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Ann Arbor Is The ‘Most Educated’ City In America

Ann Arbor Is The ‘Most Educated’ City In America

Published by Jenni Sidey

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, ranks the most educated U.S. cities in 2026, highlighting metropolitan areas with high levels of educational attainment and strong local education systems. The data for this visualization comes from WalletHub. Cities were ranked using a weighted composite score based on educational attainment (80%) and education quality and equality (20%). College Towns Continue to Lead Ann Arbor, Michigan, ranks first with an overall score of 94.48, driven by exceptionally high educational attainment. Rank Most Educated Cities State Total Score (0-100) 1 Ann Arbor MI 94.48 2 Durham NC 85.00 3 San Jose CA 82.67 4 Washington DC 81.93 5 Madison WI 79.62 6 San Francisco CA 78.92 7 Raleigh NC 77.88 8 Boston MA 77.78 9 Austin TX 76.46 10 Seattle WA 75.21 11 Portland ME 71.85 12 Denver CO 71.37 13 Colorado Springs CO 69.94 14 Bridgeport CT 69.71 15 Provo UT 69.55 16 Portland OR 67.83 17 Huntsville AL 67.69 18 Minneapolis MN 66.72 19 Baltimore MD 66.56 20 Albany NY 66.49 21 Trenton NJ 66.02 22 San …

Ann Widdecombe Was Killed In A 'Targeted Attack', Counter-Terror Police Say

Ann Widdecombe Was Killed In A 'Targeted Attack', Counter-Terror Police Say

Published by Sam Flores

Ann Widdecombe Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack”, counter-terror police have confirmed. The Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister was found dead at her home in Devon last Thursday after sustaining serious injuries. Police believe she was attacked at her home at about 12.30pm on Wednesday. A 28-year-old white British man was arrested on suspicion of murder last Saturday and re-arrested on Monday on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. The head of counter terrorism policing, assistant commissioner Laurence Taylor, confirmed today that officers are still “working to understand the planning and preparation and the motivation that sits behind the attack”. Speaking from New Scotland Yard, Taylor said there is a “limit” to the details he can provide given it is a live murder investigation, “but it is clear this was a targeted attack”. Taylor said officers have conducted “extensive searches” in line with the investigation, and said he was aware there are “significant levels of public interest”. “I do not intend to address every bit of speculation we have seen, but I …

Police Investigating Ann Widdecombe Death Release Man From Custody

Police Investigating Ann Widdecombe Death Release Man From Custody

Published by Sam Flores

A man arrested on suspicion of murdering former MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe has been released from custody and is no longer part of the investigation. The ex-Tory prisons minister was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor on Thursday after sustaining serious injuries. Widdecombe, who was 78, later became a Brexit Party MEP and subsequently a Reform UK spokeswoman. She also found fame outside politics after starring in Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother. On Saturday, Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the 26-year-old man’s release from custody, following his arrest on Friday. Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman said: “Our priority remains identifying those responsible and ensuring that all available evidence is thoroughly examined. “Detectives continue to carry out numerous enquiries as part of the ongoing investigation and we remain committed to establishing the full circumstances surrounding the incident.” He said the investigation was “moving at a significant pace”, adding: “We are deploying all of the necessary resources to find out exactly what has happened. “I would appeal to anyone who may …

Ann Patchett’s luminous ‘Whistler’ is the must-read novel of the season

Ann Patchett’s luminous ‘Whistler’ is the must-read novel of the season

Published by Sam Flores

Book Review Whistler By Ann Patchett Harper: 304 pages, $30 At the recent glitzy PEN America Literary Gala at the Natural History Museum in New York City the evening’s MC, B.J. Novak, declared that the crowd was there to celebrate more than just freedom of speech — they were there for “literary glamour.” “Writing is glamorous,” he declared. “Reading is glamorous.” For Novak, bestselling novelist Ann Patchett — who has also worked tirelessly on behalf of independent booksellers and in support of her fellow writers, and was one of the event’s honored guests — epitomizes that allure. “I think it’s great that Ann Patchett is a smoke show. She doesn’t have to be,” he quipped. “It’s just cool that she is.” With “Whistler,” Patchett’s 10th novel, she definitively proves that the “smoke show” moniker, if at all relevant, is icing on the cake. This exquisite writer has once again delivered an incandescent work of fiction — sweet, but never sentimental, infinitely wise and suffused with love. It’s also an ode to New York City itself. …

What films are out in UK cinemas this week? Reviews from The Testament of Ann Lee to Scream 7

What films are out in UK cinemas this week? Reviews from The Testament of Ann Lee to Scream 7

Published by Daniella Wilson

This week marks the release of one of the most ambitious – and, it turns out, divisive – films of the year in the shape of Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee. The sweeping, unorthodox musical is led by a tremendous turn by Amanda Seyfried as the titular founder of the 18th century Shaker religious movement and incorporates a spectacular selection of spell-binding numbers from Oscar-winning composer Daniel Blumberg. It won’t be for everyone – and indeed our official review below lands on the negative side – but we’d recommend seeing this one for yourself, as it evidently fiercely splits opinion. There are plenty of other new releases in cinemas this week as well; including the seventh – somewhat controversial – entry in the Scream franchise, the thrilling Oscar-nominated film Sirat and Baz Luhrmann’s return to the world of Elvis Presley for a new convert film. You can find our reviews for all four of those films below, while you can also discover our lowdown on the other major movies released in UK cinemas …

Editor Ann Godoff’s Rigor and Love

Editor Ann Godoff’s Rigor and Love

Published by José Betancourt

At the age of 30, I became an editor. On my first day, while I was at lunch, a colleague tossed a photocopy of an essay onto my office chair, with a passage underlined. She’d highlighted a quote from a letter that Harold Ross, the founding editor in chief of The New Yorker, wrote to Katharine White, who ran the magazine’s fiction department: “An editor’s life is certainly a life of disappointment.” My colleague presented me with that morose aphorism because she wanted me to know that I was crossing a bridge. No longer would I be the one generating the words. Now my work would be to sublimate the ego: to squeeze the best writerly selves out of staff members, to give them ideas, to kill their infelicities and rescue them from their errors, to soothe and to prod, often in the same breath. After several years, I realized that wasn’t me. I missed my own byline, the ability to prosecute arguments that were my own property. What I lacked was the gift of …

Racing Hearts by Ann Adams

Racing Hearts by Ann Adams

Published by José Betancourt

The rhythm of oars slicing water— Control battles with wild heart— Love finds its own pace In a genre saturated with formulaic sports romances, Racing Hearts by Ann Adams emerges as a refreshingly nuanced exploration of what it means to truly compete—not just against opponents, but against one’s own rigid expectations. Adams, herself a former junior national champion and Olympic Training Center resident, brings an authenticity to this story that transforms it from mere escapist fiction into a compelling character study wrapped in the breathless intensity of elite athletics. The Anatomy of Ambition Katherine Parker isn’t your typical romance heroine stumbling into self-discovery. She’s a woman who has built her entire identity on lists, metrics, and an almost obsessive devotion to routine. When we meet her at rock bottom—freshly dumped at a race’s starting line, promptly bombing her performance, and getting kicked out of the only place she’s ever called home—Adams doesn’t soften the blow. The opening chapters of Racing Hearts by Ann Adams pulse with genuine desperation, the kind that comes from watching years …

Whistler by Ann Patchett – The Most Distilled Meditation on the Past

Whistler by Ann Patchett – The Most Distilled Meditation on the Past

Published by Jenni Sidey

There are stories that whisper to us about the threads connecting our past selves to who we’ve become, and Whistler by Ann Patchett speaks in precisely this hushed, intimate register. In her latest novel, Patchett excavates the archaeology of a single childhood year—one that seemed inconsequential at the time yet carved channels deep enough to shape an entire life. This is a book about the bravery of being nine years old and the courage required to reckon with that bravery decades later. The Chance Encounter That Changes Everything The novel opens with Daphne Fuller, a fifty-three-year-old English teacher, visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art with her husband Jonathan. When a white-haired stranger follows them through the galleries, what begins as mildly uncomfortable vigilance transforms into something far more profound: Eddie Triplett, Daphne’s stepfather for barely more than a year when she was nine, has found her again after forty-four years of silence. Whistler by Ann Patchett excavates what happens when two people who shared a defining moment are given an unexpected second chapter together. Patchett …

“The Testament of Ann Lee” shows us that utopia is possible

“The Testament of Ann Lee” shows us that utopia is possible

Published by Sam Flores

Among the low, static chatter of the everyday, a woman throws her head back and cries out. Her voice pierces the sky and cuts through the marrow of modern apathy. Her contorted expression is rotted by anguish, as though life’s unbearable burdens have laid waste to their latest victim. Then, her expression changes. She softens and regains her complexion. Her breathing steadies and becomes rhythmic, and her once-dissonant scream is made rich and clear, settled by some divine conviction. For all those ailing, lost and hopeless, do not be discouraged. Put your trust in Mother Ann and let the dulcet sound of her song lead you, arms outstretched in exaltation, toward certain righteousness. As a film, Mona Fastvold’s magnificent religious epic, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” is the finest piece of cinema this year — a startling and clear-headed work of genius, led by a remarkable Amanda Seyfried in the film’s titular role. But as a feeling, it’s far more akin to gospel, like a baroque passage of biblical scripture comparing the earthly limitations of …