by | Mar 23, 2008 | Literary News, Los Angeles
from the LA Times Bret Easton Ellis, two decades beyond ‘Zero’ The onetime enfant terrible, now 44, still has no patience for critics, but some of his colleagues say Ellis’ writing may one day get the respect it deserves. By Scott Timberg, Los...
by | Mar 23, 2008 | Mirth
Be Afraid of Quantum Mechanics… Be very, very afraid.
by | Mar 23, 2008 | Culture Music Art
from THE ASSOCIATED PRESS via NY Daily News MIAMI – Grammy-winning mambo pioneer Israel (Cachao) Lopez died Saturday at 89. Known simply as Cachao, the Cuban-born bassist and composer fell ill in the past week and died surrounded by family members at Coral...
by | Mar 23, 2008 | Culture Music Art
editorial from the Washington Post THIS HOLIDAY is what is known in religious tradition as a “movable feast” because it is not, like Christmas and some other annual observances, celebrated on the same day every year but rather moves from one Sunday to...
by | Mar 23, 2008 | Literary News
from the BBC Encouraging cancer patients to write down their deepest fears about the disease may improve their quality of life, according to a US study. Nancy Morgan, a “writing clinician”, approached patients waiting in a clinic at a cancer centre in...
