Among the many dramatic episodes in the brief life of the poet Nakahara Chūya, the most infamous involves a love triangle between the poet, an aspiring actress called Hasegawa Yasuko, and the critic ...

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However, it was critically acclaimed and currently holds an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with its critics consensus reading ...

The 250th or Quarter Millennial of Paul Revere’s famous ride – which marked beginning of the American Revolution – is now almost upon us. It’s one that occurred in the overnight hours from April 18 to ...

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The Cold War was a war of armaments and ideologies—but it was also a war of words, fought in classrooms, libraries, and on ...

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FIFTY-six years after it was released to general indifference, Nick Drake’s superb 1969 debut album, Five Leaves Left, is to be the subject of ...

At first, Jim Reynolds thought it was a scarecrow slumped on the sloping bank in front of West Chapple farm, attracting the ...