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• Carlo Rovelli’s romantic pragmatism August 29, 2026 5:11 am Prospect Carlo Rovelli is a romantic. He’d be the first to admit it. Actually, scratch that: he’d be the second. “My girlfriend always says, ‘In a couple, at least one of the two should be romantic,’” the theoretical physicist tells me with a smile when we meet in …
• Pretty North York Moors walk offers quiet enjoyment and fantastic views August 29, 2026 4:56 am The Northern Echo There is something very English about Rosedale. It is also mostly quiet walking. The low-level moors and dale floor combine with the industrial remains of the lead mining industry to offer a pleasant day to explore. The village green at Rosedale Abbey is …
• 5 K-Drama pairs so good, they kept returning August 29, 2026 4:53 am Gulf News 1. Lee Dong-wook and Yoo In-na — Goblin, Touch Your Heart Their second-lead syndrome was so strong in Goblin, fans would later say that they had strong chemistry than the main pairing. In Goblin (2016), Lee Dong-wook and Yoo In-na played a supporting pair …
• Meet the Emirati scholar preserving memory through language August 29, 2026 4:42 am Aletihad SADEQ ALKHOORI (ABU DHABI) Maryam Khalifa Al Shehhi, an Emirati researcher and an award-winning author, has spent years immersed in Arabic language and literature. But looking back on how she got there, she traces it back to one person: her grandmother. …
• AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 5:15 p.m. EDT August 29, 2026 4:40 am Rutland Herald - Vermont Push to rename Nashville airport for Dolly Parton gets a boost from Tennessee's governor A push by fans to rename Nashville’s airport for Dolly Parton appears to be taking flight just days after the country music icon’s death. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee …
• Glimpses of Vermont's Past: Walter John Coates August 29, 2026 4:39 am Rutland Herald - Vermont Vermont tastes in poetry vary. Everybody loves Robert Frost, but unrhymed free verse and other modern variations are an acquired taste for many. Although humorous Green Mountain doggerel makes us smile, few will say in public that we think it’s impressive …
• Explaining Conservativism’s Philosophical Fusionism August 29, 2026 4:28 am The American Spectator - Virginia Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue and the Future of the American Right By Stephanie Slade Notre Dame Press, 304 pages, $30 Stephanie Slade’s new book Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue and the Future of the American Right is simply perfect in presenting what one needs to …
• Scott McKay’s The Necessary Men — Episode 6: Storms August 29, 2026 4:28 am The American Spectator - Virginia Welcome back to the world of Mike Holman. If this is your first stop, here’s what you need to know: Mike Holman is the independent journalist, podcaster, and inveterate maker-of-enemies at the center of Scott McKay’s bitingly satirical thriller series — …
• Donna Vickroy: We will always love you, Dolly Parton August 29, 2026 4:13 am Chicago Tribune - Illinois This week’s death of Dolly Parton was a crushing reminder of the inevitable closing of another generation’s chapter. So much talent, so much goodness, so much fabric in the tapestry of time, is “exiting stage left.” Sigh. It hurts to lose our icons, …
• The modern book burners: The tech giants buying thousands of second-hand books - so they can tear off their spines, scan their precious contents... then destroy them: FRED KELLY August 29, 2026 4:13 am Daily Mail The geology of western Peru. Cornish pioneers in South Africa. The defunct Eastern Counties Railway. Cheeses of the world. The jewellery of Hong Kong. When Compass Books in Dartmouth, Devon, received an order earlier this summer for second-hand volumes on …
• New books for autumn: A bumper crop of Irish and international reads August 29, 2026 4:07 am The Irish Times Irish fiction Sebastian Barry’s The Newer World (September 10th) completes a loose American trilogy begun with Days Without End, winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the Year and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2017, followed by A Thousand Moons …
• Betrayal by Luke Harding: A colourful, entertaining take on Trump, Russia and Ukraine August 29, 2026 4:07 am The Irish Times Betrayal: Trump, Putin and The New Age of Conquest Author: Luke Harding 354pp ISBN-13: 978-1783353378 Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing Guideline Price: £20; 354pp In a rare public spat in 2024, two former Moscow bureau chiefs of the Guardian newspaper …
• Politics Insider: Canada’s economy rebounds sharply in second quarter August 29, 2026 3:49 am The Globe and Mail Hello, welcome to Politics Insider. Let’s look at what happened this week. Open this photo in gallery:The economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.3 per cent in the second quarter, following an upwardly revised 0.3 per cent in the first quarter, according …
• John-Paul Himka, leading historian of Ukraine, condemns prosecution of Bogdan Syrotiuk August 29, 2026 3:44 am World Socialist Web Site Dr. John-Paul HImka [Photo: Ukrainian Museum of Canada]Dr. John-Paul Himka, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Alberta, has sent a letter to the Pervomaisk City District Court condemning the imprisonment of Bogdan Syrotiuk, the 27-year-old …
• 50 Survival Lessons From The Great Depression: The Horrifying Things Americans Did When Money, Jobs, & Hope Disappeared August 29, 2026 3:37 am Zero Hedge Authored by John Walter via John Walter, We publish this piece in the August of 2026, as the machinery of global commerce groans and sputters, as hollow men in expensive suits speak of "corrections" and "adjustments" while families …
• Nuclear Escalation Scenarios: Impact Of American and Russian “Firebreak” Theories on Israeli Security Doctrine August 29, 2026 3:22 am Modern Diplomacy “Theory is a net. Only those who cast, can catch.”- Karl Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1959) In assessing Israel’s nuclear deterrence and escalation doctrine, one element remains consistently overlooked. This element concerns US-Russian …
• Celebrate G.I. Public Library library card sign-up in September August 29, 2026 3:21 am Central Nebraska Today Grand Island Public Library (Courtesy) GRAND ISLAND – The Grand Island Public Library is inviting people to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month and discover how a library card can hit all the right notes, no matter what your tastes are. An initiative of …
• Congress leaders slam Penguin India on Sonia memoir row August 29, 2026 3:07 am The Pioneer Several Congress leaders lashed out at Penguin Random House India Friday, accusing it of refusing to publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir in India, with some claiming pressure was put on the publishing house to remove portions related to Prime Minister Narendra …
• Taschen to Publish Two-Volume 'Lucas Museum of Narrative Art' Book August 29, 2026 2:44 am ICv2 Taschen Books has announced Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, a compilation of images based on the Lucas Museum’s inaugural exhibit, which will open on September 22, 2026. The two-volume book traces the history of visual storytelling, with work by artists …
• Batgirl #23 Preview: Cassandra's Night Off Goes Jurassic August 29, 2026 2:40 am Bleeding Cool - Illinois Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Preview | Tagged: batgirl Batgirl #23 hits stores this Wednesday as Cassandra Cain's night off turns into a prehistoric nightmare of plant monsters and desperate civilians. Article Summary Batgirl #23 arrives in stores …
• After 13 Shows, Netflix Still Needs to Adapt Harlan Coben’s Overlooked First Thriller August 29, 2026 2:39 am Movie Web From searching for a partner who has gone missing to seeing an ex-fiancé's photo on a dating app, the characters in Harlan Coben's novels don't have easy lives. But while they might not be having any fun, it's endlessly fascinating and …
• ‘We’ve never lived without her’: Fort Worth mourns beloved country icon Dolly Parton August 29, 2026 2:35 am Fort Worth Report - Texas Katie Murray said she accidentally drove past her mural of Dolly Parton at The Market at Ridglea the day after the country singer passed.  Murray reminisced on her original assumptions about Parton, and how those completely shattered after listening to …
• About to Fall Apart by Ashley Hickson-Lovence: A hilarious meditation on writing and family August 29, 2026 2:30 am The Irish Times About to Fall Apart Author: Ashley Hickson-Lovence ISBN-13: 978-0-571-39268-1 Publisher: Faber & Faber Guideline Price: £12.99, 158pp Abandoned as an infant by his Irish mother and black father, 70-year-old Aidy, an aspiring writer, is trying to finish …
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• Meridian welcomes new library director August 29, 2026 2:13 am The Meridian Star - Mississippi Published 8:33 pm Friday, August 28, 2026 The Meridian Lauderdale County Public Library has a new executive director and Thursday afternoon city and county leaders and other guests got the opportunity to meet him during a meet-and-greet event at the …
• The Things of Friends Are Common August 29, 2026 2:13 am The Imaginative Conservative - Texas What are the things that could be common to friends? What things can truly be held in common without having to be shared or meted out among friends? Welcome to the Class of 2013 and to your families.* To the rest of our college community, welcome back. …
• Leo Strauss, Islamic Philosophy, & the Crisis of Modernity August 29, 2026 2:13 am The Imaginative Conservative - Texas Georges Tamer does a masterful job at analyzing the impact of medieval Islamic philosophy on Strauss. The author’s findings will surprise many readers who know Strauss chiefly from his reputation in conservative intellectual circles. Islamic Philosophy and …
• Are Student Attention Spans Really Shrinking? August 29, 2026 2:05 am Edutopia In a 2015 report that made headlines around the world, researchers made an astounding claim. In the roughly 13-year period beginning in the year 2000, the human attention span dwindled by about a third, from 12 seconds to 8 seconds—shorter, they said, than …
• Laws sans debate August 29, 2026 1:50 am India Today The freedom struggle had its moments of civil disobedience, when breaking unjust laws became a moral and political weapon. Independent India now faces an altogether different irony: the repeated violation of the rules of legislative debate by those …
• Congress Leaders Question Penguin India Over Sonia Gandhi Memoir, Allege Pressure On Publisher August 29, 2026 1:42 am Free Press Journal Several Congress leaders on Friday questioned Penguin Random House India (PRHI) over the publication of Sonia Gandhi's memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love in India, with some alleging pressure on the publishing house and accusing it of compromising …