Category Archives: Art

Word Cloud: REFLECTION

Posted on July 31, 2015 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud For some writers, leaving the comforts of “civilization” for a simple life does wonders for their work. Henry David Thoreau is the best-known example of a writer doing more productive work out in the woods. When … Continue reading →

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Music Monday: Tempo

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Gene Howington

It is interesting what simply changing the tempo of a piece can do to affect the mood of a composition. The effect can be more striking than is readily apparent. This can be seen in only slight changes that can … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: MEMORABLE

Posted on July 24, 2015 by wordcloud9

By Nona Blyth Cloud The word “Poetry” covers a lot of ground, everything from the brief illumination of a Japanese Haiku to a great Norse Saga passed down through the generations by repetition of the words in chant or song. … Continue reading →

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Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Has Reportedly Asked the FBI to Investigate a Threatening Tweet He Allegedly Received from the Son of a Mexican Drug Lord Who Escaped from Prison

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro John Santucci of ABC News reported yesterday that presidential candidate Donald Trump had asked the FBI “to look into a threatening tweet he received in the wake of a post on the social network he wrote about … Continue reading →

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Harper Lee Announces Third Novel, ‘My Excellent Caretaker Deserves My Entire Fortune’

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Bob Stone

Finally, someone said it!  From The Onion:   NEW YORK—Shocking the literary world once again, acclaimed author Harper Lee announced through her publisher Tuesday the surprise release of her third novel, My Excellent Caretaker Deserves My Entire Fortune.

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Justice Antonin Scalia: The Bard of the Bench? (With a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore said that it only seemed fitting “to use Antonin Scalia’s own words for a poetry slam, since the justice’s snarky dissents are filled with so many poetic gems.”  Fiore noted that the … Continue reading →

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POETRY FRIDAY: “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro SYMPATHY By Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) I know what the caged bird feels, alas! When the sun is bright on the upland slopes; When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass, And the river flows … Continue reading →

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From the Equal Justice Institute: “Slavery to Mass Incarceration”–An Animated Short Film by Artist Molly Crabapple

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro On Tuesday, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) released a new video–an animated short film by acclaimed artist Molly Crabapple, with narration by Bryan Stevenson–that “paints slavery in the stark terms in which it existed…hundreds of years in … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, Art, Civil War, Democracy, Equal Rights, Government, Justice, Political Science, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Matt Taibbi on Former Attorney General Eric Holder and the Revolving Door between Washington and Wall Street

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Earlier today, award-winning journalist Matt Taibbi was interviewed on Democracy Now! Taibbi talked about Eric Holder, the former Attorney General of the United States, and the revolving door between Wall Street and Washington. Holder is reportedly “returning home — … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for July 7, 2015: “White Culture’s Thug Youth”

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro From Matt Bors: “White Culture’s Thug Youth”

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