A new biography illuminates this most complex of political thinkers. 06 December 2021 | DANIEL BEN-AMI | Spiked For anyone interested in political ideas theContinue Reading
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The Quebecois author was revolutionary in so many ways, she remained a nomad and a devoted advocate for the Francophonie. 30 November 2021 | StaffContinue Reading
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In 1913, The Times declared Cather’s “novel without a hero” to be “American in the best sense of the word.” Credit:Lily Snowden-Fine Sept. 14, 1913Continue Reading
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04 October 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Fans of the work of Anthony Burgess have grown weary of pointing out that he wroteContinue Reading
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Photo: Gertrude Stein, 1934. Photographer: Carl Van Vechten An interesting, if somewhat overly critical look at Gertrude Stein and her The Autobiography of Alice BContinue Reading
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(Image credit: Alamy) Since Sylvia Plath died in 1963, she’s been turned into a crudely tragic symbol. As she inspires more biographies, will we ever getContinue Reading
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Photo: Title: Anti-Vietnam War placards surround Toronto’s war memorial in 1969. Photographer: Reg. Innell Date: April 6, 1969 28 July 2021 | The War |Continue Reading
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Photo: William F. Nolan and Ray Bradbury The American author wrote hundreds of stories in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and crime fiction genres as well as as a screenwriter.Continue Reading
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Photo: Athan Theoharis in his office at Marquette University in 1991. He used Freedom of Information Act requests to uncover secrets about the F.B.I.Credit…Milwaukee JournalContinue Reading
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Photo: Haunani-Kay Trask in an undated photo. As a professor, poet and activist, she pushed for the recognition of Hawaii’s Indigenous people. “I am not soft,Continue Reading
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217 June 2021 | Steve Marble | Los Angeles Times John Sacret Young, a writer and director who gave TV viewers a hellish portrait ofContinue Reading
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Photo: The anthology celebrates the “colourful lives” of Kurdish women, says editor Houzan Mahmoud (AFP/Delil Souleiman) ‘Kurdish Women’s Stories’ gives voice to women who ‘keptContinue Reading
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17 May 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Once again, fiction becomes reality as billionaires are buying up land in #newzealand for bunkers, preparingContinue Reading
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Photo illustration by Bráulio Amado 02 May 2021 | David Marchese | New York Times Magazine (original link) We all have them: cultural figures whom,Continue Reading
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“I don’t believe any of you have ever read PARADISE LOST, and you don’t want to. That’s something that you just want to take on trust.Continue Reading
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