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9 hours ago

Jezebel's February Book Pick: A Story Collection About Living in the Shadow of the Troubles

Liadan Ní Chuinn was born in Northern Ireland in 1998, the year the Good Friday Agreement ended the Troubles, the decades of violence stemming from England's occupation of Ireland. Other recent fiction about the Troubles-the novels and Trespasses , the TV show Derry Girls (all excellent)-is set firmly in the last century, relegating the violence to history. Ní Chuinn's work does the opposite: Their new book of short stories, Every One Still Her e, is set in contemporary Northern Ireland.
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fromOpen Culture
6 months ago

The Nazis' 10 Control-Freak Rules for Jazz Performers: A Strange List from World War II

Jazz's rise caused racial panic in early 20th century America, later becoming part of majority culture by WWII despite some dilution.
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7 months ago

The Taliban has banned a lot of things ... but chess?

The Taliban enforces a ban on chess, viewing it as a violation of their interpretation of Islamic law.
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