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...land where history is slow to evaporate, the events that unfolded in Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981 still hang thick in the air. i.r.a. prisoners, who were demanding political instead of criminal status, began a series of hunger strikes to get it. The British government refused to budge. So, one by one, 10 men starved themselves to death. The macabre drama was a low point of mutual, willful intransigence in the battle between the British state and Irish republicanism, and provoked the province to some of its worst bloodshed. The ghost of Bobby Sands, the first...
...dessert, the pot de crème is a thick, eggy custard with just a trace of espresso. Served with flaky, sugar-dusted palmiers, this is a comforting, undemanding dish. It is perfect with one of the restaurant’s cappuccinos or espresso drinks...
...first glance, Nick himself may not seem the “stripper” type. His brown facial scruff, thick-rimmed glasses, and pensive nature better suggest philosophy than Chippendale’s. Yet as far back as he can remember, Nick has relished baring it all. “I don’t know how my parents screwed me up, but my youngest memories are mainly just being completely naked,” Nick says...
Especially if you creep behind the sculpture to where thick, white piping connects the semicircles to the building, the sheer enormity of the piece becomes evident. Although its forms seem simple, its size and its interaction with the building make it fascinating and complex...
...sun—hidden behind a thick blanket of soggy grey clouds for the first six hours of baseball—had emerged, and was smiling down as Ian Wallace scampered home with the winning run. A cluster of red caps was there to greet him and boisterously celebrate a walk-off victory, a Sunday sweep, and a guaranteed share of the division title...