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Colours of London: A History, by the biographer and critic Peter Ackroyd, is illustrated with images that are an authentic colour interpretation of the black and white original.

Hilary Mantel broke records as the first woman to win the Booker Prize twice and the first author to win with a sequel – Bring Up the Bodies

Berlin: Life and Death in the City at the Center of the World, by Sinclair McKay (St. Martin’s Press, 464 pp., $29.99) I first visited West Germany as a student, during the height of the Cold War, but I didn’t make it to Berlin until shortly after the Wall came down. In fact, when I […]

Ana de Armas, 34, stars as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde, which has already drummed up controversy for its NC-17 rating. Here are others who stepped into the iconic role and how the critics reacted.

By Dr. Siri Galhenage Preamble Once upon a time, in the isle of Serendib, a soldier-turned politician was offered the reins of governance by popular choice. The chosen ruler commenced his journey with a pledge to reshape the nation against the backdrop of an ancient monument, reminiscent of past glory. He embarked on his mission […]

By Lynn Ockersz Bone-thin bodies drift ashore, In a solemn funereal tempo…. Bullet holes gape out of foreheads, Gagged mouths and bound limbs, Greet passers-by dashing for queues, Bringing back harrowing memories, Of the Mailed Fist of past years, But what’s plain and beyond doubt, Is that there’s a growing Black Hole, In the minds […]

Down on the Embankment in London, yesterday, we came upon a peculiar sight: a completely stationary parade. Floppy-hatted drummers, with a vaguely heraldic look, marched on the spot in columns. Behind them there were equestrian forms, mid-leap, with their lower halves made to look like marble statues and their upper bodies made of clockwork, trailing

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People thought his art was bizarre, that his poetry was gibberish, and that he was crazy.