Barbados
Ben’s Place of the Week is Barbados.
Who Doesn’t Tony Love?
Who does Tony hate?
E.J. Dionne and Mickey Edwards: A Bipartisan Exchange
E.J. Dionne and Mickey Edwards debate.
An Interview With Komomo
Jennifer got a gleam in her eye – and she told me all about her favourite title ‘A Geishas Journey’. It was a book about young Japanese girl who sets out to master the ancient art of being geisha. I was fascinated about young Ruriko’s transformation from a school girl into the adult geisha, Komomo.
Breakthrough Pain
A look at what breakthrough pain is.
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By Purdy, Director of Publicity Michael Manner and I were English majors at Plattsburgh State before the days of email, before the days of the fax. Indeed, the modern technology of the time was floppy disk computers, and the CD was quickly replacing the cassette tape. Manner and I have kept in touch through the […]
It Never Rains In Brooklyn
By Purdy, Director of Publicity Michael Manner and I were English majors at Plattsburgh State before the days of email, before the days of the fax. Indeed, the modern technology of the time was floppy disk computers, and the CD was quickly replacing the cassette tape. Manner and I have kept in touch through the […]
Friday procrastination: link love – parties, presidencies, and lost sleep
What Rebecca has been reading this week.
Bloomberg and “Maintain”
Ammon, an expert dictionary reader, ponders Mayor Bloomberg’s dislike of the word “maintain”.
Squirrel – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is squirrel.
Ten Great Recent Documentary Films
Pat Aufderheide chooses ten great docs from recent years.
Snob Before and After Thackeray
Anatoly seeks the origin of “snob”.
Luck and American History
Mark McNeilly looks at the intricacies of luck in history.
But Is It Art?
An excerpt from Cynthia Freeland’s ‘But is it Art?’.
Beyond Citizenship
How has globalization changed the way we look at our nationality?
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