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Soviet dissident Sergei Kovalev dies

Published on: 08/09/2021 – 10:52 Moscow (AFP) One of Russia’s most famous human rights defenders and former Soviet dissident Sergei Kovalev died on Monday at the age of 91, his family said. Kovalev was a biologist who became one of the main members of the pro-democracy movement of the USSR. …

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Marvel’s Namor traded his underwater empire for Hollywood

Attracting Marvel’s First Family to Hollywood, Namor the Submariner implements the ultimate plan to defeat his personal enemies, the Fantastic Four. After placing all their bets on the stock exchange, New York’s most famous superhero group, the Fantastic Four, find themselves in financial trouble. While the patents of team leader …

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Welcome and goodbye | News, Sports, Jobs

Sydney McLaughlin will be 22 three days after the 400-meter hurdles final, in which she could win Olympic gold and could even lower her current world record. His big birthday plans? “Try to find a cupcake, then blow out the candles on my own” McLaughlin said. Welcome to the non-fun …

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Noteworthy and noteworthy: Avenatti media admirers

July 12, 2021 6:12 p.m. ET Michael Avenatti is departing from a sentence scheduled in Manhattan federal court in New York City on July 8. Photo: John Minchillo / Associated press Becket Adams writing for the Washington Examiner, July 8: Former media darling and convicted felon Michael Avenatti sentenced to …

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The alluring legacy of “Alice in Wonderland”

The origins of Alice’s Fall in Wonderland are explored in an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.Artwork by Peter Blake / Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum Lately, when I can’t sleep, I grab a book from the couch and turn on a reading lamp. Insomnia is …

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Legendary couturier Jean Muir gets a blue plaque

One of London’s most famous seamstresses was commemorated with a blue plaque in her former showroom and offices in Mayfair. Jean Muir has spent nearly thirty years producing bespoke and elegantly understated women’s pieces at 22 Bruton Street. In 1966 – after stints with Liberty and Jaeger – she started …

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Every former SNL cast member in Mean Girls

Bad girls is one of the greatest teenage comedies of the 21st century, which owes much to the old Saturday Night Live the cast members also featured in the film. Bad girls (2004) follows Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan), a new girl at North Shore High School who, prior to her …

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Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me and more

Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and I by John Sutherland CHOICE OF THE WEEK Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and IJohn SutherlandWeidenfeld & Nicolson $ 32.99 I guess it’s inevitable that any biography of Philip Larkin’s longtime lover (of the many) carries an ubiquitous air of grumpy dissatisfaction. Monica Jones and Larkin …

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Media coverage of tragic condo collapse near Miami

Gruesome story Thursday as a high-rise condominium in Surfside, Florida (near Miami) partially collapsed. The first reports indicated that at least one person had died. It is feared that this number will rise dramatically. Researchers were digging through the rubble to try to find nearly 100 people missing several hours …

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Canadiens trust new coach for Game 4 against Golden Knights

The Montreal Canadiens say a change in their coaching staff midway through the playoffs shouldn’t hurt their chances of reaching the Stanley Cup final. Assistant coach Luke Richardson urgently replaced coach Dominique Ducharme on Friday, who earlier today tested positive for COVID-19 and was isolated from the squad hours before …

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Chimamanda Adichie’s new essay sparks debate online

She says such people can “smoothly pontificate on Twitter about kindness, but are incapable of showing kindness.” “We have a generation of young people on social media who are so terrified of having bad opinions that they’ve denied themselves the opportunity to think, learn and grow,” Adichie wrote. In addressing …

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How Memes Become Money – The Atlantic

In 2011, when Twitter was young, artist and musician Leon Chang made a joke which you might remember even if you haven’t seen it: “I slept in a children’s home once in third grade. saw him pour milk first into a bowl, then cereal. never spoke to him again. he’s …

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Books about cars for daddy (or anyone who digs cars)

Max Earey We all know Father’s Day was invented to force kids to panic to buy gifts that reveal their confusing, unexamined feelings about, well, just about everything. This year, instead of another platinum-plated bowler ball, a brogued leather edger holster, a cashmere onesie or a reclaimed barn wood wallet, …

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Tabletop RPG for fans of Machiavellian ploys

Anyone who has ever wanted to poison a guest, hatch a plot to usurp the throne, or fund rebellions to destabilize rival nations (in an RPG campaign) has several excellent options. Tabletop RPG like The king is dead or Dune: Adventures in the Imperium will satisfy the inner Machiavelli of …

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Memorials | Bonner County Daily Bee

As I write this Pastor’s Corner column, Monday’s Memorial Day celebrations and memories still resonate in my heart and mind. It is always a blessing to take the time to remember and honor those who have died and served for the freedoms we enjoy! At the same time, I am …

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Letters to the Editor – June 2, 2021

The superintendent did wrong You are building new facilities for your business, so you think it’s a good idea to fire your construction manager. You have to feed thousands of people every day, so it seems like a good idea to fire your Food and Nutrition Supervisor. You may need …

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Marvel: 10 alternate timeline arcs you must read

Marvel has been publishing comics for a long time and over time people sometimes want something different from them. The heroes of the Marvel Universe are amazing, but seeing them in a completely different way is a lot of fun. While Marvel has some of the greatest comic book stories …

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Can Rilke Change Your Life?

But Kappus’ loneliness was not the typical anxiety of teenagers; it had brought him to the brink of self-annihilation. In moments of despair, he writes to Rilke: “All my steps make me feel like I’m walking in quicksand, I feel like I’m suffocating every moment. I am so alone that …

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Young writers become published authors in Lewiston

LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) – Students at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston are now published authors. Children in the school’s author studies program wrote a 290-page manuscript that was published in a book that arrived at school on Monday. Along with author Gary Savage, the students reworked his book Fletcher McKenzie …

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Students urged to beware of summer job scams

The Victoria Day long weekend is usually a marker for students to start looking for employment. Many hope to find a job as soon as possible in order to maximize their income during the three months of summer vacation. However, with job scams being some of the riskiest in Canada …

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