Berlin punk
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Did Punk Rock Tear Down the Wall

The untold story of East Germany’s anarchic underground punk scene and the critical role it played bringing down the Berlin Wall. By Tim Mohr

The Charmed Life of a Traitor
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The Charmed Life of a Traitor

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts how The Sunday Times unmasked Kim Philby, the most notorious spy of the Cold War.

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The Best of Brit Lit

A look at great reads from the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. This week: a great forgotten British poet, Afghanistan’s natural state, and a new selection of Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

Rick Hertzbergs Victory Dance
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Rick Hertzbergs Victory Dance

With Obámanos, his exuberant new collection chronicling the rise of the president, The New Yorker's witty political sage celebrates the good guys finally winning.