Biography EssayP. G. Wodehouse was born 15 October 1881 in Guildford, the suburb of London to which Charles Dickens retired Mr. Pickwick, and educated at Dulwich College, one of England's best public ...
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P. G. Wodehouse was born in Guildford, the suburb of London to which Dickens retired Mr. Pickwick, and educated at Dulwich College, one of England's best public schools. After graduating, Wodehouse wo...
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P. G. Wodehouse is an anomaly in twentieth-century fiction. In an age of relentless artistic experimentation, he wrote fiction firmly rooted in the Edwardian world of his childhood. In an age of rapid...
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We've never quite figured out where to place Mike Bloomberg on the ideological spectrum.
He's not any of the usual New York categories: social liberal/fiscal conservative, for example, or white-et...
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The Times editorial board has spent most of Mike Bloomberg's term as his most formidable political ally, and occasionally something like his only one. He and they have had their disagreements here ...
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He avowed his "unwavering allegiance to the power of science and a profound commitment to use that power to help people" (sub in technology for science and you have the Bloomberg philosophy.)
The...
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Here's something rather new to the city scene: a Moveon.org-style volunteer group (it appears) that's raised some money to air a slick anti-Walmart spot.
The 60-second ad The Politicker previewed ...
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After Mike's less-than-totally-clear position on the Iraq war emerged more clearly as a campaign issue yesterday, a Bloomberg aide emailed over some remarks of his from August which, while still no...
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