Time magazine was once a giant
Time had a uniquely American vibe – tonally authoritative, irreverent, unawed by authority, and fond of winners
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Author: Pat Murphy
Michael Caine is still going strong at 90
Picking favourites from Caine’s extensive film catalogue is a challenging proposition
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Nixon in love
A 2015 biography by Evan Thomas gives us Nixon in the round, talented and tortured, ambitious and insecure
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England’s warrior queen
Boudica’s moment of fame came as the leader of a revolt against the Romans in the years 60-61
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Jimmy Carter was an accidental president
His nobility of purpose came across as preachy self-righteousness
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