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Adolf Hitler spurned the kisses and flowers of France’s La Saint Valentin and vowed to make his people “tough as leather and ...

If there’s one thing notable about this week, it is a celebration of love. Valentine’s Day means you’re searching for date ideas or chocolates to buy your special person. But among the flowers, there ...

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Michael Longley, the last survivor of a remarkable triumvirate of Northern Irish poets that included Seamus Heaney and Derek Mahon, who was celebrated for the meditative beauty of his compact lyrics, ...

I was delighted recently to discover that three of my favorite authors, all from extremely different backgrounds and ...

Jérôme Sueur’s “Natural History of Silence” and Pico Iyer’s “Aflame” explore the quiet (and the sounds) that sustain us ...

From brand new bands to the Tim Burton revival, a fresh generation is discovering goth and making it their own. Ed Power investigates what goth looks like in the 2020s – and why it’s back now ...