Has Thomas Pynchon still got it?

Passageways long after hours clamor with what sounds like an immense unsleeping crowd,” Pynchon narrates, one character ...
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Today-History-Oct17

Today in History for Oct. 17: In 1483, Pope Sixtus IV launched the Spanish Inquisition, placing it under the joint direction of the Catholic Church and state. Tomas de Torquemada, 63, was appointed ...
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Indie Singer Sam Fender Wins UK Mercury Prize

Indie singer Sam Fender won the UK's prestigious Mercury Prize on Thursday with his chart-topping album "People Watching", as ...