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Gordon Wood's Enduring Defense of the American Revolution

Plus: When tattoos meet copyright law

Reason

Celebration Day: Nathaniel Parker performs Samuel Johnson’s ‘On the Death of Dr Robert Levet’ in memory of his mother

Nathaniel Parker, best known for his roles in Inspector Linely and Maigret, reads “On the Death of Dr Robert Levet” by Samuel Johnson in memory of his late mother who worked as an NHS doctor. “How often do we get the chance, in this incredibly busy and fast life, to…

The Independent UK

‘Poetry helped me find my feet again’: Joanna Scanlan and Ophelia Lovibond perform readings in memory of loved ones for Celebration Day

Works by Samuel Johnson, Wendy Cope and Robert Browning are read aloud in a series of poignant short films about grief

The Independent UK

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How the Slaveholding Founders Really Felt About Slavery

Angst, guilt, and more self-awareness than you might expect

Reason

Random Musing: Trumpery – the Middle English word that eerily predicted the era of Donald Trump

The notion lives on in a post-colonial society where English – and who has access to it – is a marker of civility and civilisation. The Higgins-Macaulay Complex continues to haunt post-colonial societies, but there are times when the English language can be oddly prescient.

The Times of India

Reasons to love London: From corner shop culture to Harry Styles taking over Wembley

The term Londonmaxxing has gone viral as people cotton on to what The Standard has always said: London is the greatest city in the world. From A-listers on Lime bikes to the return of Simpson’s in the Strand, this is why it’s the city that keeps on giving

Evening Standard

Poem of the week: On the Death of Dr Robert Levet by Samuel Johnson

An elegy to the poet’s personal physician is full of vivid detail delivered with infectious warmth

The Guardian - UK

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The man behind Scotland and Corsica’s enduring link

It is a common belief among Scots that certain European peoples have a special regard for them, unlike any feeling they may nurture for other…

The National (Scotland)

Tiny Nations in the Crack of the Map

You could travel to a foreign country, or you could create your own.

Reason

Enjoyed together, Red Dwarf and Jane Austen offer a lesson in immersive world building

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. An Austen enthusiast might attend the birthday ball at the Alton Assembly Rooms in Hampshire or take an Austen-themed walking tour. They might dance at the Pump Rooms in Bath, a city with strong Austen connections, or in Utah, which…

The Conversation

My Mom Jayne review – the beautiful, touching tale of a film star, by the daughter who lost her aged three

Actor Mariska Hartigay was too young to properly remember her mother Jayne Mansfield, who died in a car crash. So she has made this thoughtful, articulate biopic to get closer to her

The Guardian - UK

Juneteenth is the most widely known US emancipation celebration – but it’s not the only one

The federal holiday recognizes when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas found out they were free. But New York, Ohio, Mississippi and Florida have their own freedom days

The Guardian - US

Yet Another Federal Court Rules Against Trump in an Alien Enemies Act Case

The Southern District of New York rules Trump invoked the Act illegally, because there is no "invasion" or "predatory incursion."

Reason

Federal District Court Rules Against Trump in Alien Enemies Act Case

The court ruled that Trump invoked the AEA illegally, blocks deportation of Venezuelan migrants who filed the case, and sets out standards for notifying them of their rights to challenge their deportation.

Reason

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Shakespeare’s Cymbeline explores how to live through the end of the world

Written in 1611, Shakespeare’s Cymbeline is a raw mess – full of feeling and as messy as life. The 18th-century man of letters, Samuel Johnson decried the play as a work of “unresisting imbecility”, a hotch-potch of incongruities.

The Independent UK

Timothy West: Acclaimed actor who shone on screen and stage

A towering presence on stage and screen who was equally adept in comedy roles such as Bradley Hardacre in ‘Brass’

The Guardian - UK

Why we just can’t wait to stop procrastinating

Brief letters: Samuel Johnson’s wisdom | Rachel Reeves’s big gamble | Christmas trees | Weather forecasters | Ex-X

The Guardian - UK

Timothy West: a modest maestro who embodied the best of British theatre

With a remarkable knack of bringing history to life on stage and screen, West honed his craft with devotion and delight

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Timothy West, star of stage, film and television, dies aged 90

With a career ranging from Shakespeare to EastEnders Great Canal Journeys, actor was a familiar face from the 1960s onwards

The Canberra Times

'I'm ready to dance again': Samuel Johnson wants to party with Canberrans for his beloved Connie

Get your tickets for the 'snazzy' event at the Canberra Casino.

Reason

Lawsuit Against Kathy Griffin Alleging She Tweeted to Get Man Fired Can Go Forward

A quick summary of the factual allegations: On April 24, 2021, Samuel Johnson sat down for dinner at a hotel in Franklin, Tennessee. Shortly after, a group of forty to fifty teenagers began taking prom pictures nearby. The boisterous teenagers apparently disturbed Johnson and other customers, prompting him to ask…

The Guardian - UK

Rumbles by Elsa Richardson review – gut reaction

A vivid cultural of digestion, from ancient Greece to All-Bran

Evening Standard

Dickens! Hendrix! Johnson! Inside London's most historic houses

Author Alice Loxton uncovers some of the capital’s historic gems — like the townhouse that was home to both Handel and Hendrix

The Guardian - UK

Entangled Pasts: Art, Colonialism and Change review – the most radical show in the RA’s history

The latest institution to confront its colonial past, the RA does so to enthralling effect, using the art and its subjects – spanning 250 years, from Turner to Lubaina Himid – rather than the wall texts to shock and enlighten

The Guardian - UK

What the UK wants for Christmas is to get Brexit undone

Importers, exporters, private citizens and the Labour party all urgently need the economy to function better than this

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