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Books Do Furnish a Room

Michael Jones | Posted 12.11.2009 | Books

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Michael Jones

Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall: she writes, as Anthony Powell did, a world unto itself. The fire crackles both in the cold drafty Esher Hall where Cardinal Wolsey is exiled to from Hampton Court.

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Ten Tremendous Women Who Never Married

Samara O'Shea | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

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Samara O'Shea

The following women serve as a sweet reminder that you don't need anyone but yourself to live an incredible life and have people remember you long after you're gone.

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Tudor Manbag, Compact Mirror To Be Displayed In Britain

Reuters | Georgina Cooper | Posted 10.12.2009 | Style

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The artifacts include a well preserved leather "manbag" complete with compact mirror and cut-throat razor -- the height of Tudor fashion, a giant 4 fo...

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The Search for a Bailout End Game

Don McNay | Posted 03.27.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

Every bailout plan reminds me of an economic re-run of the Iraq war: There is a lot of panic. A hastily written plan sweeps through Congress without scrutiny. The plan is expected to "shock and awe" us.

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Office Romance: A Valentine's Day Ode

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

On this romantic holiday, let's all raise a cup of very sweet nectar to Eros, who is no stranger to our shore. Tomorrow we can straighten up, fly right, and laugh at the idiots in the matching velour jumpsuits.

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