Archive for the 'Leisure' Category

National Book Award Contest: Winners!

Who won our NBA contest?

8 Reasons to Unfriend Someone on Facebook

A survey of Facebook users on why they would unfriend someone.

Ponytail Pulling is Bad (but awfully good for women’s sports)

Laura Pappano discusses Elizabeth Lambert’s hair-pulling and sportsmanship in women’s athletics.

Five Things You Never Knew about West Side Story

Geoffrey Block share five facts about West Side Story.

A Photo Journal of South Africa:
Place of the Year 2009

Helen Eaton and Dewi Jackson share photos of their trip to South Africa.

A Toast to South African Wine:
Place of The Year 2009

Nothing says classy like incredible acumen in wine industry knowledge. Read about one of the world’s top ten wine producers here.

The Blue Dress
Place of the Year 2009

15 years ago Albie Sachs was appointed by Nelson Mandela to South Africa’s first Constitutional Court. Here he talks about one of the most important buildings in the post-apartheid era and the artwork that makes its visitors pause.

From Jolson to Mariah:
The Ten Worst Musical Films Ever Made

A top-ten-list.

What is Art?

Roger Scruton argues that there are universal standards by which to judge art.

Riddle Me When? Something.

The answer to Gordon Thompson’s riddle.

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