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‘Soul by Soul’ Review: Men and Women on a Mission
The Wall Street Journal· 6 hours agoBOOKSHELF Few callings have undergone such a fall from grace in the West as that of the Christian missionary. In the 19th century missionaries were seen...
Five Best: Books on Clothes
The Wall Street Journal· 10 hours agoBOOKSHELF The Painter of Modern Life By Charles Baudelaire (1863) 1. Charles Baudelaire startled Europe in 1863 by telling the middle class its modern...
20 Bookshelf Ideas That Will Make Yours Look Like It Was Curated by a Designer
Martha Stewart· 3 days ago"Sometimes what I'll do is organize the bindings by color, which can be very effective," says Amanda...
Airbnb’s latest feat: listing the ‘Up’ house, which literally floats
NY Post via Yahoo Finance· 6 hours agoAirbnb is listing the "Up" house, which floats, along with other homes from iconic films and...
‘The King of Diamonds’ Review: While You Were Out
The Wall Street Journal· 1 day agoBOOKSHELF In classic cop-speak, the bold, agile perp had a practiced M.O., or modus operandi. The jewel thief would approach one of the mansions of...
‘Connecticut’s Bookshelf’ exhibit pays tribute to local literary favorites and facts
Hartford Courant· 5 days agoIn its wide-ranging “Connecticut’s Bookshelf” exhibit, on view until October, the Connecticut Museum...
Elac unveils a new range of sleek high-end floorstanding and bookshelf speakers
What Hi-Fi? via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe new Vela 2.0 series comprises six models: • Three floorstanding speakers: the FS407.2, FS408.2...
These speakers deliver impressively accurate sound for any style of music
ZDNet· 1 day agoThe KEF LS50 Meta speakers are available for $1,600 from the official KEF store and other select...
The Rick Steves guide to life | HeraldNet.com
Everett Herald· 3 days agoAt first glance, it is hard to tell that Rick Steves is protesting. As cars circle the intersection, Steves smiles and waves, looking more like an Elf on...
Fiction: ‘Long Island’ by Colm Tóibín
The Wall Street Journal· 6 hours agoIn Colm Tóibín’s indelibly moving 2009 novel, “Brooklyn,” set in the 1950s, Eilis Lacey emigrates from her economically depressed Irish town of...
