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Book Review: David Shields -- How Literature Saved My Life

Joel Drucker | Posted 04.08.2013 | Books
Joel Drucker

After one book in first person about an athletic icon and another in-progress about the death of a loved one, I was tired of bleeding on paper. Better to ponder David Shields' How Literature Saved My Life with critical distance.

Jay Mewes Reveals Details on Jay and Silent Bob Animated Movie (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 03.26.2013 | Entertainment
Shira Lazar

In Noobz, Mewes plays the manager of a video game store who's training for a potentially life-changing Gears of War tournament with his fellow gamers.

Wrestling With Point of View in Your Writing

Holly Robinson | Posted 06.02.2012 | Books
Holly Robinson

Sometimes it takes several drafts before you get the point of view that works for a particular story.

Homeless in Columbia: Heading Outside to Learn (VIDEO)

Paul Bowers | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Paul Bowers

The people who will be showing us the city over the next three days have a subculture all their own, and I'm bracing myself for a sort of cultural whiplash.

Why Does Visualization Not Work For You?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Srinivasan Pillay

In the "new age" culture, visualization is a powerful tool that is recommended to bring people to realize their dreams in their lives. In recent reviews, I have also recommended visualization as a tool to help get people to their imagined goals.

For Reporter, No Doubt: 'I'd Use The Rifle If I Had To'

McClatchy | Jonathan S. Landay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

GANJGAL, Afghanistan -- Getting separated from the others may have been a blessing in disguise. As I lay in the dirt and rocks, the sharp needles ...