Exclusive First Read: ‘With Or Without You’ By Domenica Ruta
Domenica Ruta’s memoir, With or Without You, chronicles her youth in a working-class Massachusetts town, the daughter of a wildly …
‘Vampires’ Isn’t Sparkly — It’s Magnificent
There’s a popular misconception that literary fiction is supposed to be staid, boring, realistic to a fault. Like all stereotypes, …
Book News: Anger Over ‘Superman’ Author Who Condemns Homosexuality
The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. DC Comics has tapped Orson Scott Card, the …
North Korean Nuke Test Seems Timed To Upstage Obama’s State Of The Union
Not only might North Korea’s third underground explosion of an atomic device be a sign that it is closer to …
Why Russia Is Saying ‘Nyet’ To U.S. Meat Imports
Chances are, you’ve never heard of ractopamine. But as of Monday, U.S. meat exports to Russia — worth $500 million …
It’s ScuttleButton Time!
Knowing you the way I do, I figured it would make no sense putting up ScuttleButton later in the day …
An Italian-Inspired Valentine’s Feast From ‘Nigellissima’
Before the roses and the romance, Valentine’s Day commemorated the Roman Saint Valentine — Valentinus, in Latin. And in her …
In A North Vietnamese Prison, Sharing Poems With ‘Taps On The Walls’
The United States was fresh off signing the peace accords to end the long and bloody war in Vietnam when, …
“SandRidge Shareholder Vote Could Have Broader Implications for Oklahoma City”
An ongoing shareholder vote at SandRidge raises big questions about who’s investing, why they’re buying in, what their goals are, …











