Feb 17 Haiti Releases 8 U.S. Missionaries By Jason Breslow A judge in Haiti has freed eight of the 10 American missionaries arrested on charges of child kidnapping after trying to bring 33 child survivors of last month's earthquake to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. Judge Bernard Saint-Vil… Continue reading
Feb 17 Already in the Global Spotlight, Vancouver’s Skies Deliver Additional Delight A week before the torch arrived in the Olympic city, Vancouver's skies were already illuminated, ready to greet the world with a warm welcome. Light artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and his team had installed 10 searchlights on both sides of English… Continue reading
Feb 16 Links to Faulkner’s Works Found in Diary By Tom LeGro A little literary sleuthing has uncovered a link between an unpublished antebellum diary and the well-known work of William Faulkner. Continue reading
Feb 15 Poet Lucille Clifton Dies at Age 73 Lucille Clifton, a National Book Award-winning poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist, died Saturday after a long fight with cancer. She was 73. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Poet Lucille Clifton Dies After Cancer Battle Former Maryland poet laureate and National Book Award winner Lucille Clifton died Saturday at age 73 after a long battle with cancer. Continue watching
Feb 12 Conversation: Ursula Le Guin By Arts Desk Ursula Le Guin, best for her works of science fiction and fantasy, has been writing and publishing novels, children's books, poetry and drama for over four decades. In December, she withdrew her membership from the Author's Guild because she disagreed… Continue reading