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'Campaign of the Century' Review: Revisiting Kennedy vs. Nixon
Via: Vic Eldred
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Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World
Via: Vic Eldred
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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
Via: Vic Eldred
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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...