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Iran Vows Revenge. J.K. Rowling Says, ‘Arrest Me.’ Plus. . .
Iran Vows Revenge. J.K. Rowling Says, ‘Arrest Me.’ Plus. . .
Emergency and security personnel inspect the site of strikes that hit a building annexed to the Iranian embassy in Syria’s capital Damascus, on April 1, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)
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By Oliver Wiseman
04.03.24 — International
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Iran Vows Revenge. J.K. Rowling Says, ‘Arrest Me.’ Plus. . .

Olly here, back from a week of vacation with my young family. Or at least, I thought it would be that. You may not know that I’m from the UK—a civilized place where we are granted humane working hours and generous vacation. At The Free Press, taking a week off made me “lazy” and “unprofessional”—at least according to Suzy Weiss. My thanks to Suzy for gi…

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Oliver Wiseman

Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.

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