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Paul Newman and the written word

There are so many reasons to appreciate Paul Newman and here’s just one more: the number of fine novels he helped to bring to life on the screen.The following is just a partial list but it’s interesting to consider the number of times that Newman’s life and career intersected with that of a really good [...]

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Leviathan or, The Whale by Philip Hoare - Review

Leviathan or, The Whale by Philip Hoare
Leviathan or, The Whale is a Sebaldesque triumph, in which the author meditates on his obsession with whales. The narrative is filtered through a reading of, and a quest for, Moby-Dick, but along the way it digresses down dozens of delightful byways, from Hamlet’s observation of a cloud that [...]

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