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New Jamestown exhibit explores colonist cannibalism
Nobody knows exactly when a nameless 14-year-old English girl met her end during the deadly Starving Time at Jamestown — or when she was butchered by a desperate fellow colonist driven to unthinkable extremes by hunger. She was already forgotten...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Archaeology, Historic Jamestowne, Smithsonian Institution, Hampton Roads
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British historian visiting 3 northern W.Va. communities to discuss what to preserve and why
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A British historian will make three public appearances in West Virginia this week, starting Tuesday in Charles Town. Sir Neil Cossons is former chairman of English Heritage, a group that manages more than 400 historic... -
Salman Rushdie bequeaths 'Midnight's Children' to film
In the late 1970s, long before he penned "The Satanic Verses," before he sparked a global uproar between Islamic fundamentalists and free-speech advocates and became a marked man, before he turned into a celebrity man of letters who dates models and...
Tags: Literature, Movies, Celebrities, Midnight's Children (movie), Cambridge (England)
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Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum returns to form, with light and life
AMSTERDAM — A scrum of international TV reporters, photographers and other media packed the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum on a recent spring morning, while producers negotiated with publicists for time to shoot spots in front of Rembrandt's...
Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture, Renovation, Artists, Architecture
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Wilde about California
California's unchallenged reputation for attracting and embracing eccentrics of all shapes and sizes was already well established when Oscar Wilde brought his one-man traveling circus to the Bear Flag State in March 1882. Not surprisingly, he killed in...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Punishment
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Booker Prize-winning author James Kelman visits Baltimore
Plunging into a novel by James Kelman is like diving head-first into a chilly lake. It's a shock to your system at first, and a bit disorienting, but the trick is to keep moving. Once your muscles get warmed up and you get your bearings, the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Authors, Literature, Genres, Scotland
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READER SUBMITTED: Technical Foam Services Launches New Mobile Website
Middletown/ShorelineOut of state - SM Northamptonshire, United Kingdom (9th April, 2013) - Technical Foam Services, a leading independent engineering-biased manufacturer and foam producer, announces the launch of their new mobile website. With a vast range of nearly 500...Tags: Technology, Science and Technology, Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Back Story: Defending Havre de Grace from British attack
On this morning 200 years ago, a plucky Irish immigrant, John O'Neill, matched wits with British Adm. Sir George Cockburn, a veteran sea dog in command of a fleet of 19 vessels that sailed into Havre de Grace during the War of 1812. O'Neill was born in...
Tags: Havre de Grace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, War of 1812, Heroism
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Review: Under the Italian sun, 'Love Is All You Need'
Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier's excellent tragedies tend to feature the sorts of characters and conflicts that turn up in her newest movie, "Love Is All You Need." We meet a heartbroken widower, a breast-cancer survivor, an unfaithful husband, an...Tags: Family, Movies, Susanne Bier, Celebrities, Love Is All You Need (movie)
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Jiyai Shin on a roll since winning Kingsmill Championship
Jiyai Shin admits to neglecting her "second job." Not that she's lost her love of music. Singing remains a tonic, and she hopes time soon permits a return to the recording studio. But for now, golf rules. And why not? Shin has won three of the last 11...
Tags: The New York Times, Music, LPGA, Sports, Golf
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div.article div.byline p.date {display:none;} Susan Hahn Susan Hahn was editor of TriQuarterly for 14 years. She is author of a recent novel, “The Six Granddaughters of Cecil Slaughter”; nine books of poetry, including “Self/Pity&...Tags: The New York Times, Chicago Reader, Northwestern University, Celebrities, London Theatre
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New books for travelers
"On the Map: A Mind Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks" (Gotham Books, $27.50) There would be limited travel without maps. "Maps began as a challenge of the imagination, and they still perform that role," observes author Simon Garfield....Tags: Dining and Drinking, Sports, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Golf
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