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'The Red-Haired Woman' Is A Minor Work From A Major Author

Orhan Pamuk is almost synonymous with Turkish literature; he's won the Nobel Prize for his work. But his latest, about a well-digger and his apprentice, doesn't reach the heights of his earlier books.

Here's a suggestion. Just stop. Both throw down your rackets, mid-point, and walk away.

Dear John McEnroe: Putting Serena Williams On The Men's Circuit Is A Losing Game

John McEnroe reignited the battle of the sexes when he rushed the net to declare Williams is "an incredible player" and would be "like 700 in the world" if she played on the men's circuit.

For the first time, the vaunted Westvleteren 12 beer has hit U.S. beer store shelves in large numbers. The bottle's Latin inscription reads, "Ad aedificandam abbatiam adiuvi," or, "I helped to build the abbey."

From Belgium To Piggly Wiggly: U.S. Beer Fans Snatch Up Elusive Ale

To many beer fans, the arrival of the Westvleteren 12 Trappist ale in American shops today is a chance to try a beer they've only read about on beer-geek blogs and sites -- where it's often given a "world-class" rating of 100.

Spectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France stadium after the international friendly soccer France against Germany, Nov. 13, 2015 in Saint Denis, outside Paris.

Paris Violence Overshadows Soccer Game Between France, Germany

Explosions could be heard inside the Stade de France as they went off nearby in the first half of the game that ended with France beating Germany 2-0.

"What will get people to try our mead? If we can make it closer to a beer, that might help," says Andrew Geffken, co-owner of Charm City Meadworks in Baltimore, Md.

This Modern Meadery is Making Honey Wine Hip — With Hops

A Baltimore-based meadmaker is going after the beer-drinking demographic by adding a new ingredient to this old-timey honey-based drink: hops.

A scene from a vigil outside the Town Hall in Manchester, England, on May 23.

Why I Think The Manchester Attack Was Aimed At Women And Girls

An attack like this scares women into submission, says ElsaMarie D'Silva, who works to stop street harassment in India.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump meet with Pope Francis on Wednesday at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.

'He Is Something': Trump Visits Pope Francis At The Vatican

Wednesday's meeting, which focused on pursuing peace, comes a year after the pope suggested that Trump "is not Christian" because of his plan for a U.S-Mexico border wall.

'The Wonder' Is A Hard-To-Believe Tale Of Belief

Emma Donoghue's latest follows a nurse in 19th century Ireland who agrees to monitor a famed fasting girl. But both the unsympathetic nurse and the credulous villagers are hard to like or understand.

Jadav Payeng, "The Forest Man of India," has planted tens of thousands of trees over the course of nearly 40 years. He has made bloom a once desiccated island that lies in the Brahamputra river, which runs through his home state of Assam.

A Lifetime Of Planting Trees On A Remote River Island: Meet India's Forest Man

A humble farmer from a marginalized tribal community takes on a solo mission to reforest an island in Assam, India.

The U.S. and Romanian rugby teams battle during the 1924 Olympics in Paris. The U.S. won the gold, defeating the heavily favored French. After that, rugby was tossed out of the Olympics for 92 years, returning just this year in Rio.

U.S. Rugby Team Defends Its Gold — From 1924

The American rugby squad was mostly made up of football players and were big underdogs against the French. But the Americans took gold in 1924, and have been the reigning Olympic champions ever since.

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