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Dylan Sings Across the Decades
May 23, 2013
Bob Dylan has spent more than five decades avoiding his popularly anointed role as the voice of a generation. But the old song and dance man, who marks six dozen years in May, still totes a sack full of worthy messages. Read more »
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Cotton Mill Venus
May 23, 2013
In my time I've photographed thousands of people at work. Factories, offices, coal mines, farms, hospitals, colleges, churches, schools, you name it. You could call it documentary photography because these photographs, as they age, become treasures that show how dad or grandma or Uncle Charles ... Read more »
'The Great Gatsby': Is it Really Great?
May 17, 2013
Film depictions of the literary masterpiece "The Great Gatsby" have fallen short in the past, however Baz Luhrmann's version has raised the bar. Read more »
Christmas Eve Day
May 9, 2013
The cock doth crow,Tra la, tra layAnnouncing the dawn of Christmas Day –And the fact that my hair has just gone away!Tra la, Tra la Tra lay! Alas, there's no telling.Who made off with my thatch,As the agile ... Read more »
Book Review
Rereading Marilynne Robinson's 'Housekeeping'
April 24, 2013
Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilead” won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005. But 24 years earlier, “Housekeeping,” her first novel, was published. Written in beautiful, haunting prose with no words wasted, "Housekeeping" follows two young sisters as they change custodial hands and come to terms as they come of age. Read more »
Bend, Not Break by Ping Fu
April 23, 2013
A great deal lies behind the short, simple name Ping Fu. In her newly published book, "Bend, Not Break," the petite Ping Fu tells the readers about her life, starting in the Cultural Revolution of China, and continuing in the United States. But she also ... Read more »
Arts Headlines
May. 25, 2013: The Writer's Almanac
the Writer's Almanac, May 25, 2013
Dallas-area schools’ funding still lags in proposed Texas budget
The Dallas Morning News, May 24, 2013
Gay-ban supporters seek options after Boy Scouts' vote
The Dallas Morning News, May 24, 2013
As George W. Bush rides with wounded warriors, ex-president begins more robust effort to help veterans
The Dallas Morning News, May 24, 2013
Five men face capital murder charges in recent Dallas slayings
The Dallas Morning News, May 24, 2013
See More Headlines »“History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness. There are monsters, there is evil, there is betrayal. That’s why people should read Shakespeare and Dickens as well as history — they will find the best, the worst, the height of noble attainment and the depths of depravity.”
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