Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss—And Thanks for My Love of Reading
Ari Armstrong March 2, 2012
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904. He became Dr. Seuss with the publication of his 1937 children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. That’s a great story, as I’ve reviewed, but my favorite will always be Green Eggs and Ham. That’s the book…
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Review: Obit, by Jim Sheeler
Joseph Kellard February 20, 2012
Joseph Kellard reviews Obit: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People Who Led Extraordinary Lives, by Jim Sheeler.
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Review: Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Earl Parson February 20, 2012
Earl Parson reviews Eames: The Architect and the Painter, directed by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey.
Arts & Culture
Sasha DiGiulian: The Sight of an Achievement
Craig Biddle February 18, 2012
http://player.vimeo.com/video/33306702?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 Sasha DiGiulian began rock climbing when she was 7 years old. At 18, she made the most difficult ascent by a woman in American climbing history. Now 19, and one of the top climbers in the world, she has deferred her acceptance to Columbia University for a year to…
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‘Keep Your Eyelids Up,’ Dr. Seuss Implores
Ari Armstrong February 15, 2012
“Dad always says to me, / ‘Marco, keep your eyelids up / And see what you can see.’” This advice remains as good now as it was in 1937, when it appeared in Dr. Seuss’s first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. The story is…
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What's So Super About the Super Bowl?
Joseph Kellard February 2, 2012
When more than 100 million Americans tune in to watch the game, advertisers pay up to $4 million for 30-second commercial spots, and a nation consumes food on a scale rivaling Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday can safely be declared a de facto national holiday. As Evan Weiner, a sports writer…
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The Grey: A Great Reminder of Crucial Truths
Paul Hsieh January 30, 2012
Could you survive deep in the Alaskan wilderness and make your way out with only the resources from a crashed airplane? That’s the stark challenge faced by the seven protagonists of the movie The Grey, starring Liam Neeson. An airplane carrying Alaskan oil field workers crashes during a storm, and…
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Did God Help the Patriots Beat the Broncos?
Ari Armstrong January 15, 2012
Christians offering prayers for a victory for Tim Tebow and the Broncos had exactly the same effect as witches holding a seance for Tom Brady and the Patriots: none. Football games are won or lost based on the skill and intensity of the players and the quality of the coaching.…
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Who Deserves Credit for Tebow’s 316 Yards?
Ari Armstrong January 9, 2012
What is the significance of Tim Tebow’s 316 fabulous passing yards to lead the Denver Broncos to their first playoff victory since 2006? Remarkably, many people are claiming (whether seriously or not) that divine intervention may have been at play. That was the immediate reaction of several Twitter users: “Tebow…
Arts & Culture
Never Count a Good Author Out
Daniel Wahl December 10, 2011
Andrew Bernstein began his 2008 article “The Exalted Heroism of Alistair MacLean's Novels” as follows: Less than fifty years ago, Alistair MacLean’s novels were international best-sellers that spawned major motion pictures. Today, his novels are out-of-print in America and MacLean, once considered a “master storyteller,” is virtually unknown to an…