A Passion For The Past: 2011′s Best Historical Fiction
Historical fiction invites us to experience the exotic and the unknown while confirming our common humanity. I do not believe …
With Iowa Vote Looming, Gingrich Struggles To Stay Atop GOP Field
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich got front-runner treatment Thursday night in Iowa during the final GOP debate before that state’s …
State Impact: A Consensus from OK Political Leaders on Property Tax
State Impact’s Logan Layden sorts through the past, present, and future of the income tax in Oklahoma.
A Technocrat In Trouble
Andreas Georgiou is the technocrat charged with running the Greek statistics office — the same office that, in the years …
Bradley Manning To Appear In Court In Leaks Case
Supporters say Army Pfc. Bradley Manning doesn’t belong in a courtroom at all. They think he’s a whistle-blower — and …
Homeless At 60: ‘A Bullet I Didn’t See Coming’
Queen Jackson has been homeless for about a year. As she recently told her case manager, Debra MacKillop, it all …
Ways To Cut Your Tax Bill Before 2011 Ends
Federal income tax time is still a few months away, but there are some things you can do before Dec. …
‘Corman’: King Of The Bs, And A Nice Guy Besides
“Nobody was trying to make them good,” admits Jack Nicholson, lounging on a sofa like a basking crocodile. “There was …
Diablo Cody Explores The Ugly Side Of Pretty In ‘Young Adult’
Charlize Theron is ugly in Young Adult, the new film from the Juno team of director Jason Reitman and screenwriter …
Writer Christopher Hitchens Dies At 62
The influential writer and cultural critic Christopher Hitchens died on Thursday at the age of 62 from complications of cancer …
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