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  • WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: A CONTINUOUS FORCE

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    William Wordsworth didn’t just live in the Lake District—he helped define it. For the sixth in our series of favourite museums, Ann Wroe celebrates Dove Cottage, once his home, now his memorial ...  read more »


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    Fairs, frugal art and a funny memoirist | June 9th 2008

    "Girl With Fruits" by Alexander Sokht, Le Siants Galerie

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    FROM CAMDEN TO REYKJAVIK | May 28th 2008

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  • PÉTER ZILAHY'S "THE LAST WINDOW-GIRAFFE"

    AGAINST TYRANNY, FROM A TO Z | May 20th 2008

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    It's been ten years since Zilahy's "The Last Window-Giraffe" was first published. It continues to be a rare and colourful read but, James Woodall wonders, where's the sequel?

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    BOOKS, MODERN SHAPES AND A TRANSATLANTIC TUNNEL | May 20th 2008

    Norwegian Opera & Ballet

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    FERLINGHETTI IN ROME, SQUATTERS AND TWO PASSIONS | May 13th 2008

    MOMIX, The Joyce Theatre

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    Our guide to what's on around the world, compiled by Ariel Ramchandani

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    MARTIANS, READING IN TEHRAN, JEROME ROBBINS AND THE BARD | May 7th 2008

    Iran Cultural Affairs Institute

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  • WRESTLING WITH A WRITING WORKSHOP

    SOMETIMES A SWORD IS PREFERRED | May 4th 2008

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    A city lousy with aspiring authors, New York boasts an embarrassing amount of writing workshops to choose from. Rebecca Ford reports on her time in the trenches ...

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  • HERODOTUS AND ORACULAR OBSCURITY

    THE RIDDLER | April 30th 2008

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    Herodotus, A.P. David insists, is the original post-post-modern in a pluralist world. He made history by inventing history. But his use of oracles clashes with our modern sense of divinity and rationality ...

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  • OUR GUIDE TO THE BEST CRITICS: BOOKS

    A HUNT FOR PASSION, SEVERITY AND HUMOUR | March 7th 2008

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    This is our first instalment of "Reviewers revered" (read our introduction to the series here). Blake Morrison, Ian Jack and others name their favourite book critics. James Wood topped the list; John Updike was left out ...

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