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From Nabokov to Miffy: Liu Ye on his cultural references

Artist Liu Ye tells us what inspires him, as his exhibition ‘Naive and Sentimental Painting’ is on show in London

Wallpaper

Watchdog probes investments following lawyer's death

A Victorian law firm has uncovered concerns about mortgage investments made by a partner following his death and reported it to the legal watchdog.

AAP

New House speaker Mike Johnson praised ‘18th-century values’ in speech

Louisiana congressman told audience at 2013 anti-abortion event Americans should live by 250-year-old religious and moral values

The Guardian - US

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Bex Burch: There Is Only Love and Fear review – messy minimalism that grooves hard

The percussionist shares characteristics with Steve Reich or John Adams, but intersects this with sounds from Mali, Bali and Latin America in a freakish fusion of jazz, techno and funk

The Guardian - UK

The Things We Can't Say

As the culture war permeates American life, combatants set their sights on the ways we express ourselves.

Reason

The Total Film FrightFest Awards 2023

And the winners are...

Total Film

Campaigners launch fresh Stonehenge road legal challenge

The plans involve overhauling eight miles of the A303, including digging a two-mile tunnel.

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How Lectrosonics Helps Re-Imagines Opera Productions

New series offers all-in-one and box-type thin clients with Windows 10 IoT, Linux or Non-OS Systems.

AVNetwork

Kamala Harris has tied the record for the most tie-breaking votes in Senate history – a brief overview of what vice presidents do

On Jan. 20, 2021, Kamala Harris became the first African American, the first person of South Asian descent and the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States.

The Conversation

‘The human stories behind the music we love’: Radio 3’s Composer of the Week turns 80

As the BBC programme celebrates a milestone, Donald Macleod – in the presenter’s chair for almost 25 years – reflects on its storytelling power and shares his own tales of Hollywood and handstands

The Guardian - UK

Kamala Harris Ties Record For Most Tie-Breaking Votes By A Vice President

Harris matches John C. Calhoun with her 31st tie-breaking vote in the Senate, surpassing Pence's tally

Zenger

Fourth of July 2024: How did the national holiday originate and why do Americans celebrate it?

This year marks the 248th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

The Independent UK

John Adams’ Heartfelt Letter Fetches $40,000 At Auction

Founding Father's intimate advice to teenager stirs emotions and insights into his personal life.

Zenger

Fourth of July 2023: How did the national holiday originate and why do Americans celebrate it?

This year marks the 247th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

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The Independent UK

Which three US presidents died on the fourth of July?

US celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence and remembers the Founding Fathers who made it possible

Daily Mirror

Creepy history of White House 4th July Celebrations - no beers, death and dodgy fireworks

From horse racing and festivals under Thomas Jefferson to unfortunate incidents and eerie occurrences, the Fourth of July celebrations at the White House have a storied past

The Independent UK

For presidents, July Fourth is a day to chill or strut or get an earful of red, white and boo

Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public

The Independent UK

What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions

The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks

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Salon

Why the right is so terrified of "woke"

Conservatives didn't want to hear about white privilege. So they abandoned reality and joined the orange man's cult

Salon

Pence joins past veep to challenge boss

There is one other time in history when a vice president ran against the president he served with in office

The Conversation

Mike Pence is jockeying against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination – joining the ranks of just one vice president who, in 1800, also ran against a former boss

Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork to declare his candidacy for president on June 5, 2023 – placing him in unusual ranks.

Salon

Founding fathers: Way too woke?

Jefferson, Hamilton and those other guys come with well-known baggage. But compare them to Republicans, please

Reason

The Federalists and the Sedition Act

The Sedition Act of 1798 famously expired on March 3, 1801, and purported to punish false and malicious statements about the Federalist President John Adams and the majority-Federalist Congress, not about the Democratic-Republican Vice-President Thomas Jefferson. This is often mentioned as evidence of the Federalists' partisanship in enacting the Act.…

Evening Standard

Attacca Quartet at King’s Place review: intense and aggressively forward

From Mozart to Star Wars, the New York-based quartet gave it their all

Salon

"Top Chef" producer talks season twists

John Adams on creating the global challenges, where to grocery shop in London and where empanadas really come from

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