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Cancer Survivor Wins the Lottery 4 Times — and 3 Times in the Last Year
David Serkin, who hails from the Lethbridge area in Alberta, Canada, won $1 million on the May 3 LOTTO 6/49 Classic draw, ...
Lottery player wins big in MI after store clerk suggestion. ‘Can’t believe this’
A Michigan lottery player won a big prize from a scratch-off ticket after taking a store clerk’s suggestion to buy it, ...
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The List: A homemade baker’s dozen for summer reading
No A.I.-generated reading list for our listeners! Frances Jaeger compiled a baker's dozen of her favorite summertime reads.
‘The President’s Cake’ Review: An Iraqi Schoolgirl’s Odyssey Among Grown-ups Is a Tragicomic Gem
Iraq and premiering in Directors’ Fortnight, Hasan Hadi’s debut feature revolves around a third-grader on a mission to complete a dreaded school assignment.
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Shirley Jackson: celebrating 75 years of taut, ambiguous, disturbing stories
The Lottery, written by a young writer named Shirley Jackson opens with a description of a deceptively idyllic rural community. It is a “clear and sunny” morning in June, and villagers ...
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Ruth Franklin: 75 years ago, ‘The Lottery’ went viral. There’s a reason we’re still talking about it.
Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery,” which first appeared in The New Yorker in the issue of June 26, 1948, is now so familiar as a cultural touchstone that it can be surprising to ...
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75 Years After ‘The Lottery’ Was Published, the Chills Linger
Shirley Jackson’s classic story “The Lottery,” which turned 75 this week, has left a rich legacy.Credit... Supported by By Scott Heller In its June 26, 1948, issue, The New Yorker published ...
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Listen to a Rare Recording of Shirley Jackson Reading “The Lottery”
In the 74 years since its publication, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” has become not only her most famous work, but also one of the most famous short stories in the history of the genre.