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GENE "PAPPY" THOMPSON AWARD FINALIST NO. 2: Ellie Cobb, Virginia High
Bristol Herald Courier· 2 days agoHaving become a vociferous reader over the last couple of years, Virginia High senior Ellie Cobb has...
David Bowie's 'Diamond Dogs': Track-by-Track
Ultimate Classic Rock· 11 hours agoWhen David Bowie first began work on 1974's Diamond Dogs, he intended for it to be a conceptual album based on George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. For...
Opinion: Rewatching ‘Notting Hill,’ the truly unbelievable part is Hugh Grant’s house | CNN
CNN.com· 1 day agoEditor’s Note: Laura Beers is a professor of history at American University. This month marks the...
What Was the “Paradigm Shift”?
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAt one point, Kuhn explicitly compares scientists’ approach to rewriting history to the one depicted in George Orwell’s 1984, albeit with the caveat that...
The Book Club: Susan Orlean’s “The Library Book” and more short reviews from readers
Denver Post· 3 days ago(Note: Reading the series in order is not required.) — 4 stars (out of 4); Neva Gronert, Parker Theroux, best known as a travel writer, shines a unique light on a little-examined period of & ...
The last time oligarchs tried to take over America it led to civil war
The Raw Story· 6 days agoA billionaire-funded Supreme Court Justice flew the American flag upside down outside his house...
The dystopian glam impact of David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" on artists from Lady Gaga to St. Vincent
Salon.com· 1 day agoAs we reflect on the lasting influence of "Diamond Dogs" half a century later, it becomes evident...
The new voices and hidden gems of Hay Festival 2024
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIN FOCUS: Hear from up-and-coming stars of the literary world before they rocket up the bestseller lists, and make sure you don’t miss some of the...
CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act passes US House in partisan vote
The Cointelegraph· 1 day agoThe CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act passed the United States House of Representatives on a largely partisan vote on May 23. The bill, which must still face a vote in the Senate, amends the ...
The MAGA Memory Hole
The Atlantic· 4 days agoFor years, leading Republicans have chosen to let their memory lapse about things they once said about Donald Trump. It’s a disingenuous forgetting that...
