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Exclusive Q&A: Spanish Author Javier Marías

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:22:08 GMT

Javier Marías is the most important intellectual figure that you’ve probably never heard of.
Source: Flavorwire

Wost of the Weekend: The Giving of Thanks edition

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:04:35 GMT

Above all else, I am thankful for Ron Artest's hair. I spent Thanksgiving weekend furiously celebrating the many things I'm thankful for. This blog. The people who read it. My disproportionately large manhood. Ron Artest's hair.
Source: Basketbawful

Ready to roll the dice

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:23:16 GMT

Now, in true Vegas fashion, the city wants to ditch the high-profile corner to make way for a casino. There's more to the proposed new City Hall project than that, though.
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com

A Tour of Prince Edward Island

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:23:07 GMT

At one summer's day in the past year, my wife and I found ourselves driving from Boston through New England to the Confederation Bridge on the mainland of Canada that took us to Prince Edward Island for a two-week holiday.
Source: Associated Content

Book Summary, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Gawain-poet, Chapter 7

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:29:17 GMT

Passus I, Stanza 6, Lines 107 through 129: Summary: King Arthur, the "stout young king, stands there in state" (107). The reference to Arthur being "stout" refers to his pride, haughtiness, arrogance and stateliness (107).
Source: Associated Content

Kin mourn dad who died in cop custody

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:44:18 GMT

The relatives of a 45-year-old Worcester man who died in police custody last week are reeling with sorrow as they await answers from an investigation into the incident.
Source: Boston Herald

Property Sales

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:57:37 GMT

The following property sales were recorded in the St. Lawrence County clerk's office Sept. 16, 2009: Town of Parishville:1) 1.05 acres more or less, bounded by McKnight's lot; 2) 1.03 acres more or less, bounded by Taylor's lot; 3) 0.67 of an acre more...
Source: Watertown Daily Times

Big changes in Catholic Mass on the way

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:22:06 GMT

After nearly four decades of reciting almost identical prayers at Mass, Catholics will have to start memorizing new wording that the Vatican says adheres more closely to the original meaning of the Latin text.
Source: Southern CA Press-Enterprise

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:27:08 GMT

Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (L) accompanies King Juan Carlos I (C) of Spain and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos (R) on a visit to the Upper Barrakka Gardens overlooking the Grand Harbour in Valletta November 26, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:21:30 GMT

King Juan Carlos I of Spain (C) and Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (R), accompanied by the prime minister's wife Catherine Gonzi (2nd L), visit the Upper Barrakka Gardens overlooking the Grand Harbour in Valletta November 26, 2009.

Quoted in '"She's Not A Troublemaker. She Is Gay." [Clothes Calls]'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:26:12 GMT

said in Jezebel:

safety is a critical concern. In February 2008, Lawrence King, an eighth-grader from Oxnard, Calif., who occasionally wore high-heeled boots and makeup, was shot to death in class by another student.

Quoted in 'Head of a Muse: Raphael masterpiece expected to fetch £16 million at auction'

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:34:35 GMT

said in The Telegraph:

The drawing is not only a work of genius in its own right but is also related to one of the artist's great frescoes in the Vatican and has come down to us in remarkable condition and with distinguished provenance, having previously been owned by both Sir Thomas Lawrence and King William II of Holland.

Ellen DeGeneres Discusses The Recent Tragic Death

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:49:24 GMT