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Remembering Robert Conquest
Remembering Robert Conquest's literary life. By John O'Sullivan.
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Leonardo Co's Digital Flora: the Legacy of a Passionate Plant Expert
After a leading botanist was killed by the Philippine Army, his work lives on in the science of citizens
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Get Back In Line
Motörhead
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The significance of Sarah Baartman
Two centuries ago, Sarah Baartman died after years spent in European “freak shows.” Now rumours over a possible Hollywood film about Baartman's life have sparked controversy. By Justin Parkinson.
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Firehouse Loses a Spotted Symbol of Healing
”Twenty immediately loved the fire truck, a classic Seagrave hook-and-ladder, and began accompanying the firefighters on all their calls, from raging blazes to false alarms.“ By Corey Kilgannon.
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RIP Hugh Walker, 1949 – 2016
My dad, Hugh Walker, died on Saturday. He was 66, and it was a complete shock. Obviously I’m still shattered by it all, but it’s important to me to celebrate the extraordinary person he was, and his impact on my life, as soon as I can. And when it comes to our relationship, gaming was always a feature. By John Walker.
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Anthems for the Moon
David Bowie’s Sci-Fi Explorations. By Jason Heller.
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Way To Blue: The Songs Of Nick Drake
BBC Four Sessions
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‘The Last of the Mohicans’
Remembering Giorgio Gomelsky, 1934–2016. By Brian Cullman.
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My Life in Houses by Margaret Forster, review: ‘an ingenious structure’
Looking back at her homes, the late Margaret Forster found that walls can have hearts as well as ears. By Juliet Nicolson.
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Remembering Peggy Guggenheim, the Sexually Liberated Socialite Who Shaped Modern Art
She was divorced, globe-trotting Jewish aristocrat who championed modern art in the face of the Nazis and broke all the rules of the fussy society she was born into. By Nell Frizzell.
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Our Nimble Lass
Back in March, a few of us here at the magazine got e-mails from friends who had seen an intriguing item listed on eBay. “1930s stripper/dancer scrapbook—Cincinnati,” the posting announced, “Jean Harlow’s double.” So we bought it. But who was she? By RJ Smith.
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Writ in Water
The enduring mystery of Keats’s last words. By Michelle Stacey.
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What Color Were Kafka’s Eyes?
In “Is that Kafka? 99 Finds,” Reiner Stach curates a collection of artifacts from the author’s life. By Avi Steinberg.
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Jim Harrison, Poet, Novelist and Essayist, Is Dead at 78
A darkly comic master of the novella, Mr. Harrison was also known for his poems and essays on food. By Margalit Fox.
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Postscript: Zaha Hadid, 1950-2016
The star architect, who died on Thursday, had to be twice as smart and three times as tough as her male counterparts. By John Seabrook.
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Joe Medicine Crow Walks On
He lived in two worlds. He enjoyed them.
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Remembering OR4: A Eulogy for a Wolf
Arguably the most influential wolf in America was killed last week. Who was he? By Wes Siler.
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What Killed the Bear Lady?
For 28 years, Kay Grayson lived side-by-side with wild black bears in North Carolina's swampy coastal forests, hand-feeding them, defending them against poachers, and letting them in her home. When she went missing last year, the only thing the investigators could find were her clean-picked bones. And that's just the start of the mystery.
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The Stone Mirror of War
Moral obtuseness led us into the delta in Vietnam—and later the deserts of the Middle East. By John Medaille.
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