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Art Review: Charles Dickens at 200, The Morgan Library and Museum
May 22, 2024Dickens’ novels probed the social ills of Victorian England in order to create unforgettable images of...
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Book Review: Virginia Woolf by Alexandra Harris
May 16, 2024Woolf spent much of her life trying to free herself from the grasp of the past,...
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The 39 Steps at the Criterion Theatre, London
May 6, 2024The fact that it can now boast of being the longest-running comedy currently in the West...
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Book Review: Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class by Owen Jones
April 26, 2024But wherever it originated, the word conjures up an instant picture of young people in cheap...
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A Watchful Eye On… Winston Churchill
March 31, 2024Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, known best as the wartime Prime Minister, held in his distinguished...
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Book Review: Heartstone: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery by C.J. Sansom
March 23, 2024Matthew Shardlake the lawyer and his friend Dr. Guy Malton represent the arrival of the professional...
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The Weekly Listicle: Ballad Of The Soldier
March 21, 2024This weekend, Peter Weir graces us with The Way Back, a tale of daring escape by...
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Brighton Rock Rises Again. Graham Greene Abides.
March 17, 2024Acclaimed screenwriter Rowan Joffé will try his hand at the directing game next year. For his...
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A Watchful Eye On… Sherlock Holmes
March 15, 2024Sherlock Holmes as a strict Victorian period piece is over and done with, but the character...
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Book Review: Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith
February 24, 2024The legions of admirers of Smith's other novels, notably The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series,...