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Mark Bennett: In new book, Matt Brennan waxes poetic on Hautean sites, legends
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoJan. 5—Most Hauteans may not consider their hometown a place of enchantment. But if readers of Matthew Brennan's new book "The End of the Road" fulfill his wish, they'll feel charmed by the ...
Edward Dunne, an early 20th century Chicago mayor and Illinois governor, pushed for an independent...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoHaving been mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois, Edward F. Dunne went to France in 1919 to bug...
Voices: Discovering who Taylor Swift is secretly related to blew my mind
The Independent via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoResearch has discovered that the billionaire singer shares an ancestor with Emily Dickinson, one of...
Johnny Depp and Nick Cave join thousands to celebrate life of Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan
The Independent via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoCrowds sing ‘Fairytale of New York’ in the streets as Hollywood actors and legendary musicians pay...
Culture Re-View: Remembering Beatrix Potter and Samuel Beckett
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoOn this day in 1943 and 1989, two great writers faced their end. Both had significant contributions...
Charlie Watts' Great Gatsby first edition may fetch 300k at auction amid sale of his rare books
BANG Showbiz via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCharlie Watts' modern literature collection and his jazz memorabilia is to go up for auction in...
Why is the Nobel Prize in Literature so controversial?
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoThere are awards ceremonies where actors slap each other on stage and hosts make embarrassing...
How Chaucer's medieval Wife of Bath was tamed and then liberated in the 21st century
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoChaucer’s Wife of Bath is one of the most famous characters in English literature. Since appearing in the Canterbury tales in 1387, her tale has been rewritten and adapted by authors from the ...