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The 15 best things to do in Manchester
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFamous for its football, but also the birthplace of the suffragettes, and home to the oldest public library in the English-spoken world, Manchester is...
Charming letter J.R.R. Tolkien wrote to 8-year-old boy up for auction
KLAX-TV· 8 hours agoThe letter, written on Tolkien's personal letterhead from 76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford, is...
Historic writer's desk could be 'knackered' old fake
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDr Samuel Johnson was an 18th Century literary giant, remembered for compiling in 1755 what was then the most comprehensive dictionary of the English...
Do you know the difference between ‘codger’ and ‘cadger’?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIf you’re lucky enough to have studied the languages, literatures and cultures of central Europe,...
Historic writer's desk could be 'knackered' old fake
BBC News· 2 days agoDr Samuel Johnson was an 18th Century literary giant, remembered for compiling in 1755 what was then the most comprehensive dictionary of the English...
How much raw sewage is released into rivers and the sea, and what are the rules?
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe presence of faeces can expose people to bacteria such as salmonella and E.coli, which cause...
EXCLUSIVE: Church’s Drops New Global Campaign
WWD· 1 day agoDorset, England. Through a cinematic journey into the brand’s world, the campaign intends to honor the heritage of the Northampton shoemaker founded by...
Do you know the difference between ‘codger’ and ‘cadger’?
Daily Telegraph· 2 days ago...Liberman’s many published works on etymology, including the recent, delightful Take My Word for...
Opinion: Supreme Court’s bump stock decision is a huge step backward – KION546
KION 46 Salinas· 2 days agoThe presence of such weapons, protested journalist Owen P. White in 1926, was “the paramount example...
JRR Tolkien memorial unveiled at Pembroke College
BBC News· 5 days agoA memorial to The Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien has been unveiled at the University of Oxford college where he used to teach. The bronze...