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Pretty UK national park with the country's hardest cycle event
The Sun· 2 days agoTO steal a line from local resident William Wordsworth’s most famous poem, “I cycled slowly through...
St Swithin’s Day 2024: Who was the saint, why is the day celebrated, and what is the famous rhyme?
Evening Standard· 5 days agoWhat is the famous St Swithin’s Day rhyme? The old poem goes like this... “St Swithin’s Day, if it...
A famous photographer in the Ox Mountains - opinion - Western People
Western People· 20 hours agoJuly 7, 1960) was a distinguished Irish Jesuit priest and a prolific photographer. Browne was born...
'That hit the spot' King and Queen kick off Edinburgh's 900th anniversary sampling vintage whisky
Daily Record via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoThe couple's official visit ended with a showcase of the city's heritage and modern progressive...
Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later
New York Times· 6 days agoBeethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or...
The nightingale is nature's sovereign of song
Eastern Daily Press via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoUnfortunately, humans being humans, it is not enough to delight at nature, we must own it, both metaphorically and literally. In 1819 when John Keats’s ...
OPINION: MY MEDITATIONS: Great Kentuckians
The Sentinel Echo, London, Ky.· 3 days agoJul. 4—With the festivities of July 4th upon us, I have been reflecting on the creation of this nation we call home and its production of many great Kentuckians over the years. Whilst I do recognize ...
Mythical Sword’s Disappearance Brings Mystery to French Village
New York Times· 2 days agoLegend says the Durandal sword had been stuck in a French hillside for nearly 1,300 years. When it...
Albanians gather for funeral of writer Ismail Kadare
Reuters via Yahoo News UK· 5 days 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...
A lesson in joy and beauty from Marc Jacobs
Harper’s Bazaar via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJacobs-ologists will also find through lines between this show and his spring/summer 2012 collection for Louis Vuitton, where eyelet and laser-cut floral...