1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (817+ words) Succinctly describing the life and work of Sarah Jane Rees (1839-1916) is a daunting task given the many contributions which she made in a dizzying range of fields and spheres. We can perhaps begin to appreciate the spirit characterizing her storied…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (225+ words) Judge Midge Rendell holding a copy of "Be the Jury." PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement has released a semiquincentennial-themed book for tweens and teens to learn about the justice system. In the book “Be…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (385+ words) “The Threads of the Heart” at Iranian bookstores Tehran Times “The Threads of the Heart” at Iranian bookstores TEHRAN- “The Threads of the Heart” by French novelist Carole Martinez has been published in Persian. Amut is the publisher of the…...

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8+ min ago  (52+ words) McFaul's World The World's Most Dangerous Flashpoints—Harry Litman with Michael McFaul Earlier this week, I sat down for a Substack Live with Harry Litman to discuss the recent NATO summit, the end of the U.S. ceasefire with Iran, and…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago  (867+ words) I heartily recommend Steve Allen’s book Dumbth: The Lost Art of Thinking for its extensive collection of examples and for its 103 rules for fighting your own and other people’s dumbth. The book cover promises 101 ways to reason better, but there…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (564+ words) The return of the artwork should be greeted in a spirit of pure enjoyment Jane Shilling is a columnist and critic who has written on books, the arts, food and gardening for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, the Times, Daily…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (344+ words) Inbox.lv Pushkin is more known in Latvia than Krišjānis Barons, and Dostoevsky is more famous than Ojārs Vācietis – survey A survey was commissioned to find out what residents of Latvia know about various cultural figures, noted Vita Zelče on…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1214+ words) Governor of the Cordillera by Shelton Woods explores the life of John Early, an American colonial official whose legacy in the Cordillera has largely faded from public memory. Mia Magdalena Fokno 2026 Written by Mia Magdalena Fokno Some historians lecture. Shelton…...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago  (684+ words) By Jaycee Gudoy | Published 13 seconds ago There’s something quietly unsettling about a government looking at a book written centuries ago and deciding it still poses a threat. Not a new manifesto, not a contemporary provocation — but something composed by a…...