The Most Engaging Books of 2020, According to Our Sip & Read Book Club Authors

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Exile Content Appoints Paz Lazaro as Content Director and Head of Spain (EXCLUSIVE)
Exile Content Studio, the Los Angeles and Miami-based production house founded by former Univision chief content officer Isaac Lee, has appointed the highly regarded Berlinale programmer Paz Lázaro as content director and head of Spain. At Exile, which Lázaro joined at the beginning of January, Lázaro is overseeing development processes, relationships with talent and buyers, […]
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HBO Unveils Trailer for Second ‘Euphoria’ Special Episode, Starring Hunter Schafer
The second “Euphoria” special episode, “F*ck Anyone Who’s Not A Sea Blob,” which centers on Hunter Schafer’s Jules, is scheduled to stream early on HBO Max. The special episode will be available starting Friday, Jan. 22 on the streaming service, but it is still set to make its linear debut Sunday, Jan. 24 on HBO. […]
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Loretta Lynn Receives COVID-19 Vaccine
“I’m sure ready to put COVID in the rear-view mirror!”
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Cut in supplies of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines to hit Canada, Europe too
Pfizer Inc told Canada on Tuesday it will receive no coronavirus vaccines next week, officials said, an unexpected development that promises more pain for provinces already complaining about a shortage of supplies. Pfizer said last week it would slow production in late January and early February because of changes in manufacturing processes, resulting in a supply cut for Canada and European Union nations. Canada had already predicted last week that Pfizer shipments would be cut in half over the next month.
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Matt Hancock forced into self-isolation again after being 'pinged' by test and trace app
Matt Hancock has been told to self-isolate for the second time after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus. The Health Secretary said he had been “pinged” by the NHS test and trace app after he led a press conference from Downing Street on Monday. He said he will now work from home until Sunday, and urged others to do the same if they are contacted after an encounter with someone who has the virus. "This self-isolation is perhaps the most important part of all the social distancing because I know from the app that I've been in close contact with somebody who's tested positive, and this is how we break the chains of transmission,” Mr Hancock said in a video posted online. "I've got to work from home for the next six days and together, by doing this, by following this and all the other panoply of rules that we've had to put in place, we can get through this and beat this virus."
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Variety
DJ Cassidy Reveals Plans for Two Inauguration Sets, as ‘Pass the Mic’ Has a Pass-the-Presidency Moment (EXCLUSIVE)
“Pass the Mic,” meet “Pass the Presidency.” DJ Cassidy has the distinction of being the only musical participant in Wednesday’s inaugural festivities to be featured as part of two separate events, for which he’s produced a pair of segments of his popular “Pass the Mic” series in honor of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris getting […]
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Hollywood actor union threatens to expel Trump
Hollywood's actors union launched disciplinary action against outgoing US President Donald Trump on Monday, which could lead to the former "Apprentice" star's expulsion.
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Storyful
Huge Saltwater Crocodile Moseys Across Road in Australian Park
A saltwater crocodile with an unlucky prey animal in its mouth walked across the road before a park ranger at Northern Territory’s Kakadu National Park, footage from January 14 shows.According to the post from the park, crocodile traps were placed around the swamp after the crocodile was seen near the Mudjinbardi Outstation Causeway, close to a popular fishing area. Signs were placed around the causeway for fishermen and visitors to be aware of the reptiles.There are roughly 10,000 crocodiles in Kakadu, making up 10 percent of all the crocodiles in Northern Territory, according to the park. Credit: Kakadu National Park via Storyful
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Variety
‘The Masked Dancer’ Gets a ‘Lego Masters’ Crossover with Guest Panelist Will Arnett (EXCLUSIVE)
As “The Masked Dancer” continues midway through its first season run, the show has revealed several more guest panelists (all a part of the Fox family, natch) who will appear in the coming weeks. That includes “Lego Masters” host and executive producer Will Arnett, who will guest on the Feb. 10 episode. Clues in that […]
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Variety
Charles S. Cohen, Billionaire Landmark Theatres Owner, Accused of Workplace Abuses: ‘It Was Appalling’
Over the past decade, New York real estate billionaire Charles S. Cohen has become a leading patron of art-house cinema. He has distributed a string of foreign language Oscar contenders, amassed a vast library of classic films and bought specialty theaters in the U.K., France and the U.S. But greater prominence in the film industry […]
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AFP News
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England coach Chris Silverwood said India's stunning series win away to Australia was a boost to his side's Ashes hopes Down Under later this year.
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Associated Press
Sales of US Constitution topped 1 million during Trump years
At the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia, they like to joke that what's bad for the country is often good for the organization. “We had more than 400,000 visitors to our site in the days following Jan. 6," when supporters of President Donald Trump rampaged in the U.S. Capitol. From his extraordinary political rise in 2015-16 through the four years of his presidency, including his unprecedented challenges to his re-election loss to Joe Biden, Trump's tenure became a kind of ongoing seminar about how the government works and how a democracy might fail.
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Reuters Videos
Big pullback won't come soon: trader
Vespula Capital's Jeff Tomasulo tells Reuters' Fred Katayama why he doesn't see a correction around the corner despite the equity markets' big run up in the last quarter.
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Good Housekeeping
The Evolution of Engagement Rings Through the Years
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Reuters
Sorenstam opens up about accepting Medal of Freedom from Trump
In the wake of the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, many questioned whether the ceremony to award the nation's highest civilian honor should have even taken place or if the recipients should have attended. Sorenstam, speaking in a Golf Channel interview, said she was fulfilling a commitment by attending a White House ceremony that was originally scheduled for last year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Variety
Drake Officially Becomes First Artist to Pass 50 Billion Spotify Streams
Unofficial reports began trickling out a few days ago, but now it’s official: Drake has become the first artist ever to surpass 50 billion combined streams on Spotify, a rep for the streaming service confirmed to Variety. Drake himself didn’t wait for official confirmation, posting the news on his Instagram Story over the long holiday […]
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Storyful
US Capitol Building Surrounded by Barbed Wire Fencing
‘Non-scalable’ fencing protected the US Capitol on Tuesday, January 19, ahead of the inauguration of President Joe Biden and two weeks after Trump supporters breached Capitol security.Footage by Brendan Gutenschwager shows the fence topped with barbed wire surrounding the Capitol.Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on January 7 that the seven-foot “non-scalable” fence would be in place for at least 30 days.Checkpoints and barricades were put up around Washington as tens of thousands of National Guardsmen were deployed to enforce security on Inauguration Day. Credit: Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful
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Reuters Videos
'American leadership still matters': Blinken
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be secretary of state, Antony Blinken, pledged on Tuesday that he will work to revitalize damaged American diplomacy and build a united front to counter the challenges posed by Russia, China and Iran. At his confirmation hearing a day before Democrat Biden takes over from Republican Donald Trump, whose four-year tenure was marked by unilateral American action that often upset allies, Blinken said he would work with them and with humility. Blinken, 58, a veteran foreign policy hand and close confidant of Biden, also explained why U.S. leadership is vital for the world, while promising a foreign policy that will deliver for the American people. "When we're not engaged, when we don't lead, then one of two things happen: either some other country tries to take our place, but probably not in a way that advances our interests or values. Or no one does, and then you get chaos," Blinken told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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The Most Engaging Books of 2020, According to Our Sip & Read Book Club Authors

1) The Paris Hours: A Novel

2) Intimations: Six Essays

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3) Broken Glass: Mies van der Rohe, Edith Farnsworth, and the Fight Over a Modernist Masterpiece

4) Limonov: The Outrageous Adventures of the Radical Soviet Poet Who Became a Bum in New York, a Sensation in France, and a Political Antihero in Russia

5) The Lions of Fifth Avenue: A Novel

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6) Under a Gilded Moon: A Novel

7) The Night Portrait: A Novel of World War II and da Vinci's Italy

8) The Exiles: A Novel

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9) Migrations: A Novel

10) Writers & Lovers: A Novel

11) The Glass Hotel: A novel

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12) A Children's Bible: A Novel

13) The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard

14) Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

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15) The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories

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