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Revisiting the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927, through film and jazz
Long before flood waters spilled into New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, an even greater deluge engulfed the region (and beyond). The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 stretched from New Orleans to Cairo, Ill., killing hundreds, leaving...
Tags: Fine Artists, Music Theater, Louis Armstrong, Howard Reich, Spider (music group)
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Toni Morrison leads U.S. delegation at Festival America in France
VINCENNES, France -- I am one of about five dozen invitees to the biennial Festival America book fair just outside Paris. Toni Morrison is the guest of honor at the event, which brings together authors from the Americas. Jennifer Egan is here too, along...
Tags: France, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Festive Events, Book, James Baldwin
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Book review: A vivid portrait of 'The Hunger Angel'
The Hunger Angel A Novel Herta Müller, translated from the German by Philip Boehm Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt: 292 pp., $26 Fortunately, the Nobel Prize committee for literature has gotten it right when it's recognized the courageous, sensual...
Tags: Literature, Samuel Beckett, International Law, Career and Workplace, Arts and Culture
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Pithy posters for writers
Jacket CopyQuotes by authors are brought to life in a witty poster series by artist Evan Robertson, currently for sale on Etsy.... -
INKED! Saying nothing and everything in 660 words
Do I love the Imperial Valley? Sure, I guess. It’s my home, where I was born, bred and raised. I’ve failed here on many levels; succeeded here on many more. I’ve reared a family here; purchased and lost a home here; been fired from a...
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88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?... -
The art of inspiration
Inspiration is a fragile thing — an infant's frank gaze, a thought-provoking conversation, the last book you read. We spoke to three women in the world of fine arts about what moves them to create. Claire Sherman: It's all in the experiment...
Tags: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Painting, Arts, Fine Arts, David Foster
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'The Sound and the Fury' as William Faulkner imagined, in color
Jacket CopyA stunning new edition of William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" will be published with text in 14 colors.... -
I suit myself
The Baltimore SunYou know the story about William Faulkner at the Oxford, Mississippi, post office, don't you? Sacked for sitting in the back reading the magazines instead of waiting on customers, he said, "Good, now I won't be at the beck and call of every son of a bitch...Tags: Coughing
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Jessamine County band Absalom Absalom takes Ichthus stage in Wilmore for second time
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comAt noon Thursday, a 3-year-old band with strong ties to Jessamine County will take the stage for a second year at the Christian festival in their own backyard. Absalom Absalom began in March 2009 when Stephen Gallutia, Andrew Foster and Gideon Maki...Tags: Sushi and Sashimi, Foods and Beverages, Music, Arts and Culture, Concerts
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Reading the seven sins
Our story Our Short Story Book Club began 10 years ago when a couple of neighbors decided to get together for a night of cultural stimulation and socializing. Today, we have 18 members. We meet once a month September through June, and members take turns...
Tags: Edgar Allan Poe
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Word power
Earlier this year, when Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a 100-book required reading list for his compatriots, it provoked anxiety, rekindling memories of Soviet-era censorship. The furor underscored an important point: that literature plays a...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Camp David, Bruno Schulz, Fine Artists, Artists
Oct 9, 2012
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Sep 22, 2012
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Jun 3, 2012
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Jul 11, 2012
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Jul 19, 2012
|Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
Jul 4, 2012
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Jul 7, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 5, 2012
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Jun 15, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 19, 2012
|Story| Jessamine Journal
May 4, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 18, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Original site for William Faulkner topic gallery.