What Our Monuments (Don’t) Teach Us About Remembering The Past
As the debate rages over what role Confederate monuments do — and should — play in commemorating U.S. history, Jennifer Allen says we can learn a lot from Germany. Allen...
Hannes Minnaar: Beethoven Piano Concertos CD review – buoyant, joyful and brimming with energy
“every single performance by this pianist is out of the top drawer” ” Gramophone, January 2014 Young Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar now has a complete set of Beethoven concerto discs to...
Women of Influence 2017 honored in San Jose
The Silicon Valley Business Journal will honor and celebrate the 100 most influential women in Silicon Valley. Honorees have been selected from the private, public and nonprofit sectors. About 700...
‘An Epic Tale of England’ Take the Kids to Kynren, County Durham In a nutshell
An outdoor live show that zips through 2,000 years of English history, with appearances from the Venerable Bede, Boudica, William the Conqueror, Cardinal Wolsey, William Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria,...
Roxboro family shares miracle, challenges after birth of quads
In Durham, N.C., USA, a young Roxboro couple is eager to get back home from the hospital with their four new babies. The quadruplets, born 15 weeks premature on April...
A-Level students left under prepared and disadvantaged for this year’s exams, finds survey
Almost half the number of students surveyed reported mistakes by exam boards in their exam papers this summer. A-level students were left underprepared for this year’s exams, they have claimed,...
New RBS £10 note featuring Scottish astronomer Mary Somerville to be released in October
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s brand new polymer £10 note featuring pioneering Scottish scientist Mary Somerville is to be issued on 4 October. The note will have the secure features put in...
Novelist Max Brooks On His Growing Up With Hollywood Parents
We know you are the son of well-known actors, comedian Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. What was your upbringing in Hollywood? Brooks: My childhood was stable. That’s the most...
Wonderstruck’s Todd Haynes: I find movies rely upon dialogue too much and lose the visual language
The director of ‘Wonderstruck’ has just won the Pardo d’Onore Manor, an honour celebrating his lifetime of cinematic mastery at the Locarno Film Festival. Todd Haynes’s new film Wonderstruck starring Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams is an ode to...
Female entrepreneurs in South of England most likely to be labelled as ‘overbearing’, a ‘working mum’ or ‘ruthless’
NatWest research reveals 59 percent of female entrepreneurs in London have been branded with stereotypical gender labels when running their business. Women in the South are more likely than those...
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The New York Metropolitan Opera, a jewel in the crown of world culture
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NUCA’s 2025 National Convention in Orlando, FL
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Welcome to the Fiesta in San Antonio (TX), an unforgettable spring extravaganza
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“Laughter is the sun, it banishes winter from the human face“: Victor Hugo, internationally-renowned writer
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2025 Red Awards Florida, Miami, FL
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“Great art when it represents beauty, is there to nourish the human soul.”: American artist Richard Schmid
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Edgar Cayce, a legendary American prophet, whose words and deeds continue to inspire millions of people
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“With rising costs, achieving better yields is crucial”: Juan Lopez, president and owner of Del Jardin Fresh
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We’ll try to find a way so everyone in our family is happy
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The 2025 NRC Annual Conference & NRC-REMSA Exhibition in Marco Island, FL
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Long Work days May Be Bad for Your Heart
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Should We Be Buying Iodized Salt?
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Euro zone business growth solid in July – PMI
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THE MARIINSKY BALLET OPENS ITS NEW SEASON WITH DON QUIXOTE, 24 JULY
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Time is running out for seniors to get a lifetime pass to US national parks for just $10
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The world’s best airline has been announced for 2017
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Researchers Discover How To Enhance Memories During Sleep… By Triggering Brain Waves
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Artist Hugo Wilson on Myths, Human Nature, and Why Painting Matters.
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Oxford University Is Older Than the Aztecs
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Specialized Foster Care Open House
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“I’m concerned about the future of the world’s wildlife and agricultural land”: Joan Bybee, owner of the Mesteño Draw Ranch.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca: temptation and virtue
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The Double Helix by James D Watson: 20th century revolution in biochemistry
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Bruce Hornsby: I try to do something that has depth and gravitas that connects
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Helping Refugees Is The Test Of Our Times, David Miliband Says
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Mindfulness boosts student mental health during exams, study finds
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European best parks