His life had included strenuous ardors and undercover work in Cuba for MI6 and the CIA ... see “exhaustion and emptiness” on that much reproduced face. Graham Greene, no mean travel writer himself and ...
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Laws of Man' writer/director Phil Blattenberger can tie his passion for moviemaking to his childhood in the Smithsburg area.
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Ireland’s longstanding Honorary Consul in the South-East of France reflects on his long friendship with the award-winning ...
Norman Lewis is more relevant than ever. He reveals the world in all its soiled beauty and makes you feel you have never seen it before. He is the travel writer’s travel writer, conjuring prose with ...
As Conclave features heavily in the awards season – 12 nominations in the Baftas, and more expected in the Oscar line-up as ...