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Ahmad Shah Khan, Crown Prince of Afghanistan who preferred life as a poet in suburban Virginia –...
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoThe usurper, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Zahir’s cousin and brother-in-law, abolished the monarchy and...
‘Fights all day, sex all night’: Peggy Guggenheim’s tormented Sussex years
Daily Telegraph· 7 days agoIn 1933 tragedy struck when John died while under anaesthetic. The death was a huge shock for Peggy,...
Damnatio Ad Bestias: This Roman Execution Method Was As Wild As It Gets
IFLScience· 3 days agoLiterally meaning “condemnation to beasts”, this cruel and unusual punishment saw criminals ripped...
Slovakia’s Anti-Democratic Government Is Doubling Down | by Soňa Muzikárová - Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate· 8 hours agoJust as Slovakia entered a moratorium on public speeches and campaigning ahead of this month’s...
The 38 best novels of 2024 – so far
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCunnigham’s elegiac new novel follows the lives of three haunted New Yorkers, living in the same Brooklyn brownstone, over three dramatic years –...
The 16 Best Queer Books for Pride Month and Beyond
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHow We Named the Stars Grief and first love run alongside one another in poet Ordorica’s debut novel, which tells the story of a college freshman named...
Podcast gives former foster youths a voice. They have lots to discuss.
Washington Post· 3 days agoThe podcast host’s backdrop is her bedroom wall in California, decorated with a blue, tie-dyed...
All the Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Has Played On The Eras Tour So Far
Deadline Hollywood· 4 days agoTaylor Swift's surprise song acoustic set has evolved over the course of the Eras tour with repeat...
Today in History
The Martinsburg Journal· 5 days agoThere are 201 days left in the year. On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first...
You Need to Visit These 11 Incredible Gardens on Your Next Trip to Mexico
Veranda via Yahoo News· 4 days ago(Image in Dropbox.) 2. The Edward James Sculpture Garden...Garden in the Magic Town of Xilitla in...