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Rereading: Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig

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RereadingFictionFamous for his novellas, popular histories and biographies, Stefan Zweig wrote only one novel, a study of nostalgia and disillusionmentWhen Stefan Zweig, forced into a peripatetic life by the rise of Nazism, arrived in New York in 1935, he was persistently asked to make a statement about the treatment of the Jews in Germany. He refused to be drawn out, and said in correspondence that his reason was that anything he said would probably only make their situation worse. Read More...

Eastbound & Down Series Finale Recap: Our Journey Ends Here

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Eastbound & Down Chapter 29 Season 4 Episode 8 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** «Previous Next « PreviousEpisode Next Episode » Eastbound & Down Chapter 29 Season 4 Episode 8 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** «Previous Next « PreviousEpisode Next Episode » So, This Is It. For realsies this time. Forever. And for an episode that would otherwise be a conventional, solid end to the most sentimental season of this whole raunchy-as-fuck, odd series, the last five minutes are really what made it shine. Read More...

I'm a mum-of-7 at 35 and people always ask how we afford such a big family - here's how we do it

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A MUM-OF-SEVEN has revealed that people always ask her how she affords to have such a big family and now she has set the record straight. Ariel Tyson, from Bozeman, Montana, US, always knew that she wanted a big family as she is one of four siblings. She is now 35-years-old and a mum to six boys and one girl.  She lives with her children and pastor husband Michael in Tennessee where they are currently renovating their home. Read More...