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'Campaign of the Century' Review: Revisiting Kennedy vs. Nixon
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Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World
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The opening of the Winter Olympics puts “sportswashing” on global display. The Chinese government has devoted vast resources to the Games, hoping that they will convey an open and appealing image...
An eight-year-old boy hid his handwritten novel in a local library, find out how it became a hit
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BUZZ NOTE: An important part of this article is the TV news video including an interview with the boy, which may be accessed by clicking on the "SEEDED CONTENT" link below this message, which will...
‘The French Revolution’ Review: Thomas Carlyle’s Masterpiece, Complete
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‘It all stands pretty fair in my head, nor do I mean to investigate much more about it, but to splash down what I know, in large masses of colours; that it may look like a smoke-and-flame...
A Literary Introduction. Ernest Hemingway, Dylan Thomas, D. H…
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My discovery of Ernest Hemingway, D. H. Lawrence, and Dylan Thomas, came about as a result of a new English teacher — a fresh-faced young Welshman called Mr Jones — who, in 1960, had been...
‘Eight Days in May’ and ‘Aftermath’ Review: Surviving the Time of Wolves
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“Eight Days in May,” a gripping, immaculately researched retelling of the Nazi Götterdämmerung, is the story of an intermission, a phase, as the German author Erich Kästner wrote in his diary,...
Architects of an American Landscape’ Review: Genius by Design
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Anumber of years ago, author Hugh Howard told the editor at his publishing house that he wanted to resurrect the reputation of Henry Hobson Richardson, “the most admired architect of his era.” But...
Book Review: 'Blood and Iron' History of German Empire
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The 1860s were a tumultuous time. Many Americans associate the decade with the U.S. Civil War, which the historian Shelby Foote called “the crossroads of our being.” But while the United States...