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“It Didn’t Really Get Cleaned”: Crystal Hefner Shares What Living At The Playboy Mansion Was Like

“I want you to continue my legacy going forward…and I want to remind you to only say good things about me." The post “It Didn’t Really Get Cleaned”: Crystal Hefner Shares What Living At The Playboy Mansion Was Like first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Jan 19, 2024

Thomas Keneally: ‘When I met Barbara Kingsolver I burst into geriatric tears’

The Australian author on wise words from his mother, being blurbed by Graham Greene, and why it’s best to read Dostoyevsky when you’re 80

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

The Hindu Litfest 2024: A sneak peek into Chennai’s literary carnival

Step into the enchanting world of words and ideas at The Hindu Litfest 2024, a literary spectacle transcending boundaries.

The Hindu · Jan 19, 2024

Rare Unpublished Letter By Lord Byron Discovered In UK Mansion

Letter from infamous poet found alongside rare correspondence from Jean Jacques Rousseau

Zenger · Jan 18, 2024

Catalog From Auction Of Princess Diana’s Dresses To Sell For Over $6K

The auction took place on June 25, 1997 - two months before she died in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France.

Zenger · Jan 18, 2024

Remedies Casebook Revision: Chapter 1 ("Introduction")

This is the second in a series of posts about the revision that is in the works for Ames, Chafee, and Re on Remedies. (The previous post is here.) Chapter 1 offers a kind of microcosm of the revisions in Ames, Chafee, and Re on Remedies. The introduction lays out…

Reason · Jan 18, 2024

Five of the best postcolonial novels

A coming-of-age tale in 1930s Barbados, a young man uncovers a terrible secret in rural Sudan and a Booker-winning story of rebellion in India all explore the complex legacy of colonialism

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

The Taylor Swift and Argylle writing conspiracy theory, explained

Did Taylor Swift secretly write a book? Let's break down the conspiracy theory.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 18, 2024

Pulp, page-turners and pure joy: the ultimate summer reading list, picked by you

After we published our list of the best beach reads, we asked readers for their suggestions – including ‘mercifully brief’ fantasy, raucous comedy and a crime thriller that’s ‘tense as hell’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2024

‘I had to stop therapy. I needed the pain’: Fantasia Barrino on trauma, triumph and filming The Color Purple

Barrino entered American Idol in 2004 as a young single mother who struggled to read, and won over the nation with her powerhouse voice and personality. Now she is starring in her first film. She discusses poverty, violence, Oprah – and gratitude

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024