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OPINION - The British Library hack is a national outrage – and the Government must pay to save it
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoIt is a national outrage that the British Library has been unable to fulfil its function over the...
Stately buildings and punting on the river: Is it better to visit Oxford or Cambridge?
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoOxford versus Cambridge: it’s an age-old rivalry between two towns and their prestigious...
The 4th Of July Food Incident That May Have Killed A US President
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoOf the eight U.S. presidents who died in office, most were from known causes, natural or otherwise....
Fears that English is ‘disappearing’ in England are misplaced – history shows the island has always...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoA common lament among those opposed to immigration is that “in many parts of England, you don’t hear...
Reimagining Battersea Power Station for the 21st Century
WWD via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe 20th-century landmark was in a parlous state when architects began working on it nearly 10 years...
Ruth Ware on Leo Tolstoy, 'Seven Days in June,' and the Book That Made Her Weep
Elle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe prolific crime novelist—author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Turn of the...
Oxford University drops Sackler name from buildings and staff posts after review
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe University of Oxford will remove the Sackler name from its buildings and staff posts following a...
The People Who Created Our Dictionary Have Been Largely Forgotten—Until Now
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAn excerpt from Dictionary People investigates the story of amateurs collaborating alongside the...
How J.R.R. Tolkien's novels were inspired by Medieval poems of 'northern bravery'
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoKnights travel to battle in an illustration from a Medieval manuscript. British Library, CC BY-SA In...
Italy's far-right claim The Lord of the Rings – but they've misread Tolkien's message
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoRegion of Mordor on the map of Middle-earth. Erman Gunes/Shutterstock Italian prime minister Giorgia...