Event of the Week: Spirit of Place and Narrative
The narrative side of Egill Saebjörnsson
Iceland Review,
Mon Nov 30 03:15:38 PST 2009
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EXCLUSIVE: U.N.'s Environmental Power Grab
Environmentalism should be regarded on the same level with religion 'as the only compelling, value-based narrative available to humanity,' according to a paper written to influence the futu...
Fox News,
Mon Nov 30 06:23:52 PST 2009
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English narrative informs story of succession to Fabio Capello
Everyone agrees that Fabio Capello is one of the main reasons for increased optimism about England
Times Online,
Sun Nov 29 16:09:03 PST 2009
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Behind the Iron Curtain: American Professor Shares Experiences in Land of the Form...
In this combination memoir/travel narrative, "In Post-Communist Worlds" , Dr. Martin Scheffer provides cultural and historical accounts of a four-year-long grand adventure behind the Iron C...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance,
Mon Nov 30 04:35:00 PST 2009
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With Hegemony Comes Great Responsibility
Thomas Friedman of the New York times writes about the Anti-American narrative that terrorist groups use to convince the Islamic world that American policies are aimed at oppressing Muslims...
Foreign Policy Blogs,
Sun Nov 29 19:06:16 PST 2009
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7 stories Obama doesn't want told
Presidential politics is about storytelling. Presented with a vivid storyline, voters naturally tend to fit every new event or piece of information into a picture that is already neatly fra...
Politico via Yahoo! News,
Mon Nov 30 02:45:00 PST 2009
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Washington holds on against Montana
It took a last second block by Venoy Overton, but the Huskies held on for a 63-59 win over Montana Sunday night.
Rivals.com via Yahoo! Sports,
Sun Nov 29 21:11:00 PST 2009
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A Night unto the Nations
The expulsion of the indigenous Palestinians from their villages and cities wasn
Middle East Online,
Sun Nov 29 03:04:58 PST 2009
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Neil Gaiman Asks: Heard Any Good Books Lately?
The audiobook is here to stay
NPR,
Mon Nov 30 01:39:35 PST 2009
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Mark Pittman, Reporter Who Challenged Fed Secrecy, Dies at 52
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Pittman , the award-winning reporter whose fight to make the Federal Reserve more accountable to taxpayers led Bloomberg News to sue the central bank and win, di...
Bloomberg,
Mon Nov 30 01:16:36 PST 2009
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Book review: English house overflows with adventures
The nearly 700 pages of "The Children's Book" hold a richly imagined, complex narrative spanning a quarter century. A.S. Byatt sets an imposing cast of characters against an England first V...
Denver Post,
Sun Nov 29 00:22:11 PST 2009
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What Are You Reading Now? 'Writing for Story'
By J.R. DUREN LEDGER CORRESPONDENT 'Writing for Story' by Jon Franklin is the current book of choice for aspiring writer Rebecca Platt, 34, of Auburndale. She started reading the book as pa...
The Lakeland Ledger,
Sun Nov 29 00:27:36 PST 2009
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Jeff Bezos Wants to Fly You to Space and 10 Other Trytophan-Free Stories This Week...
We still haven't found a better way to sleep off a turkey feast than beach ourselves in front of the boob tube. But that doesn't mean there aren
Fast Company Magazine,
Mon Nov 30 04:42:02 PST 2009
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'Up in the Air' gives Paramount a marketing challenge
George Clooney stars as a man who doles out corporate layoffs; the movie doesn't fit neatly into a single genre; and the story is hard to fit into a TV commercial. How do you sell that? Six...
Los Angeles Times,
Sun Nov 29 19:49:58 PST 2009
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Sarah Palin, the Anti-Obama
Selling 300,000 copies in its first day alone, Sarah Palin's Going Rogue had one of the most successful non-fiction releases in the history of publishing.
Der Tagesspiegel,
Mon Nov 30 06:47:27 PST 2009
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World Cup 2010: the best things to do in South Africa - Fugitives' Drift
Graham Boynton recommends a visit to Fugitives' Drift, once disputed territory in the great Anglo-Zulu conflict.
Daily Telegraph,
Mon Nov 30 06:22:41 PST 2009
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7 stories Obama doesn't want told
These storylines could seriously threaten Obama's presidency if they become the dominant frame.
The Politico,
Mon Nov 30 03:09:32 PST 2009
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Scaffold tragedy: East Lancashire firms prosecuted
TWO firms are being prosecuted over the death of a joiner in a fall more than three years ago.
Lancashire Telegraph,
Mon Nov 30 07:05:39 PST 2009
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Interview: Concerto Tactics - The Music of Hiroki Kikuta and Hitoshi Sakimoto
[We sit down with the composers behind Secret Of Mana and Muramasa, among many other titles, to discuss their art and new soundtrack albums, joining them as they reflect on one another's wo...
Gamasutra,
Mon Nov 30 05:54:29 PST 2009
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