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www.guardian.co.uk:
Suffering from 'novel nausea', Zadie Smith wonders if the essay lives up to its promiseWhy do novelists write essays? Most publishers would rather have a novel. Bookshops don't know where to put them. It's a rare reader who s (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
This past year or two I've been revisiting what you might call my cultural roots. Because I was distracted almost daily by treatment for a wounded foot and unable to work much, I began re-reading the PG Wodehouse, Edgar Rice (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
'I felt that the only thing I was on earth to do was to write'A couple of months ago Mavis Gallant had a dream. A messenger came to the door carrying a cardboard box with a lid on it. On top was written "Mavis Gallant" in big (Read More)
The Guardian:
A reader tells of her love of G2, Suduoku and cost-saving tips in Money as well as a project involving young deaf NepalisMy husband and I have been reading the Guardian for years. On weekdays I start with G2 – I'm addicted to (Read More)
The Guardian:
The real challenge to the biblical literalism held dear by creationists is in the Bible itselfAn academic conference in Louisville, Kentucky, provided me with an opportunity to visit the Creation Museum in nearby Petersburg w (Read More)
The Guardian:
Originally published on 21 November 1945NUREMBERG, NOVEMBER 20.When Lord Justice Lawrence, British President of the International Tribunal, opened the great Nuremberg war trial this morning he called it unique in the history (Read More)
The Guardian:
Despite the downturn, it is an investment that has been as safe as houses, rising by an average of 111% over the decade, reports Rupert JonesForget the stockmarket and high-interest savings accounts – the best place for your (Read More)
Submitted by as1776
from Google Reader:
While my trip to Australia this last week and a half was primarily pleasure with my family, I did get a few days to work with teachers in Brisbane and throughout Victoria (a la our PLP cohort there), and I had some great conv (Read More)
Rock, Paper, Shotgun:
Yeah, this is the definition of people spinning out a story from very little, but Massively report the LA Time doing an article the LA Times did on MW2’s launch. Fairly standard fluff. Except at the end a source close to the (Read More)
Submitted by WorkingWriter
from Google Reader:
Today, the Open Book Alliance released an extensive compilation of third party analysis of the revised Google Books Settlement. The wide-ranging consensus from a diverse chorus of voices is that the revised Settlement is bar (Read More)
Submitted by jgmize
from Google Reader:
It is Friday, so I am inclined to take the liberty of posting something outside my usual tag-line areas of interest (see tag-line above). While I was out in San Francisco I met a lot of people interested in applying network (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
The number of defamation cases that reached the high court surged by 11% in 2008 to a four-year high, as foreign claimants took advantage of the UK's tougher laws to seek "libel tourism" awards from publishers.A total of 259 (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Swelling population 'risks demographic disaster'• Cynicism and disaffection among disturbing findingsPakistan faces a "demographic disaster" if its leaders fail to invest in a youth population that is disturbingly cynical a (Read More)
Submitted by Motown_Terri
from blog:
Author : Connor SullivanEach person at some juncture in life needs to express their problem that tends to worry them for quite some time In almost all cases many people tend to find it quite hard to express their problems wi (Read More)
The Guardian:
The Anglican church should no longer put the virtue of uniformity above the need to challenge prejudice and suffering"United we stand, divided we fall" is a common saying. Likewise there is a Japanese proverb "A single arrow (Read More)
Submitted by loucypher
from Google Reader:
iPhone development can be intimidating, especially to someone who’s unfamiliar with Macs, or the way iPhone apps work.But with currently more than 100,000 apps officially available from the App Store, it’s kind of hard for a (Read More)
New York Times:
Customers buying the company's electronic reading device now will receive them next year. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
It would be hard to imagine a less democratic process for appointing the EU president. I should know – I tried toThe news from Brussels is something to slowly savour. For those of us in the Euro-project sceptic camp, the anno (Read More)
FitSugar -- Healthy, happy you.:
Omegas are all the buzz right now, and it seems like everywhere you turn, new foods are being enhanced with this essential fatty acid, or labeled as an excellent source. What people don't know is that there are different type (Read More)
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