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New waves: high-tech fashion

From The Economist Espresso: New waves: high-tech fashion

https://espresso.economist.com/4a3050ae2c77da4f9c90e2e58e8e520f

Farewell to an auteur: Abbas Kiarostami

From The Economist Espresso: Farewell to an auteur: Abbas Kiarostami

https://espresso.economist.com/482db0ecc10b8a9984ae850c9ada9899

Check out this TED Talk

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John Legend: “Redemption Song”

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Colosseum redux: a new model

From The Economist Espresso: Colosseum redux: a new model

https://espresso.economist.com/04fcc65450efcccdc9869442c3e36310

Quote of the day

From The Economist Espresso: Quote of the day

Better you than me: driverless-car ethics

From The Economist Espresso: Better you than me: driverless-car ethics

https://espresso.economist.com/e327b1649d06bf74fceb4fe73f83bdba

Quote of the day

From The Economist Espresso: Quote of the day

While this is excessively clever, there certainly is some truth in this. Worth considering certainly…

Third Man in Havana: Finding the Heart of Cricket in the World's Most Unlikely Places by Tom Rodwell
TomMcGreevy's review: "A well hearted book describing the efforts that Mr Rodwell led to use cricket to overcome barriers between people and to take the sport into countries and places not usually associated with it. I found it most worthwhile for its descriptions of the places visited and the people encountered along the way."
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
TomMcGreevy's review: "An uneven collection, overly hyped. Where it is good, it is very very good (Things My Mother Said; Zimmer Land; In Retail). But not every story is of this quality. What shines through for me is the humanism of the author's perspective, striving to see the positive, seeking change where no change seems possible. I'd […]
Mikhail and Margarita: A Novel by Julie Himes
TomMcGreevy's review: "Did you ever wonder what caused Bulgakov to write The Master & Margarita? Well Julie Himes proposes an answer in this novel. Without giving the plot away, I think it is fair to say that Himes' story revolves around a love triangle involving Bulgakov, a state intelligence agent, and Margarita. As with many love triang […]
In For a Spell (The Magical Matchmaker Series Book 4) by Sharon Clare
TomMcGreevy's review: "A wonderful read. I own up that I know and like the author. However the quality of the writing, the telling of the story, the emotional sense that the characters convey all stand on their own. I've read other of Sharon's works and this one shows an authoress well polished in her craft. And her craft is people being […]