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2019 in retrospect

In January work began in earnest on my German dissertation. I was comparing the 1950s poetry of two of East Germany’s leading literary figures: Bertolt Brecht and Heiner Müller. The latter had been charged with unoriginality in contemporary criticism of … Continue reading

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The rise of hyphenates and the demise of icons

As the concluding hours tick down on what to many has seemed a fairly dismal lap around the sun politically and in terms of “iconic” deaths I thought it was time to add my evaluation to the numerous top tens, … Continue reading

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Update V

Hello. Welcome back. It’s been a while. My previous supplement consisted of quite an in depth yet somehow still vacuous description of my attempts at Moroccan cuisine. I must apologise for this but it was not without purpose entirely, you see … Continue reading

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