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A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article by James Campbell about the book "Updike: A Biography," by Adam Begley, that was published in the June 13, 2014 issue of the periodical "TLS."

The article reviews exhibition "Ibrahim El-Salahi: A Sudanese artist in Oxford" that will be held in Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England from June to September 2, 2018 that will features the artist's Pain Relief Drawings and coils in black ink on recycled envelopes and painkiller packets.

The article focuses on Robert Rauschenberg's ROCI project, which aimed to introduce American art to culturally isolated parts of the world through experimental collage. Topics include Rauschenberg's visits to countries with controlled artistic practices, his use of diverse materials such as cardboard and neon tubes, and the controversial reception of his work as either cultural exchange or artistic appropriation.

The article focuses on the closure of paper shop owned by an Indian named Vijay after twenty four years including his love for newspapers; his dedication to the shop and the diverse range of papers he stocked; and his role in the community.

The article comments on the perspective of physicist Albert Einstein towards racism by referring to the books "Einstein on Racism" by Fred Jerome and Roger Taylor and "Collected Papers of Albert Einstein". It informs that the public has been invited to vote for the winners of the Golden Man Booker prize by Booker Prize Foundation from several books including "In a Free State" by V. S. Naipaul, "Moon Tiger" by Penelope Lively, and "The English Patient" by Michael Ondaatje.

The article reports that English is a language with a mechanics of clarity refined over centuries. Topics include examines the Guardian Review and the Saturday supplement devoted to literature (primarily) and culture generally existed as an inset in the main paper before being launched as a freestanding weekly with its own identity in July 2002.

The article explores Roger Fry's involvement with the exclusive university club, the Apostles, focusing on a pivotal moment when he delivered a paper titled "Shall we wear top hats?" that challenged conventional norms and engaged with themes of tradition and embracing unconventional thinking.

The author discusses literary estate of poet Ingeborg Bachmann which will be sold at auction in Berlin, Germany and mentions Bachmann papers escaping Austria and public collections in general. Topics discussed include importance of the academic materials and the personal correspondence, manuscript written during Bachmann's teenage years and documentary The Dreamed Ones.

The article offers snippets regarding various issues in the U.S. as of February 2023. The book "Eirei no Koe" by Yukio Mishima is being translated into English language by Paul McCarthy to be published in the journal "Georgia Review." The Kleenex' Classic Foil tissue box, designed by artist Faith Harrison is for display at art exhibition "Pattern and Flow: A golden age of American decorated paper, 1960s to 2000s," although Harrison was not paid well for the work.

The author considers the cultural history of the shoeshiner. Topics discussed include the shoe shine business in London, England, poet Walt Whitman's description of the unlikely friendships that could arise among metropolitan crowds, and the myth of the shoeshiner's particular kind of knowledge as depicted in Horatio Alger Jr.'s 1868 children's story "Ragged Dick" and Charles Dickens' first novel "The Pickwick Papers."

An excerpt from a chapter from "Toppling Statues: Papers from the 2020 PSSA webinar" is presented which focuses on the disruptive landmarks and the statues.

The article discusses about Horatio Bottomley, the archetypal British demagogue and the god father of today's anglocentric populists. Topics of discussion includes Bottomley was known as the editor of John Bull, the chauvinistic weekly paper for working men who liked beer and sport an sweepstakes. Lloyd George matched Bottomley and Lord Northcliffe in the virulence of his Germanophobia.

The article focuses on an archival discovery reveals what the thoughts of King of Great Britain, George III thought of slavery. It mentions that manuscript in the Georgian Papers, "Of Laws relative to Government in general", found among the thousands of pages of "essays" in the archives at Windsor Castle recording George's eclectic reading before and after he became king.

The article focuses on the restoration of the some literary works from different authors. Topics discussed include the suggested literary works for publication, the themes of these works, the prizes and awards for some writers, and examples of these works such as "The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft" by George Gissing and "The Private Life of the Diary" by Sally Bayley.

In the article the author talks about the rise of electronic books, and the decline of paper based books' purchase. Topics include the popularity of books including Sally Rooney's novel Normal People, and In Praise of Hands after their television adaptation; and the issue of eBook licenses, and prices.

The article focuses on the medicine man, Mario Mabasso, disinfects his hands with sanitizer before knocking on the door of the Ministry of Health. Topics include Mabasso curls his fingers, conch-like, and claps his hands to respectfully salute the important people receiving him; and he delivers the paper to the minister and remains with his hands outstretched in a sign of surrender.

The article talks about author Ian Fleming's collection of scientific firsts in his library. Topics discussed include Faraday's electrical researches, Oersted's description of the behavior of the magnetic needle and Avogadro's paper outlining the molecular theory. It also mentions that collection attempts to cover every phase of human activity.

The poem "Myrrh," by Kate Miller is presented. First Line: Unclasped, the swollen writing case disperses; Last Line: rising from the mossy cloth and paper nest.

The article discusses introductory talks about extinction by members of Extinction Rebellion across Great Britain. Topics discussed include a concept "good ancestor" promoted by the immunologist Jonas Salk, the book "Lanterns: A memoir of mentors" by Marian Wright Edelman and Jem Bendell's paper "Deep adaptation: A map for navigating climate tragedy."

The article discusses Roger Ulrich, a professor at the Center for Healthcare Building Research at Chalmers University in Sweden who made a research on the influence of natural and urban prospects on patients recovering from gall bladder surgery in a suburban Pennsylvania hospital between 1972 and 1981. It states that his classic 1984 paper "View Through a Window" found that patients looking onto "nature" recovered faster than their wall-facing counterparts.

The article offers information on poet Stevie Smith and her work. Topics discussed include the publication of her poetry in the early 1930s, description and style of writing, and the voice and illustrations in her works like "Novel on Yellow Paper," "The Collected Poems and Drawings," and the essay "Too Tired for Words."

The author comments on the unpublished letters and telegrams of American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald written in 1937-1938 regarding the trip of his daughter Scottie and her friend, Peaches Finney, to Los Angeles, California given by the Finney family to the Fitzgerald Papers at the Princeton University in 2012. He says that the communication showed Fitzgerald writing from one parent to another. He explores the feelings Fitzgerald had regarding the trouble he had reconnecting with Scottie.

The article presents facts, news and other developments related to the publishers and publishing. The pseudonym "Cato" was the cover for three "Evening Standard" writers: Michael Foot, the paper’s Editor Frank Owen and Peter Howard. A first edition of an Edmund Blunden collection of 1928, "Retreat," is offered for sale at Jarndyce booksellers in London, England, with a typed letter signed of 1966 from friends of the poet.

The article discusses that the chronicle of author Graham Greene's ultimately abortive project on the biography of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson can be traced in the archive of his papers, in the John J. Bums library in Boston College. Topics include Greene's statement that his life of Stevenson would contain a great deal of new material, and Stevenson was anything but distracted in money matters.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Living on Paper" by Sophie Ratcliffe in the December 4, 2015 issue.

This section offers news briefs relating to Western literature and arts as of October 9, 2015. The "37 Haiku" paper by John Ashberry and the book "History of Western Philosophy in 100 Haiku" by Haris Vlavianos have been released for learning the Haiku form of poetry. The book "Grains of Gold" by James Thomas has been published to present the lesser-used languages of Europe. Theatre critic Andrew Dickson reviewed the play "Iliad" performed at the National Theatre of Wales on October 3, 2015.