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OPINION - This washout summer is Britain's worst since Mount Tambora ruined 1816 — who do we sue?
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 2 hours ago“Stop,” said my husband, as I was exiting in tennis gear, trying to make my 8am doubles up the road...
“Claim to Fame” season 3 kicks off with another meltdown and a possibly blown identity
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo Canada News· 12 hours agoA new season of ABC's celebrity relative guessing game brought with it an emotional hot mic moment...
Archaeologists Uncover Revolutionary War Treasures With Deep American History
Men's Journal· 15 hours agoThis American flag, popularly attributed to Betsy Ross, was designed during the American...
Mythical French 'Excalibur' Sword Goes Missing | Artnet News
Artnet News· 18 hours agoLegend has it that some 1,300 years ago, Roland, a knight of Charlemagne, hurled the blade so hard...
A Real-Life Sword in the Stone Has Suddenly and Mysteriously Vanished
Popular Mechanics· 1 day agoThe French town of Rocamadour was partly known for a centuries-old sword embedded in a cliff wall...
Read Your Way Through Prague
New York Times· 1 day agoPrague has survived wars and political strife — and through it all, its literary scene has thrived. Jaroslav Kalfar, the author of “Spaceman of Bohemia,”...
Why So Many Stories Begin With ‘Once Upon a Time’
Mentalfloss· 2 days agoThere are some tropes that crop up time and time again in fairy tales, from princes and princesses sharing true love’s kiss to evil witches casting...
If a Victorian historian had his way, there'd be a giant time capsule under Stonehenge
BBC News· 2 days agoIn 1877, the historian Frederic Harrison wanted to bury a legacy for the 29th Century beneath the...
Russia jails director, playwright for 'justifying' terrorism – DW – 07/08/2024
Deutsche Welle· 3 days agoA Moscow court on Monday convicted independent theater director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright...
Opinion: Alice Munro betrayed us, and her legacy
The Globe and Mail· 3 days agoAlice Munro would have found the right phrase: a few perfectly selected words that would tell the whole story. CanLit’s stomach was doing flips on Sunday...