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Apr 20, 2026
In late March, the New York Times dispensed with the services of one of their freelance book reviewers. Normally, such things go without any publicity or wider attention,...
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Feb 18, 2026
The death of the actor Robert Duvall at the age of 95 – almost exactly a year after that of his friend Gene Hackman – brings to the end another chapter of Old Hollywood....
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Jan 27, 2026
The Shakespeare authorship question — the belief that various academics, actors and writers hold that “William Shakespeare” was either a front for the real...
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Jan 19, 2026
On the last song on the last album that David Bowie ever recorded – “I Can’t Give Everything Away” on Blackstar – its creator attempted to deal with his...
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Jan 8, 2026
Three books that explore the life, literary tastes and larkiness of the enigmatic starman
Apr 20, 2026In late March, the New York Times dispensed with the services of one of their freelance book reviewers. Normally, such things go without any publicity or wider attention,...
Feb 18, 2026The death of the actor Robert Duvall at the age of 95 – almost exactly a year after that of his friend Gene Hackman – brings to the end another chapter of Old Hollywood....
Jan 27, 2026The Shakespeare authorship question — the belief that various academics, actors and writers hold that “William Shakespeare” was either a front for the real...
Jan 19, 2026On the last song on the last album that David Bowie ever recorded – “I Can’t Give Everything Away” on Blackstar – its creator attempted to deal with his...