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The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March, followed minutes later by one almost as big, ...

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The LRB is Europe’s leading magazine of books and ideas. Published twice a month, it provides a space for some of ...

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My generation has seen four paramount leaders: Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and now Xi Jinping. Deng, the only one not to serve as general secretary of the Party Central Committee, initiated ...

Crusius plundered contemporary travel accounts for information alongside chronicles and histories. He recognised ...

James Wood and Jonathan Rée introduce their new Close Readings series, Conversations in Philosophy, running throughout 2025. They explain the title of the series and why they'll be challenging a ...

One reason to welcome a new translation is that old terms and cadences tend to petrify: repeat a phrase often enough ...