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JOE PRENTIS WEBSITE (Free subscription) | yesterday
I ran across an article a few days ago where the author was attempting to define literature and classify what he considered to be the best things ever written. I wasn’t surprised to see a large number of classic novels, a number of modern works from the New York Times Best Seller List, and some obscure novels like The Store. The Store never made any list, but did capture the Pulitzer Prize and...
doorQ.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Carl Sagan Day celebrates the life and contributions of the great astronomer, author, and philosopher, Carl Sagan, on the 75th anniversary of his birth. Sagan was a Professor of Astronomy and Space Science and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University. He served as an advisor and consultant to NASA, and played a major role in the establishment of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
The star of Emma reflects on love, marriage and why her two-year-old nephew is obsessed with cranes "Love is at the root of everything good that has ever happened and will happen." This phrase swam into focus as I moved up the escalator at Oxford Circus tube on Tuesday morning on my way to put myself "on tape" for a part in Spider-Man 4 . This is the acting equivalent of the London...
Pete's 'Today In History' Quiz (Free subscription) | yesterday
No, this isn't about "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"! I've only just discovered this , but an Australian study has shown that being grumpy is good for you, mainly by allowing clearer thinking! Bah Humbug!! Your Sunday questions are: - What were discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen today in 1895? Author Margaret Mitchell (right) was born today in 1900 and won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for which...
The Humane-Rights-Agenda Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
http://tinyurl.com/ylfxvvl Seymour Hersh: Military Is Waging War Against The White House digg Huffpost - Seymour Hersh: Military Is Waging War Against The White House stumble reddit del.ico.us The Huffington Post First Posted: 10-23-09 03:54 PM | Updated: 10-23-09 05:43 PM In addition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States military is also fighting a war against the Obama administration...
Another Monkey (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Today is the second day of the 2009 Sideshow Gathering . But it's also the first annual Carl Sagan Day. http://www.carlsaganday.com/ This November 7, 2009, we will celebrate the life and contributions of the great astronomer, author, and philosopher, Carl Sagan, on the 75th anniversary of his birth. Carl Sagan was a Professor of Astronomy and Space Science and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary...
Values Voter News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
And confirmed by the AP. For Michael Moore and other Hollywood actors claims on this subject see New video gets a 6 out of 5 stars with recent spoof of Will Ferrell and celebrity video at Moveon.org and Michael Moore on video: "If a true public option is enacted - and Obama knows this - it will eventually bring about a singly payer system" Networks Aid Obama's War on Insurers' Profits -"...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
From The Telegraph: The first Carl Sagan Day is being celebrated at Broward College, Florida, in honour of the great astronomer, novelist and sceptic. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, who died in 1996, would have turned 75 on Monday 9 November 2009. Broward College is to hold a day of activities and talks in his memory. The university, near Davie, Florida, held planetarium shows and star-gazing,...
Mike Lynch Cartoons (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
In his blog entry " Is a Cartoon War Developing Over Depiction of Southern Workers? " cartoonist Rob Tornoe provides the background about two time Pulitzer prize winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey 's recent cartoon (above) for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Horsey’s cartoon is a reaction to Boeing choosing South Carolina for its second manufacturing line for the 787 Dreamliner...
The Kindle Reader (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Each week Entertainment Weekly reviews a small selection of popular new books. Titles available for the Kindle reviewed in the November 6th issue include: The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America , by Timothy Egan. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. NONFICTION/HISTORY. EW's slant: "Few writers have the Pulitzer Prize-winning Egan's gift for transforming history lessons into the stuff...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Former Portfolio top editor Kyle Pope has been picked to take over the reins of The New York Observer from interim editor Tom McGeveran , owner Jared Kushner announced yesterday . The announcement comes just a week after McGeveran announced that he would be stepping down from his post at the paper, which he as held since longtime editor Peter Kaplan left the pub in May. Pope will be starting at The...
INSPIRATION FM RADIO/ Jerry's blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Royal & Derngate presents Young America Two exciting tales of youth and passion from the masters of American drama Following on from the success of this summer's critically acclaimed Ayckbourn at 70 season, this autumn Royal & Derngate presents gripping tales of youthful passion and thwarted hopes with two early masterpieces of 20 th Century American drama in its Young America season. An exciting...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Sitting in a theater and wishing you were in your car is probably not an artistic director's fondest dream. However, road-trip wanderlust is precisely what Quiara Alegria Hudes' delightful new work, "26 Miles," evokes. Although you are not in the driver's seat, this picaresque play, sensitively directed at Round House Theatre by KJ Sanchez, is a journey worth taking. Miss Hudes, Tony Award...
Miami Student (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, David McCullough will be speaking as part of Miami University's Jack R. Anderson Distinguished Lecture Series at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Millett Hall. McCullough attended Yale University as an undergraduate. After graduating he went on to write for magazines such as Sports Illustrated and American Heritage, eventually writing his first novel, The Johnstown Flood.
[helix] (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I used to collect pictures of clouds. Back when a photograph was something you could hold in the hand like a soda or a coin. I have a photo album comprised of nothing but cloud photos, in fact. A photo album of nothing but beds. A photo album of nothing but one summer in Southern France. A photo album of skating rinks. A photo album full of clouds. There was rare a cloud in the sky today. A halcyon...
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