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Every year when the Swedish Academy announces the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, I find myself contemplating the same age-old questions. What does literature do? Why do we need literature?

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Early musical influences include Hank Williams, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. Known in his early career for playing the guitar and the harmonica, and for his distinctive vocal phrasing. Many cities ...

Often bucking tradition, these women sought knowledge of the universe and reimagined the way we view the cosmos.