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Samantha de Bendern | The Guardian

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The Russian leader, having faltered, is likely to renew his assault on Ukraine and increase repression at home, says Samantha de Bendern, associate fellow at Chatham House Published: 26 Jun 2023 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKiipLOquMRoqpqlkaPBqa2MnZxmmpWjsaa%2BzQ%3D%3D

Is Amanda McKittrick Ros the worst novelist in history? | Fiction

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Books blogFictionIs Amanda McKittrick Ros the worst novelist in history?There's a very strong case for the fruity prose of the 19th-century author who dreamed up Lord Raspberry and Lily LentilI've played Ex Libris – well, our own free version – with my family every Christmas for years. I hate it, because I feel I should be good at it, and still never win. My everlasting thanks, then, to GalleyCat , for pointing me towards the discovery of a new literary competition with which – if I practise regularly – I'm planning to wipe the floor with them come December. Read More...

James McAvoy Reveals Patricias Kinky Origins for Glass

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James McAvoy has to juggle over 24 distinct personalities in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass,” but which member of “the Horde” is his favorite? Kevin Wendell Crumb, a man with dozens of personalities, was originally introduced in the 2016 thriller “Split. Read More...