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Milbank Partners Featured in Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 40 & Under Guide
Four Milbank LLP partners are included in Benchmark Litigation’s annual 40 & Under guide. This list features the most notable, up-and-coming litigation attorneys in the United States.
'The Imagined Life,' by Andrew Porter Original
THE IMAGINED LIFE, by Andrew Porter Andrew Porter's fiction abounds in first-person commentaries, intimate and confiding, by male narrators unafraid to reflect poorly on themselves. Failure is their preoccupation - in career, in marriage - and ambivalence their default mind-set. These are men uncertain about what they want, and prone to an intelligent, rueful lostness.
The Imagined Life
The following is from Andrew Porter's The Imagined Life. Porter is the author of the story collection The Theory of Light and Matter and the novel In Between Days. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he has received a Pushcart Prize, a James Michener/Copernicus Fellowship, and the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. His work has appeared in One Story, The Threepenny Review, and Ploughshares, and on public radio’s Selected Shorts.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'The Imagined Life: A Novel' By Andrew Porter
The book is in stores on Tuesday, April 15th from Knopf. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/3RbvROl From the award-winning, internationally acclaimed writer, a taut, elegiac novel about a man trying to uncover the truth about the father who left him behind Steven Mills has reached a crossroads. His wife and son have left, and they may not return.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'The Titanic Survivors Book Club: A Paperback Novel' By Timothy Schaffert
The book is in stores now. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/3R5Khj1 For weeks after the sinking of the Titanic, Yorick spots his own name among the list of those lost at sea. As an apprentice librarian for the White Star Line, his job was to curate the ship’s second-class library. But the day the Titanic set sail he was left stranded at the dock. After the ship’s sinking, Yorick takes this twist of fate as a sign to follow his lifelong dream of owning a bookshop in Paris.
The Imagined Life
Narrator: Lee Osorio Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593538050 Publisher: Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor | Knopf Publication Date: 04/15/2025 Format: Hardcover My Rating: Currently Reading (ARC) From the award-winning, internationally acclaimed writer, a taut, elegiac novel about a man trying to uncover the truth about the father who left him behind Steven Mills has reached a crossroads. His wife and son have left, and they may not return.
DeCamara wonders if offseason contract situation is negatively affecting Harper's hustle
Bryce Harper is in one of his biggest slumps of his Phillies tenure. "Yeah, going through it. Just is what it is, try to battle out of it as best as I can," Harper told the media after Wednesday's loss to the Yankees, the Phillies' first time being swept at home in two years. Harper is 1 for his last 29 and 0 for his last 17. Over the last 28 days, he's 10 for his last 67 (.149).
Lea Michele reveals she had back-to-back miscarriages before current pregnancy
Broadway star Lea Michele has opened up about the miscarriage heartache she experienced before her current pregnancy. Michele bravely spoke out about the harrowing losses on Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt’s podcast BDA Baby. She confirmed that she suffered two early pregnancy losses after her son Ever was born. She told the host: “I had never had a miscarriage before. The first one, I was like, ‘That was weird’. “When it happened again right away, I was like, ‘Wait a second.
Taylor Swift issues statement following 'horrendous' Southport attack
Taylor Swift has issued a statement following the horrendous Southport stabbing on Monday morning. Two children were killed in the attack with six others in critical condition in hospital. Police have confirmed that the children were attending a Taylor Swift dance event before the horrifying attack took place. The singer said she has not stopped thinking about the ‘horrendous’ attack since she heard about it yesterday. Writing on Instagram, Swift said she’s at a complete loss for words.
Giglio: 'Paul George does not automatically make 76ers title contenders'
The Philadelphia 76ers have catapulted up to the second or third favorites to win the NBA Finals on most sportsbooks after the reported signing of Paul George, but Joe Giglio isn't buying it just yet. "I don't believe that George just signing on the dotted line makes them an automatic NBA Championship contender," Giglio said on Tuesday's 94WIP Midday Show with Hugh Douglas. "The way I view it is, not yet. When I say contender...I don't mean good team. I don't mean second round.
Lane Johnson: Jalen Hurts taking steps to 'become a more vocal leader'
Lane Johnson talked about the importance of Jalen Hurts being more of a vocal leader in 2024. "I think just this offseason he's really done a good job of bonding with his teammates," Johnson said on The Rich Eisen Show when asked about some fans and media members questioning if Hurts is a franchise quarterback. "I feel like the connection has really grown, a really big offseason. The work ethic has never been an issue, tremendous worker, but just becoming a more vocal leader.
O'Connor: '50-percent chance' Paul George leaves LA for Philly
Spike Eskin asked Kevin O'Connor of The Ringer to put a percentage on the chance that Paul George leaves Los Angeles for Philadelphia. "I mean I'll give it 50-percent that he would actually do it," KOC told Eskin and Ike Reese on Thursday's 94WIP Afternoon Show. "I mean if you're George, you have same other options. If the Clippers aren't going to give him the fourth year on the max deal then I think he will look at the Sixers, the Thunder, the Pacers.
Giglio on Harper's demeanor: 'Not annoyed, just confused'
Bryce Harper is the best player on the best team in baseball, but yet he does not seem happy some games this season. "He just looks annoyed," Joe Giglio said on Thursday's 94WIP Midday Show. "He's almost acting as if he's struggling, which he's not—he's having a good season." Giglio believes Harper is dealing with a lingering back issue and admits he is not annoyed by Harper's demeanor, just confused.
Windhorst says 76ers are a 'threat' to sign LeBron James
The Philadelphia 76ers are a legitimate threat to steal LeBron James from the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst. "I would be surprised if he's not a Laker, but it is fair to point out Daryl Morey has been trying to sign LeBron for a decade now," Windhorst said on ESPN.
National MLB analysts point out Phillies' 'weak' schedule after team reaches best 50-game start ever
The Philadelphia Phillies are 36-14, their best 50-game start in franchise history and best in Major League Baseball since the 2001 Seattle Mariners, but national baseball analysts Bob Nightengale and Jon Heyman are pointing out their "weak" schedule. Both Nightengale and Heyman posted on X that the Phillies have played just three teams above .500 in their first series of the season against the Atlanta Braves.
Baldinger: 'Eagles paid Jalen Hurts to be the guy, he's got to fix some things'
Brian Baldinger says Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was "detached" last season, but believes the 25-year-old QB can get back to that elite level he was playing at in 2022. "I think he has a chance to get back, Ike, to being an elite quarterback," Baldinger told Ike Reese and Jack Fritz on Thursday's 94WIP Afternoon Show. "He's got elite athletic ability. They've surrounded him with talent, they're going to draft an offensive lineman high—I don't know how high.
Mets throw at Rhys Hoskins after he goes off for three hits, four RBIs
Ramirez was ejected for throwing at Hoskins. Hoskins and the Brewers won the game 7-6, handing the Mets their second straight loss. On a potential double play ball in the top of the eighth inning of Friday's game, McNeil fumbled the ball on the transfer when fielding the throw from third, and as the ball fell away from second base, Hoskins came in hard and took out McNeil . As Hoskins lay on the infield dirt, McNeil stood over him, pointing and screaming as the umpires called Hoskins out.
Report: Eagles players pushing free-agent CB L’Jarius Sneed to join Philadelphia
Boston Scott, Milton Williams, and pass catcher Griffin Herbert all played with Sneed at Louisiana Tech. Sneed, 27, was a fourth round pick in 2020 of the Kansas City Chiefs and has won two Super Bowls in his first four NFL seasons, including one against the Eagles. Sneed has 10 career interceptions, four forced fumbles and 6.5 sacks in 57 career NFL games over four seasons.
DeCamara on Eagles in Brazil: 'Don't like it Week 1 on a Friday night'
Joe DeCamara is not a fan. "Is it a bummer to lose a home game? Yeah. Does it technically hurt the Eagles? Yes, but I accept that over 10 years you know it's going to happen at some point," DeCamara said on Tuesday's 94WIP Morning Show. "Conceptually game in Brazil? Cool. Yeah, cool. I don't like it Week 1.
DeCamara: 'Would take Love over Hurts, I don't even blink'
Who would you rather have as your quarterback moving forward, Jalen Hurts or Jordan Love? Joe DeCamara says he's taking Love and he wouldn't even think twice. "You'd rather have Jordan Love than Jalen Hurts moving forward, right? I mean, I would," DeCamara said on Monday's 94WIP Morning Show with Jon Ritchie and James Seltzer. "Yes, based on the way that they just played," Ritchie agreed. "That's an overreaction in my opinion," Seltzer opined. "Mark it down, January 22nd, 2024.
The Letters
This story is published in collaboration with the Austin-based literary journal American Short Fiction. My mother has been sending me letters lately. Not letters intended for me but rather letters she has been writing to various people in her life—important influences, she calls them. Relatives, friends, former classmates, coworkers. She has been writing two or three letters a week and sending them to me via email to look over and send back to her with comments.
Eagles WR A.J. Brown ruled out for Monday's playoff game
Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown was ruled out for Monday night's NFC Wildcard game against the Tampa Bay Bucs, according to multiple sources including ESPN's Adam Schefter. Brown, 26, sprained his knee in the regular season finale last week against the Giants. He is reportedly hopeful he will be able to return for the NFC Divisional round if the Eagles can beat the Bucs.
Gone in the Desert and Never Coming Home
Once, at a thrift store with a friend, I saw a used Scrabble game on sale for a dollar. I remarked that in every house in America there must be a box just like it, only nobody could remember where they’d gotten it. My friend took it to the register, paid his dollar, and handed it to me. “Now you’ll always remember,” he said. I haven’t seen that friend in two decades now. He used to show up on my doorstep from time to time; now he’s an absence. We’ve disappeared from one another.
Once You Start to Look, You See the Disappeared Are Everywhere
Teachers thought a 5-year-old who collapsed during recess was 'playing dead'. They left him for 8 minutes with the delay costing his life, new lawsuit says
Once You Start to Look, You See the Disappeared Are Everywhere
In the years just after my children were born, I started to notice that things in my life were beginning to disappear. In some ways, it’s hard to say exactly what I mean by this because not all of the things that were disappearing were things that I could easily pinpoint or describe. In certain ways, it was just a sensation more than anything else, a feeling that specific elements in my life that had always been there were no longer present.
7 Short Story Collections Set in American Cities
Reading Lists Andrew Porter, author of “The Disappeared,” recommends stories that bring their urban backdrop to life At a certain point while I was writing the stories in my short story collection, The Disappeared, I began to notice that all of the stories I was writing were set in either San Antonio, where I currently live, or in Austin, which is the next closest major city to me, about an hour and a half away.
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