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Taylor’s short time with the whales in their annual migration inspired her to write a short story.
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Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
The Argentine writer’s short story, first published in 1941, imagines an infinite archive of books in which the alphabet has been configured into every possible combination, resulting in a limitless array of texts meaning everything and nothing.
The fiber is ready to be blended with cotton or other cellulosic fibers and spun into coarse count yarns.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
After cotton is harvested, it is spun into yarn and dyed — typically with indigo, a process that can involve significant water use and chemical treatments.
Digwa was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, concluding a case that the far-right has co-opted for its false narrative that British institutions, including the police, are biased against White Britons.