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A Visual History of the Harlem Renaissance
New York Times· 5 days ago“The Janitor Who Paints,” a 1937 work by Palmer Hayden, who described it in a 1969 interview as a “protest painting.” The piece is featured in “The...
Book Of The Week: Devotion by Mícheál McCann
RTÉ News· 3 days agoOne of the most frustrating things about contemporary attitudes to the Confessional lyric is the expectation that it should be wholly autobiographical....
Mystery as legendary French sword disappears after 1,300 years stuck in rock
The Independent via Yahoo News UK· 11 hours ago“Rocamadour feels it’s been robbed of a part of itself, but even if it’s a legend, the destinies of...
Thousands pay their respects to renowned Albanian writer Ismail Kadare at his state funeral
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 9 hours agoThousands of people paid their last respects to Ismail Kadare in a state funeral held in Tirana...
‘The Bear’ Remains TV’s Best Show in Just-Released Season 3
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News UK· 7 days ago...anyone doubted that The Bear was TV’s most artistically daring and electric series, the third...
Albanians gather for funeral of writer Ismail Kadare
Reuters via Yahoo News UK· 8 hours agoThousands of Albanians gathered in Tirana on Wednesday to pay tribute to their country's best-known novelist Ismail Kadare, who died on Monday after a...
Mum says 'you were the jewel' after twin girl, 10, found dead on sofa
Manchester Evening News via Yahoo News UK· 11 hours agoDebbie said: “There’s a place inside our hearts that only you can fill. You were the jewel in our...
Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later
New York Times· 1 day agoBeethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or...
Queen to become member of Order of the Thistle
Scotland Today· 15 hours agoCamilla and Edward were appointed Royal Knights of the Order by the King and in a private ceremony will formally be installed during the service at St...
Books in brief: Tom Joad and Me, The Revenge Club, A River Dies of Thirst
The Irish Times· 5 days agoTyrone man of many talents Owen O’Neill sets his debut novel within the Irish-in-London experience...