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1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (698+ words) This exhibition will be the first Davis, Mapplethorpe, and Smith group show anywhere in the world. Both Hammons and Ward Stout confirm the idea has been percolating for years, but something always thwarted its momentum. “Mapplethorpe is represented by 14 galleries…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1560+ words) If there had been two pieces, nobody would have behaved strangely. Two pieces are food and can be distributed without discussion. One piece is different; one piece requires governance. We had reached this crisis at 8:16 on an otherwise pleasant Saturday…...

47+ min ago   (378+ words) Fast-forward a week and I am still playing Fortress Merge. I feel dirty for playing it – and I’m well aware of its flaws as I chug on through the levels. But I am genuinely enjoying myself. I’m not entirely sure…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (212+ words) Author Sandra Hisakuni will present workshops titled "The Northland Beckons: Writing in Haiku" at libraries throughout northeastern Minnesota in October. GRAND RAPIDS — The Arrowhead Library System will host a series of free writing workshops at libraries throughout northeastern Minnesota in…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1059+ words) "He Has the People: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860" by Jonathan Earle Jonathan Earle, the dean of LSU Ogden Honors College, is the author of "He Has the People: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860." Jonathan Earle, the dean…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (864+ words) Bre Martin finds the stories told on old gravestones fascinating When looking for a way to brighten up your day, not many would head for the graveyard. For Wigtown bookshop owner and author Bre Martin, however, there is no better…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (725+ words) You can buy “Who by His Own Hand” now or join Greg Rhyno on Oct. 17 at the Bookshelf for a special event including a screening of “The Maltese Falcon,” directed by John Huston. You’re invited to the book launch for…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (741+ words) RUSSELLVILLE -- What began as a graduate student project in the Arkansas Tech University writing lab has blossomed into a burgeoning writing career for Joshua Nichols. A native of Franklin County and graduate of Ozark High School, Nichols began his post-secondary…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (480+ words) By YSENDA MAXTONE GRAHAM Dame Barbara Cartland with her white Rolls Royce It’s a brave man to take the ‘profoundly neglected’ Barbara seriously, to find artistry and merit in the balderdash – all these stories about virgins searching for husbands and…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (518+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Little Free Libraries are for more than printed reading materials. Users of the streetside stations give and receive all manner of non-reading merchandise, such as homemade trinkets, canned goods and garden seeds. This all occurs with the…...