Nov 29 Watch Worldreader aims to eradicate global illiteracy by giving children e-readers Worldreader aims to eradicate global illiteracy by giving children e-readers… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch How Norman Rockwell held a mirror up to American ambitions and common values How Norman Rockwell held a mirror up to American ambitions and common values… Continue watching
Nov 27 What seven teams of architects and engineers built with food By Jason Breslow, Victoria Fleischer Architects, engineers, designers and students build their structures for the 17th annual Canstruction competition in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Photo by Tidewater Community College Every year in more than 150 cities throughout the globe, architects, engineers, designers and… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Doonesbury’s Garry Trudeau pokes fun of American politics in a new medium Doonesbury's Garry Trudeau pokes fun of American politics in a new medium… Continue watching
Nov 25 UN campaigns to end violence against women PHOTO: Shoes painted in red in Rome to symbolize victims as part of International Day to End Violence Against Women pic.twitter.com/jciRwhIiFL— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 25, 2013 Monday marked the United Nation's International Day… Continue reading
Nov 25 Weekly Poem: Brenda Hillman reads ‘Till it Finishes What it Does’ By Victoria Fleischer // Brenda Hillman reads "Till it Finishes What it Does" from her new collection "Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire." Till it Finishes What it Does Where is the meaning, the old man asked. The night nurse has put on… Continue reading
Nov 23 ‘Doctor Who’ celebrates 50 years of adventures through time and space Popular sci-fi series "Doctor Who" celebrates 50 years on Saturday. Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images The adventure started on November 23, 1963. Viewers stepped inside a police box that was "bigger on the inside," and met the Doctor, played… Continue reading
Nov 22 Celebrating a Literary Giant: The 50th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s Death By Victoria Fleischer C.S. Lewis constructed the world of "Narnia" through seven novels, the most recognizable of which is "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Even today, Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling "Wicked," gets lost in C.S. Lewis' world of Narnia. Continue reading
Nov 22 Narnia through the Ages: ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ covers By Victoria Fleischer In October of 1950, the first of seven fantasy novels in the Narnia series was published. C.S. Lewis has since influenced and affected generations of readers and writers. As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Lewis's death, we take a… Continue reading
Nov 21 Contrite Republican takes break from Congress after drug bust Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., exits D.C. Superior court after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges of possession of cocaine on Wednesday. Photo by Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images It's not every day a "wakeup call"… Continue reading