Wheelwright who repairs royal carriages ‘gobsmacked’ to be made an MBE
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Nicolas Bourbaki: The greatest mathematician who never was
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBourbaki Congress of 1938. WikimediaBy many measures, Nicolas Bourbaki ranks among the greatest...
EDITORIAL: Too late to ban books -- the kids have cell phones
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Sarah Polley on Audre Lorde, 'Franny and Zooey,' and the Book That Made Her Weep
Elle via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSarah Polley once wanted to be a novelist or short story writer, and with Run Towards the Danger...
Where to find free college courses online
Mashable via AOL· 2 years agoWhether you want to train for another occupation while working, improve your skills to increase your current career prospects, learn more about a topic...
Norman Mailer is far from canceled. He's history
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLet’s say, for the sake of argument, that Norman Mailer would not be pleased to be canceled in 2022. To begin at the beginning, the upstart newsletter...
For novelist-podcaster Marlon James, it's Dead Writer Summer
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJake Morrissey can talk for a long time, I tell novelist Marlon James, referring to his longtime...
Jonathan Franzen on Franz Kafka, 'My Brilliant Friend,' and the Book That Helped Him Through a...
Elle via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJonathan Franzen’s sixth novel Crossroads (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), published today, won’t be his...
Elizabeth Gilbert on Nancy Drew, ‘Eloquent Rage’, and the Book That Got Her Through a Breakup
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The Death of a Grand Strategist
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHill, who died on March 27 at the age of 84, was the most important American diplomat you’ve probably never heard of. At Yale, Hill was a “diplomat in residence,” a made-up position that allowed ...