René Magritte
Belgian painter and sculptor (1898–1967)
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This authentic Wells Fargo shotgun represents the grit and danger of the American frontier.”
- One wall text that might amuse René Magritte readThe Atlantictheatlantic.com/culture/2026…
Well, it’s both. It’s an excursion that will keep us out of a war.”... Ceci n’est pas une pipe”... This is not a pipe.”
- Then, when asked whether it’s an excursion or a war, he replied... His rhetorical legerdemain is the equivalent of René Magritte’s painting of a pipe with the captionGuardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…On an afternoon last month at an American Legion parking lot in Bel Air, Maryland, locals—many sporting the Stars and Stripes in cap, tee, and even Croc form—waited for a glimpse of the past with an eagerness history teachers could only dream of
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India Timesindiatimes.com/trending/fifa…'Exceptional' British police drama on Netflix 'will have you hooked'
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/showbiz/tv…After a party fuelled by cocaine, opium and professional jealousy, a body is found, staged like Magritte’s The Lovers — prompting the arrival of Stephen Tompkinson as acerbic DCI John Thistlethwaite
Guardiantheguardian.com/tv/and…TV tonight: a body is found in a clever surrealist period drama
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The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/football/2026…US football star Christian Pulisic voiced his confusion after struggling to differentiate teammates from opposing Belgian players during a recent friendly, attributing the issue to clashing kit designs
The Independentindependent.co.uk/sport/footba…Trump urged uprising, but as bombs fall, Iranians are ‘too scared to move’
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Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/americas…By waging war on Iran, Trump leaves the US economy more vulnerable
South China Morning Postscmp.com/opinion/world…Donald Trump has long shown a sensitivity to market movements and his rhetoric quickly softened when oil prices surged above $100 (€87.2), hinting the war would be wrapped up sooner rather than later
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/your/money…