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Writer captures rise of Phipps building
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMary Adam Thomas has seen the Phipps Center for Sustainable Living in Oakland arise to an "inspirational" building. "It is just such a fascinating use of space," says Thomas, a writer from the Seattle area, who recalls a virtual "hole in the ground"...Tags: Pittsburgh, Arts and Culture, Renewable Energy, Religion and Belief, Architecture
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Children's author Tom McDermott shares secrets
The Brownsville Herald, TexasChildren's book author Tom McDermott let his audience in on a few professional secrets Thursday morning in the Putegnat Elementary School library. McDermott, who is also a singer, songwriter and storyteller, presented his book, "The Ghouls Come Haunting...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Texas at Austin, Brownsville
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Fitzgerald memorabilia at USC resonates to an American beat
The State"The Great Gatsby" returns to the big screen Friday with all its American flamboyance and contradictions. But a University of South Carolina professor says there is as much intrigue and revelation inside author F. Scott Fitzgerald's newly digitized...Tags: Ernest Hemingway, Colleges and Universities, University of South Carolina , Arts and Culture, Libraries
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Author to sign copies of baseball book here
The Jamestown Sun, N.D.The movie "42" told the story of Jackie Robinson breaking the major league color barrier in 1947. The book "Color Blind," by Tom Dunkel, tells the story of the integrated teams that played baseball in North Dakota more than a decade earlier. Dunkel will...Tags: Baseball, Newspaper and Magazine, Jackie Robinson, Book, The Washington Post
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To do Thursday: Delray's On the Ave, author Ben Greenman and singer Nicole Henry
Books Ben Greenman: "It's not the most-exciting thing to get up in a bookstore and read a book that you wrote," this Miami-raised writer said in a 2011 interview. "It's not as interesting I would guess — though I've never done it — as...
Tags: Coral Gables, Delray Beach, Arts and Culture, Britney Spears, LeBron James
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Was the Revolutionary War a reactionary war? 'Bunker Hill' reconsiders history.
It turns out the modern incarnation of the tea party may have more in common with the original Boston hell-raisers than people think. Americans have long romanticized the events leading to the Battle of Bunker Hill and the start of the American...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tea Party Movement, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Book, Armed Forces
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COLUMN-Poor little rich kids-Chrystia Freeland
ReutersBy Chrystia Freeland NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - If you doubt that we live in a winner-take-all economy and that education is the trump card, consider the vast amounts the affluent spend to teach their offspring. We see it anecdotally in the soaring fees...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Newspaper and Magazine, Thomson Corporation, Family, Early Learning
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Shahrazad was like my mother
The Lebanon Daily StarLebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh has had a long and complicated relationship with "One Thousand and One Nights." As a child, she recalls, she was "utterly smitten" by a radio dramatization of the tales. As time passed, she distanced herself from the epic...Tags: Fiction, Crime, Law and Justice, Lebanon, England, Beirut (Lebanon)
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Hildebrand to perform at St. Mark's on May 19
David Hildebrand will present a concert of Music of the War of 1812 in America, Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. at the St. Mark’s Fellowship Center, 18313 Lappans Road, Boonsboro. Call 301-582-0417 or go to www.stmarkslappans.org for more information...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Memorial Day, Diabetes, War of 1812
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BRIEF: Looking for a new title for your book club?
Erie Times-News, Pa.Erie author Lenore Skomal's books might be just right for discussion groups looking for their next read. Skomal, a contributing writer for the Erie Times-News and GoErie.com, is the author of the critically acclaimed novels "Third Willow" and "BLUFF."...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film
The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...
Tags: Cars 2 (movie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Robert J. Lopez, Pixar Animation, Arts and Culture
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REFILE-COLUMN-Poor little rich kids-Chrystia Freeland
Reuters(Refiling to fix formatting) By Chrystia Freeland NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - If you doubt that we live in a winner-take-all economy and that education is the trump card, consider the vast amounts the affluent spend to teach their offspring. We see it...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Newspaper and Magazine, Thomson Corporation, Family, Columbia University
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