Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Poneke applies the blowtorch to the Dom Post’s front page free advertising for the charlatans: It is thus deeply disappointing to see the Dominion Post giving a huge promotion to this hokum, with a front page splash on Friday claiming the police “have resorted to interviewing two television psychics in a desperate search for a new [...]
Campaign for the American Reader (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Wesley Stace, a celebrated musician and songwriter who performs under the name John Wesley Harding, is the author of two novels, Misfortune and by George (which appeared at the Page 69 Test). In 2005 he named a top 10 list of "books about children aimed at adults" for the Guardian. Two titles on his list: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Unknown novel by little read author. (This could
The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
I suppose it has to be Dickens. And if it is Dickens, it has to be David Copperfield: the first book that bridged the gap between my childhood and adult reading. I came upon it when I was 11; when I had not yet discarded Blyton and Angela Brazil, yet was ready for something deeper and more grown-up. It was not the first book by Dickens I had read; I'd tried A Christmas Carol and had found Ebenezer...
Common Sense and Wonder (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
I have just read one of the funniest and most depressing books: Wasting Police Time by the pseudonymous auther PC David Copperfield. Funny because of his delightful writing style and quick wit and depressing because of the picture he paints of modern British policing, the PC and bureaucratic idiocies I can see working their way [...]
Eternal Recurrence (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
I really enjoyed this behind the scenes look from Mother Jones at the annual convention of the Fellowship for Christian Magicians: To demonstrate one of his favorite bits of legerdemain, [Duane] Laflin selects a boy named Drake and asks him to mark a quarter. “This quarter represents Drake’s life,” announces Laflin, delivering a stream of well-rehearsed [...]
Forbes (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
The story of David Copperfield, from birth to manhood, is set to charm audiences in a new adaptation. With an all-star cast and the finest production values, “David Copperfield” follows the young hero as his experiences ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
You might think owning a tiger is unusual, but not in America. There are 15,000 of them in the U.S. Not all of them are kept as pets, but for those like Adam, who do live with their tigers, the emotional bond is strong. A wild ...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Costa Rica -Tamarindo- The Adventure begins...
The London Fog (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Hilarious deadpan Pajamas Media correspondent Steve Green reports on a love-in outside the Democratic Convention. The moonbats there were attempting to levitate the Denver mint, in a completely unoriginal repeat of Abbie Hoffman's sadly unheard 1967 Pentagon cry for mental health intervention. "There's a rumour that David Copperfield is a registered Democrat, and may just help in their efforts here...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Gerry McCambridge wins the prestigious Merlin Award LAS VEGAS, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Magicians Society, a worldwide organization, which was established in 1968 and currently has over 37,000 members, presented Gerry McCambridge with the prestigious "Merlin" Award for Mentalist of the Decade. The Merlin Award to the magic fraternity is what the Oscar is to the movies. Some of...
Living Without School (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
Monday, August 25, 2008 Posted by Leonie at Labels: , 0 comments: Subscribe to: About Me Leonie I homeschool. I am a Kumon Education Supervisor. I am addicted to working out...and to blogging...and to reading...and dancing..and Singstar...and trying to be a better Catholic... Some of the kids are reading...David Copperfield ~ Dickens The Sword in the Stone ~ T.H. White John Wyndham ~ The Seeds of Time...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
E ven David Copperfield couldn't make home equity vanish—poof!—like it has for many holders of option-ARM mortgages.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
BEIJING | The U.S. Track and Field folks sent out this quaint little e-mail Friday, moments after American Bryan Clay won the Olympic decathlon. The subject line was: “Clay claims ‘World’s Greatest Athlete’ moniker.”
Celebrifi (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
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