Hacker News: lermontov

The 1960s green 'Utopia' that tried to reinvent the world

lermontov — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:48:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260331-a-1960s-green-utopia-tried-to-reinvent-the-world

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47630492

Points: 4

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The state of book publicity now

lermontov — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:53:07 +0000

Article URL: https://derekkrissoff.substack.com/p/the-state-of-book-publicity-now

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47347342

Points: 2

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The Darkness from the Darkness

lermontov — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:01:01 +0000

Article URL: https://thebaffler.com/latest/the-darkness-from-the-darkness-giraldi

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47319905

Points: 8

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Lords of the Ring

lermontov — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:05:52 +0000

Article URL: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/lords-of-the-ring-joshua-hunt-cultural-politics-sumo-wrestling/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47093959

Points: 44

# Comments: 3

The Popper Principle

lermontov — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:52:49 +0000

Article URL: https://theamericanscholar.org/the-popper-principle/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47072849

Points: 76

# Comments: 37

Olga Tokarczuk and the Edge of Poland

lermontov — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:31:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/portrait-author-historian/olga-tokarczuk-and-edge-poland

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46868197

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

One Hundred Years of Gossip

lermontov — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:06:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/community/one-hundred-years-of-gossip

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46485113

Points: 15

# Comments: 2

Isengard in Oxford

lermontov — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 05:42:17 +0000

Article URL: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/isengard-in-oxford/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46342528

Points: 117

# Comments: 17

Turn around and run

lermontov — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:19:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n23/helen-pfeifer/turn-around-and-run

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46329036

Points: 5

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A Thousand and One Nights in Italy

lermontov — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:44:13 +0000

Article URL: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/a-thousand-and-one-nights-in-italy

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46220826

Points: 13

# Comments: 0

Compassionate Curmudgeon: Why we must root ourselves in the real world

lermontov — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:33:52 +0000

Article URL: https://theamericanscholar.org/compassionate-curmudgeon/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46118986

Points: 47

# Comments: 6

The Light of “The Brothers Karamazov”

lermontov — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:14:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/the-light-of-the-brothers-karamazov

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45691002

Points: 28

# Comments: 22

The Psychology of Portnoy: On the Making of Philip Roth's Groundbreaking Novel

lermontov — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 07:06:07 +0000

Article URL: https://lithub.com/the-psychology-of-portnoy-on-the-making-of-philip-roths-groundbreaking-novel/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45679046

Points: 42

# Comments: 0

The Great Butterfly Heist

lermontov — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 06:40:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/oct/04/great-butterfly-heist-how-collector-stole-thousands-butterflies-from-australian-museums

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45665612

Points: 25

# Comments: 1

The Adventures and Experiences of the First Slovak Novel

lermontov — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:47:37 +0000

Article URL: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-adventures-and-experiences-of-the-first-slovak-novel/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45565053

Points: 11

# Comments: 2

The Boundless Deep by Richard Holmes review – wild times with young Tennyson

lermontov — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:37:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/06/the-boundless-deep-by-richard-holmes-review-wild-times-with-young-tennyson

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45555267

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

The Master and Mikhail Bulgakov

lermontov — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 06:25:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/portrait-author-historian/master-and-mikhail-bulgakov

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45547071

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

I Have a Wodehouse Problem. The Problem Is I Can't Stop Reading Him

lermontov — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 18:52:19 +0000

Article URL: https://thewalrus.ca/i-have-a-wodehouse-problem-the-problem-is-i-cant-stop-reading-him/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45484148

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Wimpy vs. McDonald's: The Battle of the Burgers

lermontov — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 03:43:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/wimpy-vs-mcdonalds-battle-burgers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45218468

Points: 16

# Comments: 22

What Happens If No One Reads

lermontov — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 01:55:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thefp.com/p/what-happens-if-no-one-reads-culture-education

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45176518

Points: 7

# Comments: 0