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Remembering London – Part 4: Nationalism and Cheese

At the northeast end of Hyde Park is Speakers’ Corner where on Sunday afternoons an assortment of crazies and true believers hold forth in exercises of free speech.  The British cherish these as symbols of their democracy, even as they … Continue reading

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Remembering London – Part 2: “Effigies and Flowers”

I had called Rosie Schwantes at my home college about a box of books I mailed to myself but never got, when she suddenly said, “You’re sure not writing about what most people write about when they visit London!”  I … Continue reading

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Remembering London – Part 1: “Petrol and Race”

In London my neighborhood is Notting Hill in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and the look of confusion must be lifting a little from my face because people are starting to ask me for directions.  The other day … Continue reading

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