Month: September 2023

Movies like The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and The Client used to rule Hollywood. Let’s make some more. By Gabriella Paiella September 5, 2023 Photographs: Everett Collection, Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte During the third and final act of Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster about the father of the atomic bomb, the movie dramatically shifts
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Lucia restaurant terrace at Bernardus Lodge & Spa Mention of Carmel likely brings to mind the storybook cottages and sandy beaches of “Carmel-by-the-Sea.” But there’s another Carmel that deserves equal billing. It’s the version that is warmed by a sun that often evades its coastal cousin. It’s the Carmel that features hiking and biking trails,
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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Where did the word ‘homosexual’ originate? It’s a surprisingly recent coinage, and dates from the second half of the nineteenth century, with a Victorian poet and critic being the first person to use the word in English. Let’s take a closer look at the etymology of ‘homosexual’, and learn
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September 5, 2023, 12:23pm On the Road, Jack Kerouac’s era-defining opus, was first published sixty-six years ago today. In the decades since, Kerouac’s autobiographical, stream-of-consciousness novel has sold more than 3 million copies, become a staple of high school English curricula countrywide, and been hailed as one of the most influential English-language novels of the 20th century.
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Christmas Day is a game of two halves. There’s the eating and drinking, which everyone loves, then there’s the sitting round staring aimlessly at the TV, brain in a vegetative state, body in a food coma. The devil makes work for idle thumbs, so to help minimise the chances of boredom (at best) and full-blown
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’70s rock star Gary Wright has died at the age of 80. TMZ reported the news after the singer’s son Justin Wright confirmed his father has passed away Monday morning (Sept. 4) at his Palos Verdes, California estate. Wright is best known for his ’70s hit “Dream Weaver.” In addition to Justin Wright’s confirmation, fellow
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