On Tuesday January 5th, 2010, Three Percent, the online resource for international literature, announced the 2010 Best Translated Fiction Award longlist. The list, compiled by nine scholar-panelists, comprises 25 of the top-nominated international books that have been translated into English and published in the United States in the past 12 months. It includes authors from [...]
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The Business of Baseball
By Katrina GaudierFriday, March 5th, 2010
It’s just about Spring Training time. As a baseball enthusiast, I’d usually be keyed up right about now. However, there are certain feelings of disappointment, betrayal, and desperation that come with being a true sports fan. Following my favorite team doesn’t make me an exception. I believe it’s fair to say that I’ve ridden the [...]
Growing Up bin Laden: A book review
By Giby GeorgeWednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Osama bin Laden recently claimed responsibility for authorizing yet another terrorist attack - the 2009 Christmas Day bombing attempt on the Northwest Airlines flight en route from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan. This attack, among others including the 9/11 attacks on the U. S. World Trade Center and the Pentagon, made me wonder whether bin [...]
What the Music Industry Can Teach Publishing
By Michael FilipponeMonday, March 1st, 2010
In the music industry, there is no longer that fabled idea of getting “discovered” by an important person in high places. Musicians today know that their progress relies solely on themselves. That is why so many current bands and musicians are self-releasing their albums. It would be self-inflicted sabotage for a band to write the [...]
Suck it Up
By Heather SchwartzTuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Cleaning. It’s a mundane and tedious task. Magic piles of mess that seem to reappear moments after removal, which of course must be removed again: an endless cycle. How anybody could find joy in cleaning… the thought of that astounds me. Well, astounded me. I had a breakthrough this past weekend, a revelation as I [...]
Four OTHER Places Lebron James Might End Up
By Matthew StricklandFriday, February 12th, 2010
Lebron James is the best player in the NBA right now. There will be those who argue for Kobe Bryant or maybe even Dwayne Wade, but simply look at Lebron’s numbers for this year. He is shooting the best percentages of his career (50% FG, 36% 3FG), while averaging closer to a triple-double than any [...]
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