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Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler review: Not close to taming Shakespeare’s classic text

Edit The Irish Times 09 Jul 2016
Future generations may well question the relevance, or simply ignore it. Anne Tyler’s legions of fans will openly sigh, while a random reader happening upon this mess is more likely to abandon ship. By any standards, Vinegar Girl is a limp comedy that tries too hard, with scant results ... Crime fiction. Deliriously unpleasant characters and devilish plots Tongulish by Rita Ann Higgins review ... “We Need to Talk About Kate” ... But be warned....

East West Street by Philippe Sands review: shapers of the Nuremberg trials

Edit The Irish Times 09 Jul 2016
In the densely populated field of literature on the second World War, it is rare to come across a book that adds genuinely new insights into the war or its legacies. A rare exception that manages to do both is Philippe Sands’s new book ... Sands, a practising barrister, is well known internationally as a legal scholar of genocide and crimes against humanity ... Evelyn Waugh ... Deliriously unpleasant characters and devilish plots ... Hans Frank....

Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited by Philip Eade review: A bright glum thing

Edit The Irish Times 09 Jul 2016
In late 1949, as George Orwell was living through what would be the final months of his life, he addressed himself to the matter of completing yet another of the book reviews that had formed so large a part of his career as a writer. The book was Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited ... Hilaire Belloc believed that Waugh had “the devil in him” ... ... Deliriously unpleasant characters and devilish plots Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler review ... ... ... ....

At the Existentialist Cafe by Sarah Bakewell review: a philosophical cocktail

Edit The Irish Times 09 Jul 2016
The popular fascination with existentialism in the two decades or so after the second World War was extremely peculiar, given that very few people, especially in the English-speaking world, knew what existentialism was ... the Flore and the nearby Deux Magots ... And what a right royal time they had of it ... A Life Revisited by Philip Eade review ... Deliriously unpleasant characters and devilish plots Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler review ... ....

Goldberg: Dems’ grass roots ready for ... Liz

Edit Boston Herald 08 Jul 2016
Paging Elizabeth Warren. This is your moment. In 2007, Democrats were delirious with rage about the Iraq war ... The rest, as they say, is history ... ....

Street art, techno museums to bottle Berlin's cultural lightning

Edit Deccan Chronicle 08 Jul 2016
Berlin. Berlin, the cash-strapped capital of Europe's top economy, has long tried to turn alternative culture into gold, but ambitious new bids to present underground art in museum settings could break new ground ... 'Techno was the impetus' ... 'Delirious and mad' ... "The project is delirious and mad at the same time which is why it's perfect for Berlin," the city's top culture official, Tim Renner, said ... ....

Today in history: World Cup records tumble as Germany dismantle Brazil 7-1

Edit Modern Ghana 08 Jul 2016
By Allsports.com.gh ... Read more. Hulk Asamoah Gyan's Shanghai SIPG sign Brazil international ... Two goals for Toni Kroos and Andre Schurrle , plus one each for Thomas Muller, Sami Khedira, and record-breaking 16th World Cup goal for Miroslav Klose saw the visitors delirious, while Brazil begins a period of soul-searching such as never before ... A break by Khedira then led to the corner from which Germany took the lead in the 11th minute....

With 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,' Adam DeVine tries a new role: leading man

Edit Syracuse 08 Jul 2016
The movie posters for the new comedy "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates" prominently feature a shirtless Zac Efron, which is understandable given how much of a box office draw his abs tend to be. But let's make this clear. When it comes to "Mike and Dave," which opens in wide release Friday (July 8), Efron and his abs are there just for window dressing ... 20th Century FOX ... ... "I'm going to be Mike!," DeVine bellows over the delirious crowd....

Staying Safe During the Summertime Heat (Sussex County, NJ)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jul 2016
(Source. Sussex County, NJ). Exposure to excessive heat can cause illness, injury and death. Approximately 400 people die each year from exposure to heat due to weather conditions, and many more people die from health conditions that are worsened by exposure to excess heat. Most heat-related deaths occur during the summer months ... Victims may become delirious or unconscious ... Victims may have pale, clammy skin and sweat profusely ... (noodl....

DiMaggio's twin-bill showing: 6 hits; streak at 48 (New York Yankees)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jul 2016
(Source. New York Yankees). New York won the first game, 8 to 4, and the second game, 3 to 1. But the numbers the largest Yankee Stadium crowd of the season (60,948 persons) and the rest of the streak-crazy country were more concerned about were games 47 and 48 of DiMaggio's Major League-record streak. • Joe DiMaggio's run to 56. Rewriting the record ... But it wasn't just his hitting that made the fans delirious ... • Follow @TheStreak ... (noodl....

Rio 2016 Olympics: Dipa Karmakar is a ‘world class gymnast’

Edit Indian Express 07 Jul 2016
Dipa Karmakar who has stayed calm and poised through her meteoric rise, finally was keen on celebrating the success. (Source. PTI) ... — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) 6 July 2016 ... “It’s common for gymnasts from Russia, US, Japan and China ... There’s no short-cuts ... The coach though deliriously happy, is keen on keeping all emotion in check and focus on Rio – a venue where Karmakar earned her qualification and won a maiden test event medal ... ....

1984 anti-Sikh riots: In death, end of a 32-yr-long, lonely wait for compensation

Edit Indian Express 07 Jul 2016
Niranjan Singh’s family lives in the same house where he was set on fire, over three decades ago. (Express Photo by Manoj Kumar) ... Share This Article. Related Article. 1984 anti-Sikh riots ... 3 }); }); ... “Towards the end, when he was almost delirious, the only thing he would keep talking about was the cheque, telling us ‘my cheqee will come, go and check with the gurdwara if my cheque has come.In the end, he died waiting for it,” she added....

1984 anti-Sikh riots: In death, the end of a 32-year-long and lonely wait for compensation

Edit Indian Express 07 Jul 2016
Niranjan Singh’s family lives in the same house where he was set on fire, over three decades ago. (Express Photo. Manoj Kumar). Niranjan Singh (74), a resident of Nai Basti in Gurgaon, had held on to a sliver of hope in the last days of his life ... “Towards the end, when he was almost delirious, the only thing he would keep talking about was the cheque, telling us ‘my cheque will come, go and check with the gurdwara if my cheque has come....
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