon & Schuster: $20) 5. The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee: $20) 6. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel (Vintage: $18) 7. All About Love by bell hooks (Morrow: $17) 8. The Last of His Kind by Andy McCullough (Grand Central Publishing: $22) 9. The Best of Me by David Sedaris (Back Bay: $22) 10. The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (Penguin: $19)
CNA
05-05-2025
- Business
- CNA
Turning points in time: The watch brands celebrating major milestones in 2025
Congratulations. If you're reading this, it means you've survived the first quarter of the current millennium. And so have a number of watch brands – not just clinging on, but thriving across decades and even centuries. While anniversaries might seem like a convenient excuse to lob dozens of limited editions at frenzied collectors, they're also a celebration of what it takes to endure: a tireless pursuit of excellence, a spirit of innovation, a sharp instinct for what people want – and the occasional nerve to ignore it completely. In a time of deepening uncertainty, there is something reassuring about horological milestones. They're reminders of the human capacity for perseverance – measured, quite literally, in hours, minutes, and seconds. VACHERON CONSTANTIN – 270 YEARS When you've been around for nearly three centuries, you don't really have an excuse not to have mastered every complication known to man. And Vacheron Constantin frequently likes to remind us that it just about has. As recently as last year, it unveiled the Berkley Grand Complication pocket watch with a record 63 complications, and this April, followed up with the Les Cabinotiers Solaria Ultra Grand Complication, now the most complicated wristwatch in the world with 41 complications. No stranger to world records, the maison's technical contributions have been numerous. It created the first retrograde date in the 1940 Don Pancho, the first Hebraic perpetual calendar in 2015's Ref 57260, and the first Chinese perpetual calendar in the Berkley pocket watch. Its Calibre 3160 QP still holds the record for the longest power reserve in a perpetual calendar at 65 days. While it pushes mechanical boundaries, Vacheron Constantin remains a steadfast guardian of traditional handcrafts. In addition to the Solaria, the brand released a trio of one-off creations celebrating Geneva, showcasing techniques like grand feu miniature enamel, guilloche, and engraving – all executed in-house. For those who'd rather not wear a museum's ransom on their wrist, there are also eight limited-edition watches in the Patrimony and Traditionnelle lines, featuring dials etched with a subtle motif drawn from the maison's Maltese cross. For something with a bit more stylistic and technical bite, there are three Traditionnelle Openface models, each flaunting one of Vacheron Constantin's favourite complications: a perpetual calendar with retrograde date, a tourbillon with retrograde date, and a complete calendar. The brand has also somehow found the time to introduce a totally new movement: the ultra-thin Calibre 2162 QP/270, which finds its first home in the Traditionelle Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar and limited to 127 pieces. The only anniversary model that isn't limited is the Historiques 222 in stainless steel. The yellow gold reissue from 2022 made waves, but this steel version has been hotly anticipated – assuming, of course, you're not completely fatigued by the integrated bracelet trend. BREGUET – 250 YEARS Modern watchmaking would look very different without Abraham-Louis Breguet's many contributions to horology. Yet the commemorative piece marking the brand's 250th anniversary doesn't spotlight his most famous invention, the tourbillon – or any complication at all. Instead, it pays tribute to another of his innovations: the subscription model. Breguet's first "Souscription" pocket watches were created in response to the social and economic shifts following the French Revolution. Simpler and more affordable than his typically lavish timepieces, they required a 25 per cent deposit to pre-order – a practice advertised through pamphlets now considered the first examples of watch marketing. This system allowed his workshop to secure the materials needed for serial production, ultimately yielding around 700 watches over more than three decades. The anniversary model reinterprets the original pocket watch as a wristwatch, complete with a flawless white Grand Feu enamel dial, a single blued Breguet hand, Breguet numerals, and a railroad minute track. There's even a new material to add to the list of things bearing Breguet's name: Breguet Gold, a proprietary alloy blending 75 per cent gold with silver, copper, and palladium, designed to resist the indignities of discolouration. Inside the 40mm case beats the manually wound Calibre VSOO in gilded brass, with a ratchet wheel engraved with an inscription drawn from those historic pamphlets. The caseback's outer edge is adorned with a new guilloche pattern, Quai de l'Horloge, inspired by the curves of the Ile de la Cite and Ile Saint-Louis. Overall, a fitting reminder that simplicity can be a revolutionary act. ZENITH – 160 YEARS Believe it or not, the El Primero isn't Zenith's only famous movement. Long before that icon came to life, there was the Calibre 135 – a movement produced from 1949 to 1962, with the 135-O variant sweeping up an astonishing 235 chronometry prizes. Between 1950 and 1954, it became the first to win five consecutive first prizes in the wristwatch category at the Neuchatel Observatory. Such was the Calibre 135's significance that in 2022, Zenith partnered with Kari Voutilainen and Phillips to resurrect it in spectacular fashion. Ten of those competition-winning movements were restored and hand-decorated by Voutilainen and sold exclusively through Phillips for CHF 123,900 (S$199,600; US$150,179) each – a steep ask, but catnip for vintage collectors. Now, for its 160th anniversary, Zenith is bringing the legendary calibre back – this time not as a limited-edition tribute, but as a newly re-engineered movement in a model known simply as the 'G.F.J.', named after founder Georges Favre-Jacot. While its overall architecture stays true to the original, the movement now boasts a 72-hour power reserve, refined gear train tooth geometry, and a stop-seconds mechanism. A guilloche pattern echoing the brick walls of Zenith's manufacture decorates the movement bridges. The case and dial design have also been revitalised, with the brick motif continuing along the minute track in deep blue, harmonising with a lapis lazuli dial centre and blue mother-of-pearl subdial. This colour theme carries into Zenith's anniversary trilogy: Three El Primero-powered chronographs – the Chronomaster Sport, Defy Skyline Chronograph, and Pilot Chronograph – now clad in striking blue ceramic cases and matching dials. Each is limited to 160 pieces, though you can collect all three in a special anniversary box set. AUDEMARS PIGUET – 150 YEARS Famous, of course, for the Royal Oak – a watch still so coveted it's basically shorthand for luxury steel sportiness – Audemars Piguet also happens to have serious horological chops. In more recent years, its technical finesse has been highlighted in the RD (Research and Development) series. From the acoustically stunning RD#1 Supersonnerie to the jaw-dropping RD#4 ultra-complication (with 40 functions including 23 complications), each truly is a masterful blend of technical innovation and timeless design. The biggest anniversary release is undoubtedly the new Calibre 7138. This perpetual calendar is fully adjustable via the crown – no fiddly pushers, no tools, no exasperation if you accidentally advance past the correct date. The result of five years of development and five new patents, the movement's four-position crown allows for both forward and backward adjustments, a rare feat in perpetual calendars. Only a handful of brands – think Ateliers deMonaco, H Moser, and IWC – have attempted user-friendly perpetual calendars, and this one may well be the slickest yet. The Calibre 7138 debuts in three models: Two in the Royal Oak collection (in stainless steel and sand gold), and one in the Code 11.59. The movement is just 4.1mm thick, in line with AP's legacy of ultra-thin watchmaking. The celebrations don't stop there. The Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar '150th Anniversary' Openworked marks the final appearance of the iconic Calibre 2120, its blue-accented dial a tribute to a 1992 Royal Oak pocket watch. There are also three new Royal Oak models in a brand-new ceramic shade inspired by the original 'Bleu Nuit, Nuage 50' dial tone from 1972. And in the Code 11.59 collection, there's a new Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon in 18k sand gold – notably, the first time AP has put a tourbillon in a 38mm case. GERALD CHARLES – 25 YEARS Gerald Genta hardly needs an introduction. His wrist-borne resume reads like a who's who of iconography: Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak, Patek Philippe's Nautilus, Omega's Constellation, IWC's Ingenieur, Cartier's Pasha – the list goes on. Yet for a pure taste of Genta's own vision, look to Gerald Charles, his final personal project, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. From the very beginning, Gerald Charles married Italian flair with Swiss precision in largely bespoke creations, all under Genta's direction until his passing in 2011. Today, under the stewardship of the Ziviani family and led by former Audemars Piguet artistic chief Octavio Garcia, Gerald Charles still channels that inimitable design DNA. To mark a quarter-century, there are two standout anniversary editions: the Maestro 2.0 Ultra‑Thin Lapis Lazuli, its dial carved from Genta's favourite stone, and the Maestro 9.0 Roman Tourbillon, featuring a hand‑hammered white‑gold dial. HUBLOT BIG BANG – 20 YEARS Hublot's "Art of Fusion" philosophy – which wed precious metals with rubber, carbon, and other materials watchmakers once considered sacrilegious – began with the Big Bang 20 years ago, and was a masterclass in marketing sorcery by then-CEO Jean-Claude Biver. It was big, it was loud, and it set the tone for everything Hublot has done since. The collection quickly became both laboratory and catwalk – a testing ground for material innovations like technicolor ceramic and sapphire crystal, and a magnetic platform for collaborations with artistic luminaries like Takashi Murakami and tattoo collective Sang Bleu, not to mention sports figures from Novak Djokovic to the entire Argentinean Football Association. The anniversary celebrations come in three appropriately extravagant acts: First, five chronographs flaunting carbon-fibre motifs; second, the "Master of Sapphire" collection featuring five watches in candy-colored sapphire crystal or SAXEM; and finally, "Materials and High Complications' – five unique pieces flexing Hublot's technical muscles. This set includes two tourbillons in sapphire and Red Magic ceramic respectively, a tourbillon chronograph in Water Blue sapphire, a cathedral minute repeater in blue texalium (a fibreglass and aluminium composite), and the crown jewel that combines all three complications in a frosted carbon case. Unsurprisingly, this box set will set you back a cool CHF 1 million (S$1.59 million; US$1.21 million). BELL & ROSS BR-01 – 20 YEARS The very first Bell & Ross BR-01 swaggered onto the scene looking like an instrument stolen right out of an aircraft cockpit in 2005. Its colossal 46mm square case, four exposed screws, and pronounced hands and hour markers not only demanded attention (and got it), but established a distinct design language that would become instantly recognisable in the watchmaking world. A year later, the brand mercifully shrank it to a 'mere' 42mm, which we now know as the more wearable BR-03 collection. Since then, Bell & Ross has toyed with its iconic circle-in-a-square design, experimenting with various colours, materials, complications, and dial designs. Now they're kicking off the year with three fresh models: One in black ceramic with a smoked sapphire crystal, one in brushed and polished stainless steel, and one in black ceramic with a car grille-like dial pattern generously filled with Super-LumiNova C3. All are powered by the time-only skeletonised BR-CAL.328. FP JOURNE CHRONOMETRE SOUVERAIN – 20 YEARS Anyone with even a passing knowledge of the goings-on in watch auctions and the secondary market will know that the words 'accessible' and 'FP Journe' are laughably oxymoronic. But most will admit the Chronometre Souverain comes as close to entry-level as it gets. Despite a five‑figure price tag and a straightforward display of hours, minutes, seconds and power reserve, its real appeal lies in the engineering. Journe boldly placed the power‑reserve indicator at 3 o'clock – a spot that normally collides with the winding and setting gears – and slimmed the mechanism to just 0.5 mm by incorporating ceramic ball bearings. That patented trick, now standard across every FP Journe calibre, keeps the entire movement a wafer‑thin 4 mm. Though not officially COSC-certified, the brand (and its legion of fans) has confirmed that it performs consistently within chronometer standards. So it's hardly shocking that the Chronometre Souverain won the 'Favourite Men's Watch' prize at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) the year it was released.
