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Fitness

64 years ago today, Bob Dylan recorded the song that made him a legend — and he wrote it in 10 minutes

Date: July 9, 1962. Although no one realized it at the time, it was a moment that made music history when folk singer Bob Dylan recorded a song that turned him into a legend. That day, Dylan “goes into a studio and records the song that will make him a star: Blowin in the wind,”

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Books

John Stockwell, who wrote the tell-all book about the CIA, dies at 88

John Stockwell, who publicly resigned from the Central Intelligence Agency in 1977 amid accusations of fraud and illegality after building a career as a covert operative in Vietnam and Africa, died this month in Austin, Texas. He was 88 years old. Kristen Dark, a spokeswoman for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, said Mr. Stockwell’s body

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Books

Laverne Cox wrote ‘Transcendent’ because she hoped her story could help: NPR

Laverne Cox says that from a young age, “I always had music on my mind.” His new memoir is called Excellent. She is shown above in New York in April 2026. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For more than a decade, Laverne Cox has been one of the most visible

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Books

Kazuo Ishiguro wrote a World War II spy novel!

If you felt a disturbance in the force earlier this week, it was probably just the Book Riot editorial team making both literal and spiritual exclamation points about it. news Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s next novel is a World War II spy story. due out March 9, 2027 (bust that preorder button), Miss Lambert steps

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Outdoors

the road that wrote me again

After spending 1.5 years on the road north in a small self-built travel camper, I have come to the conclusion that the Pacific Coast Highway is the most transformative highway in North America. I left my small town in Wisconsin with my 10-year-old collection of cameras, countless pieces of adventure gear, and a van that

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