Chuck Palahniuk (Photo: David Mack) It’s no secret that going to school for a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in creative writing is expensive. But with the release of his new book, “Consider This,” Chuck Palahniuk is offering an alternative.  “It costs a fortune to get a MFA degree in creative writing and there are people who don’t have that money and don’t […]

#GameOfTwoHalves Ep 61: A weighty discussion on Man City, Young Lions &  Schooling  13:16 mins Synopsis: #GameOfTwoHalves is The Straits Times’ weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday. In this episode, Money FM’s Bernard Lim hosts ST assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz. The discussion falls on Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes, the curfew-breaking Young Lions at […]

"House on Endless Waters," by Emuna Elon. (Photo: Atria Books) Mention of the most well-known Dutch-Jewish victim of the Holocaust doesn’t appear until more than halfway through Emuna Elon’s powerful new novel, “House on Endless Waters” (Atria Books, 320 pp., ★★★½ out of four stars). Set in Amsterdam, where a fictional famed Israeli writer named Yoel Blum grapples with family secrets and […]

DON’T Miss a winner at Ayr. MISS ALOUD (1.05, Nap) has been sent over from Ireland by top trainer Gordon Elliott and has Richard Johnson on board. She was second to a useful type at Naas last time and this longer trip should be ideal. The dynamic duo also team up with GET RICH DIE PLYIN (3.45 Ayr, nb). He […]

Sky Brown, who looks set to become Britain’s youngest summer Olympian at 11 years old, says she hopes she can inspire other youngsters. Brown spends her time living between Japan and California in the United States and started skating not long after she could walk. Indeed, as she is interviewed she fiddles with the wheels of her skateboard with freshly […]

The Miami RedHawks (8-5) and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (10-3) meet in Monday’s LendingTree Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff. We analyze the Louisiana-Miami betting odds and lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup. Louisiana vs. Miami: Three things you need to know 1. The RedHawks have their work […]

Media playback is not supported on this device A Liverpool-born teenager scoring a screamer from 20 yards in a game featuring Everton. Now why does that sound familiar? More than 17 years on from Wayne Rooney announcing his arrival in English football with a stunning goal for the Toffees against Arsenal, Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones sent his side into the […]

Slow over rates have become as much of a staple of Test cricket as up-and-down England performances. After an ‘up’ day for England in Cape Town as they built a 264-run lead over South Africa, Cricket Debate guests Graham Gooch and Vikram Solanki hailed Dom Sibley’s first Test fifty and a 46th for skipper Joe Root. But discussion on the […]

The Minnesota Wild (20-17-5) host the Calgary Flames (21-17-5) Sunday at Xcel Energy Center for a 7 p.m. ET puck drop. We analyze the Flames-Wild sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup. Flames at Wild: Projected starting goalies David Rittich vs. Alex Stalock Rittich has gone 2-2-1 over his last five games […]

This is a scary time. U.S. Rep. John Lewis has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. There’s a chance he could survive. But the diagnosis is typically a death sentence, and everyone knows it. What we don’t know is whether we’re ready for a world without him. It doesn’t feel like it. Are people from my generation ready to take over the […]