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Which Scottish city is home to a Review founded in 1802 that became known for its political and literary criticism?

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edinburgh

What term refers to the collection of chants listed in the 1893 World Almanac, including 'Rah, rah, ru, Bucknell, B.U.'?

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cheers

What newspaper did Dow Jones & Co. begin publishing on July 8, 1889?

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wall street journal

What practice did Francis Henry Underwood aim to oppose by helping to create the Atlantic Monthly?

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slavery

What former organ of the Soviet Communist Party was sold to businessman Jannis Jannikos in 1992?

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pravda

Which official Communist Party newspaper did Nikolai Bukharin edit from 1917 to 1929?

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pravda

What competitor magazine from Time, Inc. ceased publication in 1972, the year after Look magazine folded?

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life

Which magazine, started in 1821 in Philadelphia, became a national institution after being purchased by Curtis in 1897?

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saturday evening post

What was the official national publication of the Soviet government until 1991, named after the Russian word for 'news'?

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izvestia

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