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The Archives

1976 “Christmas in America wouldn’t be quite the

Aftermath

MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY

Staying Relevant

The pandemic has had widely different effects on executives around the world. There are some strategies, however, that anyone can use to adapt to rapid changes

22 Things to Look Forward to in 2022

A LOOK AT THE EVENTS, INNOVATIONS, TECHNOLOGY, SPORTS AND ARTS THAT WILL BRING US JOY NEXT YEAR

A VIEW OF THE EARLY UNIVERSE

FROM LEFT: DESIREE STOVER/NASA; ILLUSTRATION BY ALEX FINE;

Adele Does Vegas

COMING THIS JANUARY 21 → Mega-star singer

5G Goes Mainstream

The next generation of cellular network is finally

A Once-a-Decade Floral Extravaganza

ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS, → gardeners, urban

A New Weapon Against COVID

PFIZER; An important weapon against COVID-19 will likely

BLOCKBUSTER ART EXHIBITS

Starved for the communal experience of viewing art

WIZARDS REDUX

DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY; Twenty years after the “Boy

A New Cookie to Crumble

Move over, Thin MinTs. → The Girl

The Moonwalk Returns

NASA → FIFTY YEARS after astronaut Gene Cernan

Business Gatherings Make a Comeback

CHRIS RATCLIFFE/BLOOMBERG/GETTY; DAVID WILLIAMS/BLOOMBERG/GETTY; The high and mighty

Dolly Parton’s First Novel

ON MARCH 7 → Parton, a singing

MORE CRAZY TIKTOK CHALLENGES

MARK SELIGER/ABC/GETTY; Social media juggernaut TikTok is poised

Cool New Tech Gadgets

→ RUMORS ARE SWIRLING that Apple Glasses, a

THE WORLD CUP GOES TO THE MIDDLE EAST

(L TO R) KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/GETTY; AFP/GETTY; JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/GETTY;

An Archeological GEM

ETHAN MILLER/GETTY; → LOVERS OF ARCHEOLOGY and ancient

A Platinum Jubilee

JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/GETTY Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate 70

WALL STREET DEBUTS

IMPOSSIBLE FOODS; Investors, start your engines. IPOs, or

Say Goodbye to Surprise Medical Bills

Taking effect January 1, the federal No Surprises

SEQUELS GALORE

MATT KENNEDY/DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. Get ready to feel

More Money for the Lowest Paid

→ MILLIONS OF MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS and federal

Meeting in the Metaverse

Zoom fatigue is a real thing. Stare into

LOSING WITH LATINOS?

In the race for Texas governor, Beto O’Rourke’s own words are being used—sometimes deceptively—against him

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Our 21 Favorite Books of 2021

THE YEAR STARTED OFF WITH THE PROMISE OF

The Four Winds

Fiction

Project Hail Mary

GETTY; ALL BOOK JACKETS COURTESY OF PUBLISHER BALLANTINE

Bath Haus

DOUBLEDAY | $26.95 This fever dream of a

Once There Were Wolves

Illustrations by MALTE MUELLER FLATIRON BOOKS | $27.99

Great Circle

KNOPF | $28.95 Maggie Shipstead defies gravity and

Bewilderment

W.W. NORTON & COMPANY | $27.95 This slim

The Damage

PAMELA DORMAN BOOKS | $27 At first glance,

Damnation Spring

SCRIBNER | $28 You might remember this book

The Paper Palace

RIVERHEAD BOOKS | $27 The Paper Palace

Good Neighbors

ATRIA BOOKS | $27 Suburban noir unlike anything

Apples Never Fall

HENRY HOLT AND CO. | $28.99 Moriarty’s deep

Nonfiction

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know

VIKING | $28 Renowned Wharton professor Grant spotlights

Death as a Living: Investigating Murder in the American Heartland

ALL BOOK JACKETS COURTESY OF PUBLISHER INKSHARES |

Beautiful Country: A Memoir

DOUBLEDAY | $28.95 Seven-year-old Qian lands in New

Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult

WILLIAM MORROW | $27.99 The no-holds-barred story of

Flying Blind: The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing

DOUBLEDAY | $30 Robison manages to make a

Age of AI: And Our Human Future

LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY | $30 An all-star

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

DOUBLEDAY | $32.50 Keefe provides the most in-depth

The Lost Boys of Montauk: The True Story of the Wind Blown, Four Men Who Vanished at Sea, and the Survivors They Left Behind

GALLERY BOOKS | $28 On the surface, this

Children Under Fire: An American Crisis

ALL BOOK JACKETS COURTESY OF PUBLISHER ECCO |

Jake Cohen

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