Library putting old newspapers online
THOUSANDS of pages from the defunct Wodonga and Towong Sentinel newspaper have been placed online for the benefit of historical researchers, school students and people tracing their family trees or re
Readers to Embark On a Tasteful Trip through Faith
An absorbing and inspiring new read awaits in the pages of Annette Cloutiér’s ‘Præy To God’Hyannis, MA (PRWEB) January 23, 2012 Xlibris, the print-on-demand self-publishing services provider, announced today the release of Præy To God: A Tasteful Trip Through Faith, an inspiring book authored by Annette Cloutiér. A memoir and social commentary in one, this release is a “Succulent Morsel of ...
Town's Burns link on BBC
GREENOCK Burns enthusiasts are to feature in a radio programme tracing the story of Highland Mary. BBC Radio Scotland is to broadcast In Search of Highland Mary tomorrow as Burns-lovers across Scotland and beyond celebrate the life and work of our national bard.
Disgraced collector pleads guilty to stealing historical documents
Barry Landau spent years building a public persona around his collection of nationally and culturally significant documents. The now-disgraced collector pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing historic papers from archives and libraries stretching from Baltimore to Vermont. Investigators say 4,000 of the 10,000 "objects of cultural heritage" found during searches of Landau's Manhattan apartment were ...
Alberto Contador stripped of 2010 Tour de France title, given two-year ban for positive test
Alberto Contador was stripped of the 2010 Tour de France title and handed a two-year competition ban for his positive test for the banned performance-enhancing drug clenbuterol, the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in a 98-page brief released Monday. Read full article >>
The night bus, where London's heart truly beats
Admittedly, you need to be in the right frame of mind to appreciate the London night bus. An evening's worth of alcohol usually does the trick.
A Private Eye helps the search for truth
Sadly my Christmas stocking was devoid of the latest doorstopper from the pen of Peter FitzSimons. Instead, I had to be content with another historical work, Private Eye The First 50 Years, a comparatively slender 307 pages.
PLAYBILL THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Jan. 7-13: Who Loves Ya, Porgy?, Newsies Gets Its Man, Clear Day Closing, Leap Coming
No opening this Broadway season, surely, has been placed under the microscope the way The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess has. Ever since composer Stephen Sondheim took a lengthy swipe, in the pages of the New York Times, at director Diane Paulus and new bookwriters Suzan-Lori Parks and Diedre L. Murray's highly revised reinterpretation of the folk opera, the show has been the subject of both Broadway ...
New Buckley biography shows its author's biases
New Buckley biography shows its author's biases