Some folks have asked about my trip, so a bit of an update and a few photos. I went to Iran because, well, I'm a political scientist and teach about ... View all

OUR MISSION: Inspired by the teachings of Christ, Catholic Charities of the East Bay serves the poor and vulnerable and advocates for social justice ... View all

Jessica Simpson's debut country performance didn't sit well with fans at the Country Thunder USA Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisc., the Kenosha News repor ... View all

SPECIAL ANTHROPOLOGIST ABOUT TOWN EVENTS IN MARCH!Hi Everyone,I'm posting a special one-off message to Anthropologist About Town to let you know about ... View all

THURSDAY 12TH JUNE - Alluring talkThere's an introductory talk to 'The Lure of The East' exhibition (mentioned on last week's blog) that I'll be atten ... View all

robert mondavi died on friday morning. for those of you who live in the napa valley, you know that this has been front page news for the past three da ... View all

when i started my business it was very important to me that i find ways to tell the stories of the artists and craftspeople producing our products.... ... View all

We are filmmakers, activists, community organizers and artists who believe in the power of humor in opening hearts and minds. We recently made two aw ... View all

Epic Vietnamese American saga arrives on DVD October 30, 2007 NEW YORK, NY October 17, 2007 – ImaginAsian Home Entertainment, Genius Products a ... View all

As I travel the country conducting workshops, I hear this story over and over. Colleges, and now high schools, are getting more restrictive about allo ... View all

( i've put up this collection of pictures before and am doing so again because new developments have been unearthed about the people in the photograph ... View all

During a Scrabble game at our campsite this weekend, the sun finally came out so I took off my fleece pullover that covered a long-sleeved, three butt ... View all

In the final paragraph of James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, the Delaware sage Tamenund remarks, "The pale faces are masters of the ea ... View all

By Andrew L. Jaffee Apologizing for terrorism is completely indefensible. Have people forgotten MLK and Gandhi’s teachings? Have people forgott ... View all

(Testing out the Samuel Clemens jacket in Picton, Ontario. Photo by Julia Colyar -- thank you)T'is the season for summer literary festivals, and kicki ... View all

Lots of acts were added to Stradbally's very own Electric Picnic 2008 Festival yesterday including the brilliant Laura Marling, whose show I reviewed ... View all

Pitchfork's organizers are pretty strict when it comes to what one can bring into the fest. Among the regulations are no outside food and a maximum of ... View all

The Pitchfork Music Festival rolled to a triumphant close yesterday with a much-delayed set by Cut Copy literally stealing the show from the headlinin ... View all

I’ll admit it: I like beer. I’m not making a bold statement; pretty much everyone in the world, except for people in those countries that ... View all

Nimes always reminds me of Hercule Poirot, though I can't find which mystery is set there. If anyone knows, please share in the comments!Digne-les-Bai ... View all

The latest script line in C4’s Big Brother has been to vote for a “Head of House” to select a leader from amongst the housemates.The candidates were L ... View all

When Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council Resolution proposing to tighten up sanctions on Zimbabwe, David Miliband, the British Foreign Secre ... View all

Well, kudos to FFVIIKnight for seeing this coming. Summary: Kiri grasps ahold of Heine’s hand, saving her before she dissapears completely. Elle ... View all

According to The Secret, you get what you think about, a fact which was highlighted to me this week when the fourth book I read in a row mentioned kn ... View all

Ophelia, a tragic woman who falls victim to men because of her own beauty and ends up dead. Perhaps there was a clue in the name given to this piece.T ... View all

Bert: “It’s easy. Now let’s see. You think…. you wink…. you do a double blink. You close your eyes and… .jump.” and the objects that surround it. Jane ... View all

John’s expatriate thoughts on July 4th have triggered some, albeit clearly less patriotic, associations of my own. They are related to things I've sai ... View all

I would like to think that the willingness to publicly admit having done something Really Fucking Dumb shows a certain degree of character. Perhaps i ... View all

Nominated for 12 Teen Choice Awards in its five-year (six season) run, including Best Drama Series, Dawson's Creek quickly built an extensive cult fol ... View all

The Dark Knight does not disappoint. Sure, there are gadgets galore in this one—you've seen a few of them in the trailer, like the Batpod and the new ... View all

Shop name: MissCourageousShop address: http://misscourageous.etsy.comOther sites: http://misscourageous.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/misscourageous ... View all

You know it's getting closer to election season when the negatives go up or the favorability ratings go down. The Pew Center's numbers, seen at the r ... View all

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You remember how I blasted my head off for the first exam, cos I woke up like 15 min before the alarm was to go off?Woohoo! Today I actually didn't wa ... View all

One of my own definitions of "who is a good friend", is whether I remember their birthdays, AND at least drop a text to say Happy Birthday (or send a ... View all

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BEVERLY HILLS, California -- Mayhem, new love interests, bigger biceps and slightly less-sweeping story arcs are coming down the pike in the upcoming ... View all

I'm not one to battle with kids about food. Eat it, don't eat it, whatever. But my kitchen isn't a restaurant so there is only what I put on the tab ... View all

I have heretofore really liked M. Night Shyamalan's films; I have previously enjoyed the acting of John Leguizamo, Zooey Deschanel, and of course my s ... View all

For better or for worse, David Lynch has turned his back on film. After experiencing the creative freedom that only digital filmmaking can allow whil ... View all

Brian De Palma is one of those filmmakers that has been accredited alongside some of the greats of the 1970s, often being put in the same category as ... View all

Paul Thomas Anderson has been able to masterfully combine original storytelling with innovative technique that consistently references cinematic histo ... View all

I saw There Will Be Blood a second time, and I must say it was a completely different experience than my first viewing. I saw it on a huge screen in ... View all

Sarah Polley’s Away From Her is one of the most overlooked films of 2007. This Canadian indie has been heralded as being one of the most honest, suga ... View all

Even though I’m about a month late, I thought it’d be interesting to make two entries back-to-back that I’ve desired to make for a while: one in favor ... View all

... LEAD US ANYWHERE GOOD!HE CALLED IRAQ "A DISTRACTION."THAT WOULD BE LIKE - DURING WW2 - CALLING THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA OR SICILY A DISTRACTIO ... View all

I started out in the electronics engineering field, and moved into the software side of electronics design automation business shortly after that. Bac ... View all

West Vancouver Evelyn Park Royal Condos, Duplexes, Townhouses and Family Homes Park Royal paradise written for 24 Hours newspaper promotes the new Eve ... View all

Stephen Pastis's PEARLS BEFORE SWINE newspaper comic strip parodies the killing off of a character trend in comics, specificall referencing the death ... View all