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A UK crafter gifted children paper hedgehogs folded from Nicholson Baker’s erotic novel The Fermata. Police were called. He said he was mortified.
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HBO’s ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ is already filming Season 2, with a political storyline that shifts the show’s intimate tone into Westeros court intrigue.
Most people intend to read the Great Books but never do. Shame and academic gatekeeping explain why — and why neither obstacle is real.
Jess Gibson’s “Wild Food” examines relationship surveillance through Sebastian’s accidental discovery of Emily’s Google searches, revealing tensions beneath domestic stability.
The U.S. nears an Iran deal, but Tehran’s Hormuz leverage has only strengthened hard-liners. Any agreement will likely fall short of what maximum pressure promised.


















































