Welcome to Hobart, New York: America's burgeoning book village
Posted on May 18, 2024
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New YorkWith six bookstores for less than 500 residents, the Catskills town of Hobart hopes to turn itself into the US analog of Hay-on-Wye in Wales
Recently the writer and literary critic Ruth Franklin, author of the forthcoming biography of the writer Shirley Jackson, wanted to take her nine-year-old daughter out of the city for a while. She chose the unassuming Catskills town of Hobart, New York, as her destination.
[Read More]Barack Obama to give Mount McKinley back its Native American name | Barack Obama
Posted on May 17, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
Barack Obama This article is more than 8 years oldBarack Obama to give Mount McKinley back its Native American nameThis article is more than 8 years oldHighest peak in North America to be renamed Denali, an Athabascan word meaning ‘the high one’ Barack Obama has said he will be changing the name of the highest mountain in North America from Mount McKinley to Denali.
Buttes and beasts: amazing US national parks – in picturesRead moreHe announced that he will be returning the mountain’s traditional Alaskan native name on the eve of a presidential visit to Alaska.
[Read More]Dreamachine, the psychedelic contraption hoping to blow British minds
Posted on May 17, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
ExhibitionsInspired by a device created by in the 1950s, the creators hope to bring free transcendental experiences to 100,000 Britons – and unite the country through communal hallucinations
One day in 1958, Brion Gysin had a transcendental experience on the way to Marseille. The flickering of sunlight through avenues of trees along the roadside and the speed of the bus he was riding proved optimal, or so he thought, to put him in a hallucinatory dreamlike state.
[Read More]Eight hours sleep! And you must eat breakfast! The truth behind 10 of the biggest health be
Posted on May 17, 2024
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Rise and shine … eating more calories earlier in the day could boost your metabolism. Photograph: Alexander Spatari/Getty ImagesRise and shine … eating more calories earlier in the day could boost your metabolism. Photograph: Alexander Spatari/Getty ImagesFitnessShould we really be aiming to walk 10,000 steps a day, or drink two litres of water? Time to sift fact from fiction
It’s easy to think that science is constantly changing its mind on all things dietary and health-based – if you have never suffered headline whiplash from trying to keep up with whether or not wine is good for you, you probably aren’t paying attention.
[Read More]Interview with a Bookstore: Heffers in Cambridge, celebrating 140 years of bookselling
Posted on May 17, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
Heffers bookstore in Cambridge, UK Photograph: Literary HubHeffers bookstore in Cambridge, UK Photograph: Literary HubInterview with a bookstore by Literary HubBooksRun by staff that pride themselves on identifying and championing ‘Heffers books’, Heffers is the largest bookstore in the UK university town
Interview with a Bookstore from Literary Hub is part of the Guardian Books Network Scroll down for the staff recommendations shelf Heffers opened in 1876 and is celebrating 140 years of bookselling this year.
[Read More]Life in rural Belarus in pictures | World news
Posted on May 17, 2024
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| Merlyn Hunt
Life in rural Belarus – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email One in four Belarusians lives in the countryside, where life expectancy is around four years lower than in cities. Belarusian photographer Siarhiej Leskiec has documented village life for years. This collection was published by BelarusDigest
Siarhiej Leskiec for BelarusDigest, part of the New East network
[Read More]Lola (Angelina Jolie) | guardian.co.uk Film
Posted on May 17, 2024
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Lola (Angelina Jolie)
But word spreads of Oscar's shark-slaying exploits and he draws the attention of the glamorous Lola. Will his (tail)fin ever again touch the ground? Will the scales fall from his eyes? Or will his Great White lie be exposed? | | Who's who in Shark Tale
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As soon as I put the wig on, people changed: Stella Gonet on playing the Queen
Posted on May 16, 2024
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Queen Elizabeth II This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldScottish actor who played the monarch in recent film Spencer on what she learned about the Queen from the experience
Stella Gonet played the Queen on the big screen in Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, a drama set over Christmas in Sandringham in 1991, starring Kristen Stewart as Diana. Gonet reveals how she channelled the monarch for the role – and what other people’s reactions taught her about the real woman.
[Read More]California man arrested for allegedly riding horse while under the influence | California
Posted on May 16, 2024
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California This article is more than 4 months oldCalifornia man arrested for allegedly riding horse while under the influenceThis article is more than 4 months oldHighway patrol shares social media post after officer detains rider ‘impaired by alcohol’
Kansas man wearing beer costume arrested for alleged drunk drivingRead moreA California man was arrested this week after he was discovered to be driving under the influence – except the man was not behind the wheel of a car and instead, riding his horse with an open container of alcohol, according to police.
[Read More]Conspiracy theorist Max Spiers 'died after taking anxiety drug' | UK news
Posted on May 16, 2024
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UK news This article is more than 5 years oldConspiracy theorist Max Spiers 'died after taking anxiety drug'This article is more than 5 years oldBriton, who had pneumonia, died in Poland after taking Turkish equivalent of Xanax, inquest hears
A British conspiracy theorist died in Poland after taking a Turkish equivalent of the drug Xanax while suffering from pneumonia, an inquest heard.
Maxwell Bates-Spiers, widely known as Max Spiers, had travelled to Poland to speak at a conference in April 2016.
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