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Roundup of 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for literature
Republican-American· 2 days agoA beautifully rendered novel set in West Virginia’s Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in the aftermath of the Civil War where a severely wounded Union...
Molon Labe: A review of ‘Gates of Fire’
Smoky Mountain News· 12 minutes agoThe king’s historian, Gobartes, records the prisoner’s soliloquies, interjecting from time to time with his own observations and news of the ongoing...
Claire Messud on Virginia Woolf, 'The Little Prince,' and The Book That Kept Her Up Too Late
Elle via Yahoo News· 1 day ago...Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh amazon.com $13.57 Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada Every Man...
Book excerpt: "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You" by Bill Maher
CBS News· 4 days agoIn his new book, "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You" (to be published May 21 by Simon & Schuster), Bill Maher, the opinionated host of HBO's "Real Time...culture wars ...
The bustling African city four hours from London hoping to break records
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoShams restaurant can be found on the roof of the museum. Its reasonably priced menu offers a mix of...
Thom Hartmann, AlterNet
The Raw Story· 1 hour agoDonald Trump and his neo-authoritarian acolytes are following an ancient playbook. Part Machiavelli, part Caesar, part Mugabe/Duterte/Mao, it always includes a few simple ...
Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
The Columbian· 3 days agoPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Vodou faithful sing, their voices rising above the gunfire erupting miles away as frantic drumbeats drown out their troubles. Shunned publicly by politicians ...
Lee Hawkins unpacks family history and intergenerational trauma in new podcast
MPR News· 6 days agoJournalist Lee Hawkins grew up in Maplewood, Minn., but Alabama has always haunted his family. In a...
How to spend a colourful weekend in Marrakech
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoFounded almost a thousand years ago, Marrakech has always been one of the great cities of the Maghreb. Somehow this bursting-at-the-seams medina exists...
Plant sale, Wool Day, ham and bean suppers: Community events May 13-19
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA highlight is delicious handcrafted fruit and cream pies for dessert: $12 for adults and $6 for...
