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Book review: 'Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest' by Wade Davis
Tribune NewspapersOn June 6, 1924, two men set out from a camp set at 23,000 feet on Mt. Everest. They were George Mallory, who, at 37, was already one of the world's most accomplished climbers, and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, a 22-year-old Oxford graduate with little...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Buddhism, Natural Resources
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Cheerio in Los Feliz
The iPad on Lisa Borgnes Giramonti's kitchen counter is propped up by an intricately carved wooden bookstand near an Old World-flavored Aga stove. Call it a study in contrasts. Better yet, consider the scene to be the embodiment of the artist's primary...Tags: Apple iPad, New York, Surgery, London (England), Furniture
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Looking at Virginia Woolf's death with newly opened archive
Jacket CopyLetters from Virginia Woolf's set, being opened to the public for the first time, cast new light on the Bloomsbury group of, as one wrote, "dirty intellectuals." The newly opened archive, at Cambridge University, consists of two collections of letters,...... -
The analyst triangle
Special to The TimesI believe it was in Los Angeles, just over 20 years ago, that I first heard the name of Sabina Spielrein. Film producer Howard Rosenman told me the fascinating story of the Russian doctor, one of the first female psychoanalysts, who, as a teenager, had...Tags: Russia, John Kerr, Literature, Arts and Culture, Health Treatments
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In London's Bloomsbury, the artistic legacy of two strong-willed sisters
When I visit London, I usually stay in Bloomsbury, slightly north of Piccadilly Circus and the River Thames. It's a pleasure to wander among the neighborhood's stately 19th century row houses and quiet squares, full of landmarks recalling the many...Tags: Arts and Culture, San Marino, Hospitals and Clinics, Arts, Virginia
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London sleeps
Tribune staff reporterWe were on a mission. Go to London and find at least 15 quality hotels where two can stay for $150 or less a night. That's right. Not 150 pounds, but 150 dollars, including breakfast and tax (the dreaded VAT, a.k.a. value-added tax at 17.5 percent). It...Tags: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Arts and Culture, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, St. George
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