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Robert Smith said it was "painful" around the time that The Cure released their compilation, 'Standing on a Beach', because of 'Killing an Arab'.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” What is a quote like this doing in a car column? Well, I took the 2025 Lexus RX500h on such a journey. The destination was Green ...

Speaking at the launch for this book in London last month, Anna Beth Keim described an almost 10-year process from writing to publication, which included many fruitless attempts to find a literary ...

This '80s films mentioned here have vastly different philosophies, but capture an important facet of the human condition. And yes, Road House is on the list.