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The Bleisure Revolution

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October 25, 2026
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Imagine your headquarters sends you to Lisbon or Athens for a conference, so you invite your partner along to make the most of the corporate-paid hotel room. This blending of professional obligation with personal escape, or remote work with vacation, is the modern face of ‘bleisure’, a trend redefining the boundaries between global business and leisure travel…
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The Link

A book is fundamentally an act of chronological defiance, forging an unbreakable link that forces a ghost to speak and a mind to listen. This quiet miracle is not a solitary phenomenon, but a dynamic triad composed of the creator, the artifact and the interpreter. Together, they engage in a…

The Commonwealth of Letters

September 20, 2026
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When viewed through the lens of literature, Europe ceases to be a patchwork of sovereign nations guarded by border checks and passport controls. Instead, it reveals itself as a continuous, interconnected expanse stretching from the icy reaches of Greenland (DK) and Iceland to the vast landscapes of Western Russia, Ukraine…
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Keep the Grammar Sane, for Word’s Sake!

September 12, 2026
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Scholars say that language is a living entity, constantly shifting to reflect the society that speaks it. Yet, there is a fine line between dynamic evolution and unnecessary unravelling. In recent years, major style guides and lexicographers have approved sweeping changes to traditional English grammar rules. While proponents argue that…
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Literary Van Goghisation in the Third Millennium

August 21, 2026
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The phenomenon of Van Goghisation, named after the post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh whose artistic genius was famously recognised only after his tragic death, describes the structural delay between creative production and critical validation. In the twenty-first century, this mechanism has undergone a profound transformation. Rather than operating as a…
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The Ghosts-upon-Avon (Part 1)

July 21, 2026
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‘We shall never know whether Sir Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, Edward de Vere, Sir Walter Raleigh, John Donne, Sir William Stanley, Anne Hathaway, even Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen herself, or anyone else wrote Shakespeare’s plays and poems. Still, if they did not, they missed a great, unique opportunity to…
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Former diplomat and globetrotter, Dan Costinas is a versatile contemporary writer, translator, and editor. A true polyglot, he has authored and contributed to several dozen books spanning mainly fiction, essays, aphorisms, reviews and criticism, journalism, and poetry.

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