Americans Absorbed Tons Of Data In 2008
If the information that Americans looked up in 2008 was transformed into books, these anthologies would bury the country under a seven foot pile of literature, a new study announced on Wedn...
redOrbit,
Thu Dec 10 09:13:20 PST 2009
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Artists for Iran, a Celebration of the Arts and Human Rights
Los Angeles's Levantine Cultural Center presents an extensive roster of artists and performers in "Artists for Iran," a celebration of the arts and human rights in conjunction with United4I...
Payvand Iran News,
Thu Dec 10 13:23:30 PST 2009
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Reviews | From anthologies to Johnny Cash
Reviews of 'The Best American Comics 2009', ' Johnny Cash : I See A Darkness', 'Luna Park', 'Detectives Inc.', 'Alec: The Years Have Pants ', 'Talking Lines', and 'Dread & Superficiality: W...
Miami Herald,
Mon Dec 07 12:23:12 PST 2009
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Dilip Chitre: Portrait of an artist
Legendary Indian writer, critic, painter, and filmmaker Dilip Purushottam Chitre passed away on Thursday. We bring back to you an earlier interview with the rare multi-talented artist, who ...
rediff.com,
Thu Dec 10 10:11:53 PST 2009
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The Hypocrisy of Al-Demoqratia
What a strange paradox: Muslims escaping to the West, physically and figuratively, only to find double standards, self-negation and, at times, pure hypocrisy. Says Ramzy Baroud .
Middle East Online,
Thu Dec 10 06:04:28 PST 2009
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Seduced by Stavans
Ilan Stavans is no stranger to the pages of the Forward.
Forward,
Wed Dec 09 09:28:42 PST 2009
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The forgotten food
Passing by the florist
Business Standard India,
Wed Dec 09 10:45:10 PST 2009
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Ukrainian-born poet says writing in German is like carpentry
For many, it may be tough to imagine writing poetry in a second language, but that's essential for Marjana Gaponenko's work. The Ukrainian poet writes in German to shift her identity and to...
Deutsche Welle,
Wed Dec 09 07:33:48 PST 2009
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Poetry So Bad It's Good
What's Your Reaction? What are we to do with lines like these? We have seen thee, queen of cheese, Lying quietly at your ease, Gently fanned by evening breeze, Thy fair form no flies dare s...
The Huffington Post,
Tue Dec 08 13:59:47 PST 2009
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Writer Bub Bridger dies
Well-known New Zealand writer Bub Bridger has died at her Granity home, north of Westport, overnight.
NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News,
Mon Dec 07 18:32:42 PST 2009
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Talking authors: Liesl Jobson
The Mail & Guardian is running a series of interviews with South African authors. We posed difficult questions; we also asked some easy ones. Liesl Jobson obliges.
Mail and Guardian,
Tue Dec 08 02:49:30 PST 2009
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The hypocrisy of al-Demoqratia
So this is how democracy works? In 2004, France banned headscarves and school principals chased after young "defiant" Muslim girls who continued to cover their heads in school.
Asia Times,
Mon Dec 07 02:00:10 PST 2009
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Cognella Offers Academic Authors a Fresh Approach to Publishing
University Readers, Inc. launches new Cognella imprint to enable professors to publish their vision of course materials in less time and with less bureaucracy.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News,
Mon Dec 07 05:00:00 PST 2009
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Hugh MacDonald named P.E.I.'s poet laureate
Poet, editor and novelist Hugh MacDonald of Brudenell is the new poet laureate for Prince Edward Island.
The Guardian,
Sun Dec 06 21:08:54 PST 2009
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Top Scoops
IT WOULD have been the epitome of political kitsch. Binyamin Netanyahu and ten of his ministers were to hold a joint meeting with Angela Merkel and ten members of the German cabinet.
Scoop.co.nz,
Sun Dec 06 15:50:30 PST 2009
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Obituary: Margery Gill
Margery Gill, who has died aged 83, was a prolific and talented illustrator of children's books. She was greatly respected in the publishing industry but neither got, nor sought, the wider ...
Guardian Unlimited,
Fri Dec 04 03:42:58 PST 2009
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Q&A with Author/Notre Dame historian Jim Lefebvre
Twin Cities author Jim Lefebvre is the founder and publisher of Forever Irish and the author of "Loyal Sons," which chronicles Notre Dame's legendary "Four Horsemen" and their 1924 national...
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune,
Sat Dec 05 21:35:43 PST 2009
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'Mr. Agreeable' is short, but satisfying
In 2007 Kirk Nesset won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for his excellent book of short stories, "Paradise Road" (University of Pittsburgh Press).
Erie Times-News,
Sat Dec 05 21:12:51 PST 2009
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The Height of Kitsch
Anti-Semitism has moved from one Semitic people to another. In post-Holocaust Europe it is difficult to be anti-Jewish, so the anti-Semites have become anti-Muslims.
Middle East Online,
Sat Dec 05 13:49:28 PST 2009
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