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AGeorgian jelly shop would look perfectly respectable in the light of day. A shopper might step inside from the crowded street and sit down to enjoy a glass of delicately flavoured jelly – a refined and modern experience. After dark, however,...
Reading your article in the September issue about the greatest speeches in history (Ask the Experts) made me think of two short speeches made by two American presidents. Separated by roughly 100 years, they’re both remembered for one...
