Tag: culture
group name: publishingnews
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June 25, 2006 09:32 AM EDT --
There's a new biography out on Timothy Leary by Robert Greenfield. It's reviewed by Luc Sante on the cover of today's New York Times book section. There's a great image of a grinning Leary, . . . more
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June 22, 2006 08:52 PM EDT --
My article "A Bunch of Rocks: The Environmental Gutting of Malta", which I posted yesterday (June 21), has been selected as Editors' Choice and will appear on the Gather home page starting . . . more
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March 07, 2007 09:51 AM EST --
Q. The Namesake deals with Indian immigrants in the United States as well as their children. What, in your opinion, distinguishes the experiences of the former from the latter?
A. In a sense, very . . . more
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August 31, 2006 05:24 PM EDT --
I work so hard to understand the assignments so I would be ready for the test. The night before the struggling with my mother and brother not comprehending anything that I've learned. The anxiety . . . more
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March 05, 2007 10:30 AM EST --
As Gogol Ganguli becomes a young man, he also falls in love – first with the sunny, wealthy, easy-going Maxine, who invites him to become a part of her quintessentially blue blood American family . . . more
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May 03, 2007 12:29 PM EDT --
TRACKS, a novel in stories, is in search of a literary agent.
TRACKS takes place on a train traveling from Baltimore to Chicago. Each story is told from the perspective of a passenger on the train.
Although . . . more
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August 02, 2007 03:48 PM EDT --
I am writing a book about the emerging middle class in China, which in eighteen years will reach 766 million - the total size of the six most powerful nations of today! I am going to China for the next . . . more
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September 14, 2006 12:54 PM EDT --
THE OXFORD BOOK OF AMERICAN POETRY
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August 12, 2006 10:36 PM EDT --
After subscribing to their newsletter for the last half eon or so, I finally decided to get off the fence and join the Canadian Federation of Poets.
More than that, I figured I might as well get involved . . . more
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August 27, 2006 02:57 PM EDT --
Brazil , by Gather member Errol Lincoln Uys, is the epic saga of a nation I knew little about until I got sucked into its history by this master story-teller. Not only is it a "vast novel to . . . more
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August 25, 2006 02:14 AM EDT --
After a conversation by comment window with Kathryn Esplin-Oleski about her family history I began wondering if we on gather can "gather" our stories a bit?
/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976737633 . . . more
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September 06, 2006 09:48 AM EDT --
Bocce And Linen
I bought a set of bocce balls today
What a shock to find!
Memories of great uncles
flashed right through my mind
The foundation of my character
They said it was a skill;
discipline . . . more
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May 08, 2007 08:59 AM EDT --
Major newspapers cast away their book reviews as their position in the society undergoes changes
In recent months, leading newspapers have stopped publishing their weekly book-review sections or have . . . more
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December 08, 2007 12:30 PM EST --
More and more often we hear the phrase "the wisdom of crowds" being used to explain the stupidity of the Internet and those who profit from it. It is a stupid line in many ways, not least because . . . more
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March 09, 2007 09:14 AM EST --
When it came to developing a look for THE NAMESAKE, Mira Nair, who has long been renowned as a boldly creative visual stylist, was confronted with bringing fresh perspective to two cities that have been . . . more
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July 14, 2006 09:28 PM EDT --
Okay, I do not consider myself to be a "writer". I do engage in writing poetry and essays, journaling and such and truly enjoy it but I would not call myself a "writer". Nor do I consider . . . more
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June 15, 2007 05:56 PM EDT --
Summertime-the Austrian Alps: A middle-aged doctor, wishing to forget medicine, turns off the beaten track and begins a strenuous climb. When he reaches the summit, he sits and contemplates the distant . . . more
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June 28, 2007 03:29 AM EDT --
Everything is perfect on Whimple Street. The lawns are perfectly manicured and so green and plush they look like velvet. The postman is never late. The neighbors never quarrel. . . . more
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August 16, 2006 04:10 AM EDT --
Daily Journal opened wellspring for Darcy Altaville
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY -- For visual artist and illustrator Darcy Altaville, making daily journal entries was more than a means of coping with grief. . . . more
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February 17, 2008 11:56 PM EST --
I am normally hesitant about fantasy movies unless I am familiar with the book, and then I usually judge the movie by how faithful it was to the book and how well it was done overall. In this case, I have . . . more
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