England will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday with longer hours on June 10th and June 11th.
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The Missing Woman
Yes, a headline caught me and reeled me in: “Missing Persons Case Solved! Woman Missing Since 1974 Found Living In Texas.” The article is so short it resists summary, but basically: a 28-year-old w…
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Some sensible thoughts on the London tube strike
Elliot Rodger among the ruins
It’s a cold, blustery day near Tintern Abbey. The wind, pouring over the wooded hills that surround this pile, washes the sharp stink of diesel exhaust against its tired stones. Vans chug alo…
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The grand imperial puppet show
HIPPOLYTA: This is the silliest stuff that ever I heard. THESEUS: The best in this kind are but shadows; and the worst are no worse, if imagination amend them. HIPPOLYTA: It must be your imaginatio…
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The poppy conspiracy
An enigmatic figure, common to all great mythologies: the blue demon, the sower and reaper of blood. Conspiracy theory: British imperial history, in its entirety, is the result of a dark and ancien…
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Photos I Wish I Had Taken: Photo: Bernie De Guia Bulan
It was the swirl of orange, red and yellow that first captured my attention. The photo was in a large grid, in thumbnail form, and I assumed it was a bird of some sort, some exotic beauty ruffling …
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