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Michael Miner, a former Reader editor and columnist, was truly a journeyman of Chicago journalism and has the distinction of ...
In 1995, after inviting the Eritrean leader to the Oval Office, US President Bill Clinton expressed appreciation for the country's strong start on the road to democracy. Eritrea had just begun ...
In 1995, after inviting the Eritrean leader to the Oval Office, US President Bill Clinton expressed appreciation for the country's strong start on the road to democracy. Eritrea had just begun ...
Eritrea had just begun drafting a new constitution expected to establish the rule of law and a democratic system. Isaias was supposed to be a "transitional president" until a constitutional ...
One of my favorite pages on the internet contains eight back-to-back translations of “Au Lecteur,” the first poem in Charles Baudelaire’s “Les Fleurs du Mal,” all in English.
Roger Nichols, best-known for co-writing such Carpenters hits as “We’ve Only Just Begun" and “Rainy Days and Mondays," died on May 17. He was 84.
No one had seen anybody else host Jeopardy for nearly 40 years. It was a tricky adjustment, and I didn't want to be there. He’s not wrong.
See the universe like never before captured by a 609 megapixel camera “Nomophobia”: the invisible illness that affects (almost) everyone Lavertezzo, Ticino – Switzerland’s Most Photogenic ...
The S&P 500 had its third-largest up day in history on April 9. This is more indicative of a bear market rally than anything else. With these wild market swings, investors would be wise to focus ...
Florida’s offense struggled early, scoring just 28 points in the first half while Houston’s defense turned the game into a slugfest. However, Clayton said it best: “It ain’t just about me.
When his poem The Waste Land appeared over a century ago, in the early 1920s, it shook the literary scene of Europe and soon became one of the most talked-about pieces of poetry ever written.
I had one audition. It was for Saturday Night Live.” Murphy debuted on SNL in 1980 and shortly became one of the most popular and successful actors in the industry.