Who wouldn't prefer to see our kids curled up on a window seat, engrossed in a good book, than watch them in front of the TV or playing video games? In this beautifully illustrated rhyming tale, bats sneak into a library through an open window and deliver the message that's every parent's mantra: reading rocks! The library's stained-glass window and cozy chairs give the book a retro, inviting look that reinforces the theme, as the bats are transported to lands reached through only one path — books.

THE IMAGES THAT INSPIRED JAMES LAXTON |BY PAUL MOAKLEY The story of Moonlight invites the audience to follow the life of a character who’s young, black, queer and who feels so alienated from the world around him that he can’t see himself as he is. The life of Chiron is delicately revealed by cinematographer James Laxton who portrays him within a distinct pallet of blown out color photographs that set his life in a faded part of Miami where screenwriter and director Barry Jenkins was raised.

Whether you’re training for a marathon or triathlon or just hitting the gym to keep your mind and body healthy, a quality pair of workout shoes is paramount. After all, you only get one pair of feet in your lifetime (future medical and scientific advancements notwithstanding). While you may be tempted to wear the same sneakers you keep by your front door for every activity, it's not always the best for the health of your feet.

After years of campaigning, health advocates finally convinced many household product manufacturers to remove the chemical Bisphenol A, known as BPA, from items like receipts, plastic bottles and the lining of tin cans. And as a result, it’s not hard to find products labeled “BPA-free.” But it turns out the chemicals used to replace BPA may have nearly the exact impact on the human body — hormone disruption — as BPA, according to a new study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

A schoolgirl from east London who left the U.K. in 2015 to join the Islamic State has reportedly said she wants to return home because she is nine months pregnant and afraid for her unborn child. Shamima Begum, 19, was located in the al-Hawl refugee camp in northeastern Syria by a correspondent for the London-based daily The Times. She said she had moved to the camp two weeks ago from the eastern Syrian town of Baghuz, ISIS’s final stronghold, where her one-year-old daughter and three-month-old son died from illness and malnutrition.

For better or worse, the Internet wastes no time in capitalizing on the emotions of athletes. This proved to be the case for Argentina’s Lionel Messi, the veritable GOAT of international soccer, when his tears after a heart-breaking loss to Chile in the Copa America championship quickly went viral, placing him in the ranks of other athletes whose crying moments have become legendary memes. The “Crying Jordan” meme of Michael Jordan at his 2009 induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame has become a ubiquitous sight on sports Twitter, but other crying athletes have quickly joined him as the Internet’s favorite way to express the full range of human emotions.

The United Nations suddenly had a brand-new trouble spot on its hands last week—the United Nations. In the U.N. Plaza on Manhattan’s East Side, massed pickets brandished placards (INVADE CUBA NOW) and jeered at Communist—bloc delegates. A knife-toting woman tried to claw her way inside. Three demonstrators shinnied up a flag pole and hauled down the Soviet flag. A backfiring truck threw cops into a panic. At the climax of the demonstration, an explosion—a real one—resounded on the water side of the sleek, glass-skinned building as a 9-lb.

Mark Cuban is probably the most bombastic man in the NBA — racking up massive fines for shouting at referees from his perch as owner of the Dallas Mavericks — so it’s a pretty safe bet he’ll face his latest adversaries with gusto. Only this time, it’s the Securities and Exchange Commission he’ll be fending off. Cuban, who co-founded Broadcast.com and sold it to Yahoo! for billions, was charged on Nov.

Julie Rawe and Adam Pitluk March 21, 2005 12:00 AM EST According to their recruiting materials, the Dallas Derby Devils are “looking for a few bad women”–black fishnets and tongue studs optional. As one of the nation’s newest roller-derby leagues, the sexed-up Triple D’s reflects the sport’s new look, one that’s decidedly different from the old ’70s slamdango. Sweatbands and tank tops have been replaced by spiked collars and sultry schoolgirl uniforms.

September 9, 2014 12:14 AM EDT Michael C. Hall will be seen on Broadway in heels and a miniskirt from Oct. 16 after the actor accepted the role of German transsexual rocker Hedwig in the popular musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the Associated Press reports. Hall is best known for playing a funeral director in HBO’s Six Feet Under and a serial killer in Dexter, both of which earned him Emmy nominations.