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John Huston: Courage and Art

We booksellers at Book Passage — especially those who love the movies — are excited about our October 6th event with acclaimed biographer and independent scholar Jeffrey Meyers. Wh... Read more

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Xiaorenshu: 小人书 Collecting "little Picture Books" Nostalgia | Xinhuanet.com

Little picture books: nostalgia in palms: 一箱老旧、泛黄的连环画册开启了我的记忆之门。A box of old, yellowed comic book opened the door to my memory. "It is not... Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

Guest Blogger: Frederick Strobl, MD: Locked-in Syndrome

Here is another great guest blog from Dr. Frederick Strobl. This time he discusses the very odd syndrome known as Locked-in Syndrome. Imagine the unimaginable.... Read more

The 08 September 2011 by Dplylemd
Culture, Health, Medicine
E. e. Cummings: Fairy Tales

THIS IS DIFFICULT, but see if you can follow. On June 12, 1916, Scofield Thayer married Elaine Orr (who became Elaine Thayer, her first marriage). One of... Read more

The 28 September 2011 by Winterthorn
Culture
Legendary Book Owner Revealed by Ex Libris » a Special Type Specimen Book

AMASSBLOG » a special specimentype specimens represent a whole category of book collecting. i have a few in my design library but i do not collect them per se.... Read more

The 14 September 2011 by Dotpattern
Culture, Lifestyle
Guest Book Review: Frost Moon by Anthony Francis

Hello Everyone,I'm Lyuba from Funky Makeup Junkie, but fear not, although I love makeup I also love to read. Usually I read fantasy and/or romance novels with... Read more

The 05 September 2011 by Kittyfairy
Julian Assange’s Unauthorised Autobiography: The Leaker, Leaked

The cover of Julian Assange's Unauthorised Autobiography Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, the website that publishes huge amounts of hitherto secret... Read more

The 22 September 2011 by Periscope
Current, Media, Society
Period Drama Week - Questions Part i

Welcome to Period Drama Week! From September 4 - 10, Elegance of Fashion will be celebrating period dramas. For each day of the week, there will be a special... Read more

The 05 September 2011 by Mariagrazia
Art & Design, Culture, Movies
SPOOKS Vs DOWNTON ABBEY - WHO WILL WIN THE MATCH?

What will you be watching on Sunday night, 9 p.m., in the UK? British audience is asked to choose between the last series ever of BBC spy drama Spooks and the... Read more

The 17 September 2011 by Mariagrazia
Art & Design, Culture, Movies
Period Drama Week - Questions Part Ii

Welcome to the closing of the Period Drama Week! From September 4 - 10, Elegance of Fashion has celebrated period dramas. For each day of the week, there was a... Read more

The 10 September 2011 by Mariagrazia
Art & Design, Culture, Movies
Exclusive Interview with Khaled Hosseini, Author of The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini Khaled Hosseini's bestselling novel, The Kite Runner, revealed the beauty and agony of a tormented Afghanistan as it brought this little-known... Read more

The 10 September 2011 by Bookpassage
Culture
What I've Been Watching - He Knew He Was Right (2004)

Lara ParmianiI have wished to see this series since I interviewed Lara Parmiani for Fly High (HERE). Lara is an Italian actress living in London who had a... Read more

The 11 September 2011 by Mariagrazia
Art & Design, Culture, Movies