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For half a century, Edwin and Willa Muir's translations were how the Anglophone world read Kafka. A prize-winning study of his translators barely registers their contribution.
The forgotten Scots who gave Kafka his voice | @boydtonkin.bsky.social
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Rich in archive footage and the great musician's own testimony, 'Miles: Birth of the Cool' is a fitting commemoration of one of the last century's foremost artistic geniuses.
The genius of Miles Davis | @paullay.bsky.social
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The heritage of Tyre, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth, is under threat in the latest phase of the conflict in South Lebanon.
Tyre: a city in the sea | Katherine Pangonis
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Velázquez and El Greco loom over Spain's Golden Age, but an exhibition in Paris gives the era's overlooked artists their due.
The unsung artists of Spain’s Golden Age | @cathpound.bsky.social
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Singapore's survival in an increasingly tricky neighbourhood holds pointed lessons for Europe's smaller states.
What small states can learn from Singapore | Floris van Berckel Smit and Deborah Koh
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🎧Audio essay: Len Deighton’s spycraft
The late author produced novels that were packed with excitement and suspense but also infused with moral complexity. Malcolm Forbes surveys his legacy.
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While her legacy was buried by Romanian communists, Queen Marie's strength, fulsome ego and ascent to global celebrity provides a blueprint for leaders seeking to dominate a noisy world.
Marie of Romania: a female corrective to the strongman | Tessa Dunlop
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The Turkish president has pacified his country's political opposition, bringing about the culmination point of two decades of pragmatic authoritarianism.
Erdogan’s coup is complete | Hannah Lucinda Smith
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Russia's geopolitics has been shaped by centuries of dealing with both the settled communities of the west and the nomadic peoples of the steppe to its east and south.
The statecraft of the steppe | David Chaffetz
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Britain's wartime leader was also a gifted amateur painter, whose oeuvre, close in style to the English impressionists, offers a striking perspective on his extraordinary life.
Winston Churchill’s world in paintings | Peter Caddick-Adams
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For half a century, Edwin and Willa Muir's translations were how the Anglophone world read Kafka. A prize-winning study of his translators barely registers their contribution.
The late Len Deighton produced novels that were packed with excitement and suspense but also infused with moral complexity and psychological insight. Read by Leighton Pugh.
While her legacy was buried by Romanian communists, Queen Marie's strength, fulsome ego and ascent to global celebrity provides a blueprint for leaders seeking to dominate a noisy world.
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Russia's geopolitics has been shaped by centuries of dealing with both the settled communities of the west and the nomadic peoples of the steppe to its east and south.
Britain's wartime leader was also a gifted amateur painter, whose oeuvre, close in style to the English impressionists, offers a striking perspective on his extraordinary life.
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The Turkish president has pacified his country's political opposition, bringing about the culmination point of two decades of pragmatic authoritarianism.
