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‘Granite of no common variety assuredly’ … Samuel Beckett. Photograph: taken from picture library‘Granite of no common variety assuredly’ … Samuel Beckett. Photograph: taken from picture libraryA brief survey of the short storySamuel BeckettSamuel Beckett, the maestro of failureBetter known for his plays, Beckett felt his prose fiction was his central work, and his fearlessly bleak short stories are among the 20th century’s greatest Fifty years ago, in the summer of 1966, Samuel Beckett wrote a short story called Ping. [Read More]

The Cornish Seal Sanctuary is a charity that rescues and rehabilitates grey seal pups from around the Cornish coastline. Each season (September - March), the Sanctuary rehabilitates over 70 seal pups that have been rescued for various reasons, from malnourishment to being separated from their mum. The Sanctuary also provides a permanent home to animals that need special care from their team of marine animal experts. When visiting the Sanctuary, you can experience wonderful marine animals up close and personal and learn all about their individual stories. [Read More]

Updated Taylor Swift's childhood home in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, sold last year for $800,000. She lived in the Georgian Colonial-style home before moving to Nashville to pursue her music career. Her childhood in Pennsylvania inspired her songs "Seven" and "The Best Day." Before Taylor Swift and her family moved to Tennessee to pursue her music career, she spent her childhood in Pennsylvania. During her early childhood, Swift grew up on Pine Ridge Farm, an 11-acre Christmas tree farm in Reading, Pennsylvania. [Read More]

14.51 ESTUS says 'we don't support a ceasefire at this time'The US still opposes a ceasefire in Gaza, the White House said on Friday. Kirby said that the US still opposes a ceasefire, believing that such a move would help Hamas militants. “We do support humanitarian pauses, as I said, to try to get hostages out and more aid in, but we don’t support a ceasefire at this time,” Kirby said during a news briefing on Friday. [Read More]

Mike Tyson was known for his iconic knockouts and deadly persona. The youngest heavyweight champion was known for a stunning knockout, all-black gladiator look. Not many times has the heavyweight been fazed by anyone who stood against him. However, it is safe to say that when the person threatening you weighs 350 lbs, even the greatest will think twice. Back in 2003, Mike Tyson was nearing the end of his professional career. [Read More]