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August 13th, 2009 - A Passion for Iceland

by Andrew Cohen
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I met Bill Holm at the library. His gaze was defiant, quizzical, perfervid. He had a florid complexion, penetrating eyes and a bushy beard.

He was staring out from the flyleaf of The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland, his engaging travelogue published in 2007. I was preparing to go to Iceland; Bill would be my guide.

In this elemental land, sculpted by nature, I didn’t know where to go beyond Reykjavik, the capital, where some two-thirds of Icelanders live. The interior is largely impenetrable.

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August 13th, 2009 - Honoring our Great War dead

by Rudyard Griffiths
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July 28th, 2009 - All Guns Aimed at Ignatieff

by Andrew Cohen
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July 21st, 2009 - The Way it Was

by Andrew Cohen
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July 15th, 2009 - In Pursuit of Simple Things

by Andrew Cohen
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July 9th, 2009 - Organised Labours’ Last Gasp

by Rudyard Griffiths
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July 8th, 2009 - The American Story

by Andrew Cohen
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