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Peter O’Toole is Ireland’s greatest screen actor

25.04.2024 10

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How conventional wisdom can change over time

08.04.2024 7

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The story behind the timeless tune Danny Boy

The fascinating origins and emotional depth of the classic Danny Boy song Watching the television broadcast of former prime minister Brian...

27.03.2024 6

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How bad could a Trump-Biden election rematch get?

Past instances of surprising U.S. presidential election results could foreshadow the Trump-Biden slug-fest My first real-time American...

31.12.2023 10

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The first rock ’n’ roll Christmas

The controversy and clever marketing behind Elvis Presley’s Rock ’n’ Roll Christmas album Teenagers in the 1950s couldn’t escape the...

16.12.2023 8

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Is it rude to point out the historical inaccuracies in Napoleon?

The errors in Ridley Scott’s new Napoleon film are par for the course for this director If memory serves, I’ve seen three movie portrayals...

01.12.2023 3

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Prime-time boxing and the Legends of September 1953

The losers of two boxing contests held that month proved to be the real winners in life There was a time when professional boxing was very much...

26.09.2023 8

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Piecing together the last days of Imperial Japan

Historical animosity between Japan and the Soviet Union shaped the final act of the Second World War Most of us date the end of the Second World...

14.09.2023 20

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