Remembering a Native Son ...Washington Post: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 01:15 PMRichard Wright, "the first great Negro novelist" in the language of the day, died on Nov. 28, 1960, of a heart attack, in the Paris clinic he had entered a few days before. He was 52.
Rights better, but more to do: Rudd ...North Queensland Register: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 12:24 PMAT AN unscheduled walk in Beijing's main shopping strip, the Wanfujing Mall, near Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was mistaken for his predecessor, John Howard, and later for a Russian as bemused locals tried to figure out who he was.
Scholars in the news ...Pepperell Free Press: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 08:57 AMBoston College grad John Joy, of Pepperell, has graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the university's College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in English.
Minor?s new picture book released today ...NWAnews.com: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 08:23 AMBENTONVILLE ? Wendell Minor has created art for more than 50 children?s books and cover illustrations for several adult books. And today, he and writer Robert Burleigh add yet another ? this with a historical twist. (Benton County Daily Record)
Move over comic superheroes: Here come McCain and Obama ...Honolulu Advertiser: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 07:16 AMIt's a year of superheroes in Hollywood, with the big-budget epics of Batman, Iron Man and the Hulk, but a big-budget production out of Washington, D.C., is carving a niche in the animation trend.
So, who says you can?t go back again? ...Tacoma News Tribune: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 05:00 AMSome days it seems as if everything that was hot in the ?80s has made a comeback: ?The Transformers,? new wave, Flavor Flaaaaaaaav. Somebody even gave Corey Haim and Corey Feldman a show. For some reason.
About this project and its participants ...USA Today: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 04:27 AMA group of students, professors and graduates from a University masters photojournalism program will set off around China during the Olympics to discover how the Chinese are watching, celebrating and debating the event. Sending in daily video reports they will travel through all the Olympic cities and out to the furthest extremities of this vast country. Only a fraction of China's 1.3 billion ...
About this project and its participants ...USA Today: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 03:55 AMA group of students, professors and graduates from a University masters photojournalism program will set off around China during the 21 days of the Olympics to discover how the Chinese are watching, celebrating and debating the event. Sending in daily video reports they will travel through all the Olympic cities and out to the furthest extremities of this vast country. Only a fraction of China's ...
Comic-book candidates skip the capes ...The Wichita Eagle: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 02:55 AMMcCain, Obama get their lives illustrated The presidential race is coming to the world of comic books this fall. A month before voters cast ballots, comic book biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama will hit book stores and be available for reading on cell phones. But don't expect Captain America-versus-Superman high jinks or super-villains threatening the electoral process. The books ...
Clive library hosts book discussion clubs ...The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 02:17 AMA nonfiction book discussion group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Clive Public Library. Adults who enjoy reading biographies, history and other nonfiction books are invited to attend.
Games great but do not change world ...Deseret Morning News: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 02:12 AMTo get ready for the Olympics, which start tonight in Beijing, I picked up a copy of the new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Marannis, "Rome 1960, The Olympics That Changed the World."
Today?s picks ...Daily Dispatch: 0 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 01:30 AMSABC1, 9pm: Live ? A live show that serves as a platform for local and international music. It covers artists? biographies, music news, behind-the-scenes events, interviews and has a chat slot.
Road to China: Visit the Olympic Zone ...KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 10:17 PMClick here for KARE's Olympic Zone China says it's ready for the world. There are 100,000 uniformed cab drivers ready for the estimated half-a-million tourists expected for the
About this project and its participants ...USA Today: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 09:24 PMA group of students, professors and graduates from a University masters photojournalism program will set off around China during the 21 days of the Olympics to discover how the Chinese are watching, celebrating and debating the event. Sending in daily video reports they will travel through all the Olympic cities and out to the furthest extremities of this vast country. Only a fraction of China's ...
Jimmy Wales, the nobody everybody knows about [The Sum Of All Human Knowledge] ...Valleywag: 1 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 06:34 PM"A nondescript man with thinning brown hair and a slight paunch" is how W nondescribes Jimmy Wales, the cofounder of Wikipedia, the site where anybody can write history, and nobodies do. Wales, once... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bill Gates' Software Surge ...Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 06:08 PMAt the dawn of the personal computer era, Bill Gates knew he had to act fast or opportunity would whiz by.