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President John F. Kennedy speaks on the nation's space effort, , Houston, Texas, September 12, 1962. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) President Kennedy Addresses the Media (1961) Don’t miss this if you are an...
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That was what Malala Yousafzai’s father did to her. When I was 14, my older cousins were already radical activists and martial law was only a year old in our country which made it more dangerous –...
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Cover of Cimarron Rose (Billy Bob Boy Howdy) While I was reading James Lee Burke’s ‘Cimarron Rose‘, I wondered why the book wasn’t a bestseller. It is a rare novel where heavy human drama and...
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Will you shun social networking if you are a star? My primary purpose for social networking is to promote my articles and designs and to get ideas from feedbacks. I don’t think I’ll need to that...
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How a small slip of the pen could land us in jail with multiple charges A publisher offers you a gig job and asks you to probe and write about a new popular murder case. You discovered that you know...
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By Kurt Sutter English: Kurt Sutter at the 2011 Comic Con in San Diego (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ‘…As a guy with more than a few exes, I have to tell you, Marv, the most insidious ex is the one who...
View ArticleSenate Wants Law Shielding Corporate Journalists
Just another attempt to put damper on alternative media, bloggers, and citizen journalists ‘New York Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer said today the Senate has the votes to pass a bill that will protect...
View ArticleThe Cruel Misinterpretation of Virginia Woolf’s Suicide Letter
Portrait of Virginia Woolf by George Charles Beresford Deutsch: Die zwanzigjährige Virginia Woolf, fotografiert von George Charles Beresford (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Could anything be interpreted more...
View ArticleSubversion in Literature
While most women authors subvert about gender inequality, most male crime fiction authors subvert about political and economic corruption—done between the lines. ‘…Take the example of her story, Wild...
View ArticleThe Four Psychological Functions of Great Literature
‘The question of what reading does for the human soul is an eternal one and its answer largely ineffable, but this hasn’t stopped minds big and small from tussling with it — we have Kafka’s exquisite...
View ArticleGirl, 24, Beats Harry Potter Sales in One week
Zoella: Zoe Sugg’s book Girl Online becomes fastest-selling debut novel ever ‘The first novel by YouTube sensation Zoe Sugg aka Zoella has become the biggest-selling debut ever. The novel, Girl Online,...
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