AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCulture & Health Obsession: Amie Barrodale’s debut novel Trip skewers “healthmaxxing” and immortality fantasies, with a dead narrator and a darkly comic take on ageing, willpower, and the awkward way we memorialize people. Food & Waste Not: A new cookbook, All That Crumbs Allow, puts breadcrumbs in the spotlight—turning leftovers into Italian-style dumplings, salads, and other thrifty classics. Italy in the Mix: Lake Garda saw a rare “seiche” standing-wave surge, briefly shifting water levels along the shore. Entertainment: John Krasinski is back as Jack Ryan in Ghost War, landing on Prime Video May 20, with Emily Blunt spotted at the premiere. Politics & Power Myths: A controversy over the “Avignon Papacy” shows how old historical narratives still get weaponized in modern disputes. Also Noted: A Houston stabbing case and a wave of quirky NYC walking tours made headlines elsewhere.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.