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Colombia’s Border Crisis
In response to attacks by warring guerrilla factions that have killed dozens of people and displaced tens of ...
London Review of Books7d
Undoing Maria Callas
When diva worship turns an artist into an icon, everyone ...
London Review of Books5d
‘Universal Language’
I always like to say that Iranian cinema emerges out of a thousand years of poetry, and Canadian cinema emerges ...
London Review of Books1d
Remembering Nan Shepherd
The novels weren’t the point. The point of Nan Shepherd was herself. My mother described what a thrill it was to ...
London Review of Books5d
What changed?
For reasons that have little if anything to do with US national security or foreign policy, Donald Trump has made ...
London Review of Books7d
Failures at the CCRC
The new CCRC was independent of the government, free to investigate without political interference. It would have sixty staff ...
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Under the Santa Anas
In last November’s election, a majority of California voters declined to outlaw forced labour among ...
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Snobs, Swots and Hacks
No doubt, some individuals have always pulled levers behind the scenes to benefit themselves and their ...
London Review of Books7d
Democracy’s Funeral
Romania is one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the EU. One-third of the population either live in ...
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At the Thistle
At first glance, the row of booths could be mistaken for a chorus line dressing room. There are eight in all; each with its own strip-lighting, giant mirror and packet of wipes. But the yellow bins ...