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Published on 21 Apr, 2021 “News from the emperor, my liege”, cringes the chancellor, as he loiters awkwardly before the door of his lordship’s privy. But the only answer he gets is the rhythmic thump of buttocks on wood: once again, the Duke is having intercourse. The chancellor is used to this sound, of course. It is the furtive drumbeat which underscores courtly life in this game of Crusader Kings 3, beneath the faint and ever-present cacophony of the War. And it is distinctly uncomfortable to listen to. “ Urgent news,” stresses the chancellor at last, through a grimace of social anxiety, and after a few more moments of thumping, there is a grunt of annoyance from behind the door (the chancellor hopes it is a grunt of annoyance, in any case), and the unseen motion stops. ....
Geographical Magazine Writer s Reads: Jini Reddy, author of Wanderland – A Search for Magic in the Landscape Written by Geographical 2021 Jini Reddy is the author of the acclaimed Wanderland: A Search for Magic in the Landscape. Reviewed by Geographical in October 2020, the book was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize. Here, Jini shares some life-affirming and thrilling reads The Overstory • Richard Powers • 2018 I’ve never read a novel about the wisdom of trees that speaks so powerfully from the trees’ perspective. Th e characters come from diverse backgrounds, racially and culturally, which resonated with me. Kindred • Octavia E. Butler • 1979 I read this recently and it blew me away. The protagonist is a young black woman who fi nds herself pulled back in time to a slave plantation in 19th century Maryland. A genre-defying, much-laurelled masterpiece. ....
Now streaming on: A documentary with Rupert Isaacson, Kristin Neff, Rowan Isaacson, Simon Baron-Cohen, Temple Grandin, Roy Richard Grinker, Tulga, Ghoste. The Horse Boy tells a remarkable story. A 4-year-old Texas boy with autism has angry seizures, isn t toilet-trained, is often distant and hostile. His parents fly with him to Mongolia, drive nine hours into the steppes and then journey by horseback, with the boy sharing their saddles, to a sacred mountain in reindeer country. There he undergoes a miraculous cure at the hands of shamans. Advertisement I have many inclinations, but no reason, to doubt this. At the end of the treatment, the shamans tell the parents that on the next day their boy will stop soiling his pants and throwing tantrums. This happens. Today, back home, little Rowan is now 6 and for the first time, plays with friends his own age. ....