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Sports the Calgary Flames hockey team denying best stalling a racism investigation at coach bill pate is accused of virtually abusing a player and issuing a misleading apology. Top story informal talks have resumed between the Afghan Taliban and u. S. Officials the taliban has told al jazeera that some preliminary meetings have taken place here in doha and could pave the way for the resumption of formal peace talks President Trump canceled negotiations in september following the death of a u. S. Soldier but on the a short trip to afghanistan he told american troops that he believed the taliban...

In 'Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman' (Pegasus Crime, Sept.), historian Worsley reframes the prolific detective novelist’s life.

This article was originally published on The Conversation. A hundred years ago, Agatha Christie introduced British readers to a small man with an impeccably maintained moustache who, with the help of his "little grey cells," was very good at solving crimes. That man, of course, was Hercule Poirot, who made his debut in Christie's first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles," in 1921. Though potentially the second-most famous detective in British culture (after Sherlock Holmes), Poirot is not British at all but a refugee. Coming to England as part of a group of Belgians displaced by the Fii...

Hercule Poirot, still the world’s most loved detective, turns 100 The success of the 'funny foreigner' schtick with unsuspecting English plays into Agatha Christie’s larger exploration of Englishness in her books. David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. | ITV A hundred years ago, Agatha Christie introduced British readers to a small man with an impeccably maintained moustache who, with the help of his “little grey cells”, was very good at solving crimes. That man, of course, was Hercule Poirot, who made his debut in Christie’s first novel, Though potentially the second m...

Though potentially the second most famous detective in British culture (after Sherlock Holmes), Poirot is not British at all but a refugee Agatha Christie was able to explore (and at times poke fun at) the complexities of Englishness and its relationship to continental Europe. By Christopher Pittard, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Portsmouth - A hundred years ago, Agatha Christie introduced British readers to a small man with an impeccably maintained mustache who, with the help of his “little grey cells””, was very ...