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The Countess of Romanones, born Aline Griffith of Pearl River, NY filled her memoir The SPY WORE RED: My Adventures as an Undercover Agent in World War II with violent activities created to introduce her as a virtual "Jane Bond" of espionage when, in fact, she was a civil service clerk, grade 5 employed by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), predecessor of today's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). These violent activities assassinations, murders, wild car chases and the like, would have drawn the ire of Spain's dictator... Читать дальше...

As the convention at Philadelphia wrapped up on September 17, 1787 there was no fist-pumping. Benjamin Franklin was supposedly asked what sort of government the delegates had invented, a monarchy or a republic. The 81-year-old is said to have responded, “A republic, if you can keep it,” as ambiguously as any Greek oracle, and dour. Did he mean, “If you can defend it from foreign powers”? Did he mean “If you can avoid civil war”? Or—as Nancy Pelosi implied when she invoked the quotation to support... Читать дальше...

Almost lost in the flurry of activity flowing from the new Biden Administration, the issue of human rights has been thrust center stage. After a four-year absence from the U.S. agenda, the Biden team announced Tuesday a new set of sanctions against senior Russian officials for the attempted poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the highly charismatic and effective political activist who is leading protests against Russian corruption and autocracy.

Director Agnieszka Holland (l) and writer Andrea Chalupa (r)

Director Agnieszka Holland is celebrated for her career in filmmaking and screenwriting and for her political activism in Poland. Among her achievements as a filmmaker, she collaborated on the screenplay adaptation of Andrzej Wajda's Danton (1983), then directed Angry Harvest (1985), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1992, she earned even greater international acclaim, including a... Читать дальше...

The recent Senate acquittal of former president Donald Trump renewed attention on QAnon followers, with reports that some followers are taking the trial result as evidence of the correctness of their beliefs, galvanizing their faith in “the plan.” Prior to the acquittal vote, other QAnon followers had soured on the group, particularly after the failed prophecy on January 6 that Trump would remain president.

My formative experience of America came during this country’s great summertime of resurgence. It was 1984, I was sixteen years old, and I had flown into Los Angeles on the eve of the Olympics. For the next six weeks, I watched, wide-eyed, as the long national nightmare of Vietnam, Watergate and the Iranian hostage crisis was brought to an end by a modern-day gold-rush.

German Woodcut, ca. 1722

1. Yes, the ancient world did know about werewolves!

The modern conception of the werewolf and his lore (it usually is his) is mainly conveyed by the movies, in an unbroken chain beginning with Universal Pictures’ The Wolf Man of 1941, starring Lon Chaney Jr., and continuing today in the rather good Underworld series. The roots of these lie in the pulp fiction of the early twentieth century. Amongst all this, werewolf afficionados usually single out one novel as retaining some literary merit... Читать дальше...

The fear of black power drives today’s right wing politics.  Since Barack Obama’s election, a virulent stream of racism has coursed through the Republican Party, stimulating the Birther campaign which catapulted Donald Trump to prominence. More recently, it drove the paranoia about “fraud” in Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Detroit.

The AIADMK fast-tracks a Bill providing exclusive reservation for the Vanniyar community in Tamil Nadu with an eye on electoral gains, but the decision has angered other caste groups and may backfire on the ruling party.

"What I saw tonight was somebody who is totally un-self-aware, completely unaware of how she sounded," she said.

Joseph Vindel went to Harvey, LA to meet someone to sell a dirt bike and he has been missing since. Continue reading…

JNS.org – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a summit meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.82% to 31,496.30 and the S&P 500 gained 0.81% to finish the trading week at 3,841.94. Spot gold dropped...

Owaisi's AIMIM ties up with Dhinakaran-led AMMK for Tamil Nadu polls

To mark this occasion, we thought it would be nice to share the story of an ordinary woman, achieving some extraordinary things. Who better to turn to for some inspiration than a grounded and relatable CrossFit athlete who is currently the 19th fittest woman in the world? Emma McQuaid has always had an interest in […]

After another month of NBA action, a few players have proved themselves as clear favorites for the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award. There are still plenty of games left in the season for a darkhorse candidate to put up solid numbers. So let’s dive in! Top 10 Most Improved Player Odds Odds courtesy […]

Deputy First Minister John Swinney says the club's silence was "deafening" as fans gathered to celebrate title victory.

Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly offered some unsolicited advice to Oprah Winfrey while watching her bombshell interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and she was met with ridicule and criticism.

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