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James by Percival Everett – Huckleberry Finn reimagined

A bravura rewriting of Mark Twain’s classic from the enslaved Jim’s point of view

The Guardian - UK

James by Percival Everett review – a gripping reimagining of Huckleberry Finn

Percival Everett’s gleeful reboot of Mark Twain puts the enslaved Jim centre stage in a horrifying, painful and funny novel

The Guardian - UK

‘I’d love a scathing review’: novelist Percival Everett on American Fiction and rewriting Huckleberry Finn

His work triumphed at the Oscars, but the Booker-shortlisted author isn’t interested in acclaim. He talks to the Guardian about race, taking on Mark Twain and why there’s nothing worse than preaching to the choir

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Kevin Hart To Receive Mark Twain Prize For Humor

Kevin Hart, the renowned comedian and actor, to be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center gala. Celebrating his journey...

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How to deal with memory loss

Tips for senior citizens to deal with forgetfulness and slow memory loss, including learning new skills and solving puzzles.

The Hindu

Remote work, AI, and skills-based hiring threaten to put our jobs on the chopping block—but experts say those fears are overblown

Jobs of the future will look different, but yours is probably safe. Just not in the way you think.

Fortune

A Cold Spell by Max Leonard review – from cube to crisis

A fascinating exploration of how ice has shaped human existence

The Guardian - UK

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Report aims to plug 'vital' information gap for Scottish land reform policy

“BUY land,” American wit Mark Twain famously quipped, “they’re not making it anymore" ...

The National (Scotland)

Rude MPs, winning books and duos falling out – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Kevin Hart will receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy

Comedian Kevin Hart has been chosen to receive the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in American humor

The Independent UK

Why Bermuda isn’t just for honeymooners

For a family holiday with a difference, visit Bermuda to soak up endless sun, eat stellar seafood and experience water sports against the backdrop of pink beaches. Be careful though, you might never want to leave, says Samantha Simmonds

Evening Standard

Join the club: Passion sustains K Circle, the oldest quizzing group in Hyderabad

K Circle Quizzing group is one of the oldest surviving quizzing groups of Hyderabad. The quizzing group celebrates its golden jubilee by hosting Kaikuu 2023, a quiz festival for the quizzers of India at the Bhaskara Auditorium, Hyderabad in October

The Hindu

Lori Borgman: Getting a jump-start on summer

We may be alike in that you, too, believed frog jumping contests had gone the way of Mark Twain, steamboats and rotary dial telephones.

Tribune News Service

Boomer Esiason weighs in on Corey Dillon’s Bengals Ring of Honor comments

Boomer Esiason has thoughts on Corey Dillon's comments.

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'I sailed the Mississippi River on the largest steamboat ever built - it's no ordinary cruise'

American Queen is the largest steamboat ever built and a cruise on the mighty Mississippi river in the USA is an easy paced voyage of discovery from New Orleans to Memphis taking in music and plantation homes

Louder

"For a while, it was the worst song on the album…" The story behind Rush's Tom Sawyer

Inspired by old books and new technology, Tom Sawyer was the song that reinvented prog giants Rush – but it almost never made the album

The Guardian - UK

Selling yourself is a minefield for all of us – not just students. Here’s how to do it in 600 words

The fine art of self-promotion is more vital than ever – and crafting a personal statement is apt training for modern life, says writer and reviewer Katy Guest

Salon

Why are Republicans so bad at lying?

They lie so much, shouldn’t they be better at it?

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Chicago Sun-Times

Despite glorious voices, mighty ‘Big River’ musical gets conventional staging at Mercury Theater

Director Christopher Chase Carter has delivered a simplistic take on the story, that lacks any sort of irony, satire or self-awareness — an anathema to Mark Twain’s entire oeuvre.

The Guardian - US

Oyster stew, sturgeon soup: historic menus from Lincoln’s inaugural to San Quentin prison

New York exhibition of more than 200 menus traces US history through a century of dining

The Conversation

ChatGPT's greatest achievement might just be its ability to trick us into thinking that it's honest

In American writer Mark Twain’s autobiography, he quotes — or perhaps misquotes — former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli as saying: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

Tribune News Service

John Clay: Kentuckians will soon be able to legally wager on sports. Why that’s a good thing.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mark Twain might or might not have famously said he wanted to be in Kentucky when the world ends. Everything happens 20 years later here.

Fortune

The bank collapses triggered by SVB have uncanny parallels to the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s

“The arithmetic behind it was timeless," George Ball of Sanders Morris Harris told Fortune.

Los Angeles Times

Adam Sandler gets Mark Twain Prize salute from loyal friends, co-stars

Billy Madison is all grown up, winning big prizes like the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor — an award previously bestowed on comedians and actors such as Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart and Carol Burnett.

The New Daily

Adam Sandler awarded Mark Twain Prize for comedy

Actor and comedian Adam Sandler has become the 24th recipient of the Kennedy Centre's Mark Twain Prize for American Humour.

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