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2 days ago · George Orwell. "Orwell" redirects here. For other uses, see Orwell (disambiguation). Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was a British novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2]
3 days ago · James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is an American military veteran who served as the 26th United States secretary of defense from 2017 to 2019. A retired Marine Corps four-star general, he commanded forces in the Persian Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War .
5 days ago · Author and psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster speaks to Artnet's Ben Davis about the surge of interest within the contemporary art world.
5 days ago · Last words or final words are a person's final articulated words, stated prior to death or as death approaches. Often they are recorded because of the decedent's fame, but sometimes because of interest in the statement itself.
5 days ago · Transitioning from academic writing to writing for the public can be challenging. James Lang, author of "Cheating Lessons," addresses this challenge in an upcoming book. The book, "Writing Like a ...
1 day ago · Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff KG, PC ( / ˈkæləhæn / ⓘ KAL-ə-han; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was a British statesman [1] and Labour politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.
1 day ago · Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges, is a speaker on LGBTQ+ equality and civil rights and the co-founder of Equality Vines, a cause-based wine label supporting equality organizations. Jim is the President of the WebQ Board of Directors and serves on advisory boards for the GLBT Historical Society and the Mattachine Society of Washington, DC ...
