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More than 60 years ago, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, two novice writers at the dawn of their careers, sat down to write a novel about the summer of 1944, when one of their friends killed another in a moment of brutal and tragic bloodshed. Alternating chapters, they pieced together a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, full of drugs and obsession, art and violence.

When the Chinese premier visits Harvard, international student Pei Lulu encounters a lone woman protesting who will drastically change her understanding of the People's Republic and her own place in the world. For the first time, Lulu learns of the 1989 protest movement and the government’s violent response. Determined to find out more, she seeks answers from her family, who share surprising stories of their involvement. A formative university course prompts Lulu to pursue a line of PHD research focused on the protest movement.

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The mid-sized battle tank is nicknamed “The Dervish” and costs $95 million to produce.

Dès le printemps, mon petit cheval a commencé à montrer des signes de fatigue. Les pièces lâchaient, les unes après les autres, comme des fruits blets. J’avais beau bricoler des petites réparations maison ici et là - mon silencieux avait tenu trois semaines grâce à un collet de mon invention -, je finissais toujours au garage, sous les regards accablés de mon père qui se désolait de voir qu’il avait eu raison : ça coûte cher, une auto.

[Contains explicit content] Sources say the garment is so severely strained that it could rupture at any moment.