Notable books of 2011
BY JONATHAN KIRSCH http://www.jewishjournal.com/ twelve_twelve/article/notable_books_of_2011_20120111/ In addition to our prizewinner, we also want to honor some of the other exceptional books that came to our attention in 2011, each of which is accomplished and...
French artist sculpts immersive experience for Columbus museum
The Lantern By Bianca Briggs Greg Miller Photography The Columbus Museum of Art, located at 480 E. Broad St., will host French artist Latifa Echakhch’s sculptural installation Jan. 13. Though many think of art in terms of paint and canvas, French artist...
Terry Gilliam Reveals The Secret To Creative Success
Huffington Post Ariston Anderson Film director Terry Gilliam has one passion in life: to make movies that truly affect his audience, to enhance their dreams (or their nightmares), and to welcome them into an alternate reality. In his 40+ years of filmmaking, giving us...
Botanist Jeanne Baret gets her due after 250 years; Englishman recommends gardens to visit
Oregonlive.com Gardening news and notes: Kym Pokorny, The Oregonian IT'S ABOUT TIME: The first woman to circumnavigate the globe did so dressed as a man. At least, that’s what the photo shows (which is most likely inaccurate). I think the outfit looks more like a...
Escape for a romantic winter getaway
Today Travel Embrace the cold with a snowy getaway From skiing in Canada to snowmobile-riding in New Mexico, Sarah Sagnolo of Travel + Leisure magazine spotlights affordable winter vacation destinations. By Crai Bower, Lindsey Olander, Kathryn O'Shea-Evans , Travel +...
Dutch queen dismisses mosque visit criticism
By MIKE CORDER AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch Queen Beatrix took on the fiery leader of her country's anti-Muslim party on Thursday by dismissing as "nonsense" his criticism of her decision to wear a head scarf during a recent visit to a mosque. The queen made her unusually...
New heart, new hope: Golfer Compton achieves PGA Tour dream
From Chris Murphy, CNN It takes a lot of heart to succeed as a professional golfer -- for some more than others. Erik Compton is 32, and on his third. After two heart transplants, the American has finally earned the chance to compete on the U.S. PGA Tour, fulfilling a...
A North Korean Soldier Finds His ‘Casablanca’
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI THE ORPHAN MASTER’S SON By Adam Johnson North Korea, the Stalinist “hermit kingdom” and one of the world’s most backward and isolated countries, is also a realm where fiction making — state-sponsored storytelling, that is — reigns supreme. At...
Moroccan king’s shadow Cabinet competes with Islamist-led government for real power
PAUL SCHEMM Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Soon after an Islamist opposition leader became Morocco's prime minister as the result of landmark elections, his archrival was named a top adviser to the king. Powerful King Mohammed VI has made a flurry of...
Outspoken Moroccan rapper freed – activists
RABAT (Reuters) - A Moroccan rapper who has become one of the monarchy's boldest critics was freed on Thursday, activists said, after he served a four-month sentence for assault, a charge which his lawyers say was a ploy to muzzle the popular singer. "El-Haqed walked...