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4 days ago

The strange history of baseball’s superstitions: ‘Magic is in the sport’s very structure’ ○

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

A new book looks at how rituals, charms and curses are central to the identity of America’s pastime

It’s a Chicago legend, nurtured like a hot dog with everything except ketchup. During the 1945 World…

70 days ago

The guitarist made their name on dazzlingly knotty musicianship and collaboration with the likes of Bill Orcutt. So their new album is their most surprising: a startlingly beautiful reflection of lov…

5 months ago

William Golding: The Faber Letters review – the making of a masterpiece ⊕⊕

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Correspondence between the Lord of the Flies author and his editor reveals one of the great literary collaborations of the age

When William Golding submitted Lord of the Flies to Faber in 1953 it had …

13 months ago

In Poland, we know all about fighting illiberal regimes. Here are our lessons for the Trump age | Jarosław Kuisz and Karolina Wigura ○

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Our political history is one of catastrophe, communism, and developing powerful antibodies against oppression

In 2016, one year after the rightwing populist Law and Justice party won an overall major…

14 months ago

Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold review – engrossing retelling of ‘the crime of the century’ ○

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

This account of Dr Crippen’s notorious Edwardian-era killing shifts the focus to the women at the centre of the sordid tale

On the evening of 31 January 1910, two couples dined together at a house in …

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