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christopher-cudworth's picture
Oct.30.2012
The baboon exhibit at the suburban zoo near our home consists of a large mound of rocks surrounded by a mix of trees both dead and alive. The trees are assembled at angles so that the baboons can run and climb their lengths for a better view of their surroundings.  Being a social crew, the...
kate-clinton's picture
Jan.17.2012
Used to be if you were a comic one of the guaran-dam-teed high-larious things you could do was run for president.  Pat Paulsen, Lily Tomlin of the “Stop It Party” and Ron Paul have all done it.  Now, thanks to Stephen Colbert, you can’t just run for president.  No, now you...
amy-king's picture
Dec.10.2011
No Place for the Little Lyric / Poetry Off the Shelf : The Poetry Foundation [click here] No Place for the Little Lyric @ The Poetry Foundation Should Adrienne Rich be the poet laureate of the Occupy movement?
amy-king's picture
Dec.08.2009
8122009 Like it or not, parallels exist between the two separate-but-similar battles for civil rights.  I received some flack the other day for posting the title statement on my Facebook page (“Gay is the new black.”), and in turn, learned there is some resistance against aligning the two...