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Robert Plant and David Crosby: Focused on the far horizon
In a WordDid people say that back then, too?This week we have one final set of examples of words that are surprisingly old: computer, hipster, dude, and 鈥淣o pain, no gain.鈥澛�
How the object of my search found me insteadI had to have one, just one, of my very own, found on my own. Beach time for me became Petoskey time, no exceptions.
Remembering Johnny Clegg, the voice of South AfricaMusician Johnny Clegg, who died this week, embraced South African culture and worked to change minds about Nelson Mandela and apartheid.
What Johnny Clegg taught South Africans about Nelson Mandela
鈥楨xcited with life鈥�: David Crosby talks sobriety, love, and second actsThe musician鈥檚 creative and spiritual rebirth is the subject of the new film 鈥淒avid Crosby: Remember My Name.鈥�
In a WordSome words are older than you might thinkIt鈥檚 common to hear 鈥淲hat鈥檚 up?鈥� as a greeting today, but you may be surprised that Sherlock Holmes, the Victorian detective character, said it too.
This writer鈥檚 job: Get young people to see poetry everywhereNaomi Shihab Nye, the new young people鈥檚 poet laureate, encourages children to slow down and notice details 鈥� to see that every life is extraordinary.
First Look鈥楪ame of Thrones鈥� sweeps Emmy Award nominationsHBO鈥檚 popular fantasy series, 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� received a record 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday.聽Julia Louis-Dreyfus, star of 鈥淰eep,鈥� has been nominated for her ninth lead actress Emmy.
Mastering the language of my second homeVocabulary and cadences, phrasings and simple expressions shifted from canton to canton, even valley to valley.聽
When women wrote Hollywood
Movies that capture the moon鈥檚 wonderAhead of the 50th anniversary of the first moon walk, our critic surveys lunar movies, from a semi-animated 1902 classic to the recent 鈥淔irst Man.鈥�
The not-so-secret life of James ThurberJames Thurber spent his formative years in Columbus, Ohio, and the house where he lived reveals signs of the humorist鈥檚 budding creativity.聽 聽
With his oud, this musician transports audiences to IraqRahim AlHaj, who has been nominated for Grammys, hopes to draw attention to the experiences of those caught in violent conflict in Iraq and elsewhere.
In a Word鈥楪obsmacked鈥� and other astonishing wordsMy London-born mother-in-law has been known to jokingly say 鈥渟hut your gobs!鈥� to my children. Getting smacked in the gob will make you stop gabbing.
I keep on the sunny side of sidingI maintain that willful avoidance of difficult subjects is a successful emotional strategy, and I鈥檓 good at it.
In a WordAn octopus has many arms, and also plural formsOctopus聽came into English only in the 18th century. Before then, these creatures had been referred to as聽poulps聽or聽prekes聽with a nice, easy聽鈥渟.鈥�
鈥榊esterday鈥� offers great premise, poor executionThe film is ripe with possibilities, but in the end, 鈥榊esterday鈥櫬爉isses what made the Beatles such a phenomenon.聽
My kingdom for an egg creamI have limited myself to one egg cream per week, and how I long for Friday evening when I whip up heaven鈥檚 own soda.
From blockbusters to unexpected treasures: the best June moviesBesides 鈥淭oy Story 4,鈥� 聽the lesser known 鈥淎merican Woman,鈥� 鈥淧avarotti,鈥� and 鈥淭he Spy Behind Home Plate鈥� are our critic鈥檚 June offerings worth seeing.聽
