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It was once called 'the weaving capital of the world'. But with the textile industry long gone, Blackburn has a new – and perhaps more dubious – claim to fame as Britain's vaping hotspot.The former mill town in Lancashire has the…

The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy from the Mediterranean to China Roger D. Kaplan (Random House, 400 pages, $23.23) In his new book The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy from the Mediterranean to…

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by Susanne Downing   Certain basic functions of everyday life distinguish us from animals. Our use of fire is among them. We cook with it, heat with it, and light the darkness with it. In many ways, fire on the stove is the center of…

Dinner with Joseph Johnson: Books and Friendship in a Revolutionary AgeBy Daisy Hay(Princeton University Press, 516 pages, $32) From 1760 to 1809, British bookseller and publisher Joseph Johnson (1738–1809) hosted a weekly…

A century ago, on December 30, 1922, Russia signed treaties with Ukraine, Byelorussia (now Belarus), and Transcaucasia (combining Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) to form the Soviet Union. The latter continued to expand,…

It’s encouraging to know that after untold centuries of everyone understanding and knowing what a man is and what a woman is, that we fancy, Twenty-First Century dwellers have redefined what we claim these persons are, when woke…

Century 21 Real Estate announced its “Number Ones” for 2021, selected from brand-affiliated companies, producers, offices and teams across the U.S. and globe. The company says the awards represent the…

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Dr Gregory Poland (pictured), a top epidemiologist at the Mayo Clinic, warned Covid could be with humans for so long that 'your great-great-great-grandchildren will still be getting immunized' against the virusWhile many Americans…