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Isn't Cthulu, strictly speaking, but Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero plays off of this mythos (and Scooby Doo stories, just FYI). It's been a fun read so far.

Smithsonian Museum of American History was my favorite of all the museums I went to on the national mall. I also enjoyed visiting the Museum of African American History. I'd recommend the Library of Congress and the National Cathedral as well.

If you do spend a day at the national mall, I'd recommend District Chophouse for dinner. It's relatively close by, and I thought the food was good.

I always recommend the Churchill War Rooms. And since you'll be there in June, you should see a play at Shakespeare's Globe theatre. They have a schedule here: summer 2019 schedule

If you liked Circe, you may also like The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. It's a retelling of The Iliad that focuses on Briseis and the other women in the Greek camps.

You might find this article interesting LINK

It talks some about divisiveness.

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Partisanship has surely ramped up—but Americans have been partisan before, to the point of civil war. Today’s media environment is certainly unique, though it’s following some classic patterns. This is hardly the first time there have been partisan publications, or many competing outlets, or even information silos. People often despair at the loss of the mid-20th-century model, when just a few newspapers and TV channels fed people most of their unbiased news vegetables. But in the 19th century, papers were known for competing for eyeballs with sensational headlines, and in the time of the Founding Fathers, Federalist and Republican papers were constantly sniping at each other. In times when communication wasn’t as easy as it is now, news was more local—you could say people were in geographical information silos. The mid-20th-century “mainstream media” was an anomaly.

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Ron Lee Homes: LINK

If you have time to take a day trip out of Dublin, I would recommend this tour of Newgrange: LINK. When I took it, our tour guide was very informative, and I definitely felt like I got my money's worth out of the experience.

I don't have anything that's "January specifics," I would just recommend visiting the same sites and museums that I would any other time of year. Don't be discouraged about going in January. I would recommend you bring a nice packable coat (Lands End and LL Bean usually have great options). And the good news is pretty much every place has a coat check, so you don't have to carry the bulky layers around museums.

Some of my favorite London museums:
Churchill War Rooms
British Museum
Museum of London
London Transport Museum
National Gallery

If you're near Gloucester Rd Station, you should totally visit the Natural History Museum and the Victoria and Albert (both likely within walking distance).There is (or was) a nice crepe place near the South Kensington station.The Hereford Arms is a decent pub, and if I remember correctly Caffe Forum had cheap pizza in the evenings. And The Muffin Man (near the Kensington High Road tube stop) is a good place for tea.

I'm currently reading Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko. The plot jumps around a lot, but it's pretty good. I also liked Linda Hogan's novel Power.

I think a lot of libraries use Libby/Overdrive (though the selection is different for each library). I would check with your local library to see if they use the service and then get a card with them.