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Even today, Gamal Abdel Nasser is held up as an anti-colonialist icon in many parts of the world – but how close is this assessment to the truth?
Barnaby Crowcroft asks the question.
Barnaby Crowcroft - Colonel of Mass Destruction
Barnaby Crowcroft: Colonel of Mass Destruction - We Are Your Soldiers: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World by Alex Rowell
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Was Shakespeare gay? Same-sex desire is everywhere and nowhere in his work, palpable but never consummated.
@clamorousvoice examines how close we are to answering the question.
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Sophie Duncan: In Search of the Fair Youth - Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare by Will Tosh
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What are the ingredients of a successful diary? Immediacy and indiscretion, certainly, but also iron discipline.
@GylesB1 shares some of the pleasures of keeping a diary, along with a few of the pitfalls.
Gyles Brandreth - Full Disclosure
Gyles Brandreth: Full Disclosure
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