John Donne

Wit's Wit

Regina Weinreich | Posted 03.29.2012

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Regina Weinreich

A conceit, an ironic barb, wit can be searing and funny. In the case of Margaret Edson's Wit, Wit follows the journey of Vivian Bearing, a name that loosely translates to "enduring life."

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The Moment I Knew

Ruth Andrew Ellenson | Posted 06.06.2011

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Ruth Andrew Ellenson

Some breakups are dramatic, other decidedly less so, and others are the result of being forced to listen to really bad poetry. In my case, it was a ...

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Media Key to Covering Egyptian Revolution

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Assafir, Guardian, An-Nahar, Al Arabiya, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Al Wafd, Al Jazeera, Islamists, Cairo Today, Jack Shenker, Britain, President Hosni Mubarak, Al Azhar, Muslem Brotherhood, Osama Saraya, Abdel Moneim Said, Saudi Arabia, Tahrir Square, Nilesat, Al Hayat, Dubai, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Mardell, Egyptian, Al Riyadh, President Barack Obama, Mahmoud Saad, The White House, Al Jazeera Mubashar, Sky News, World Editors Forum, Cairo, Al Ahram, Naguib Sawiris, BBC Arabic Service, John Donne, Corniche, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

The scene of protesters trying to break into the state-run TV station on Cairo's Corniche brought to mind other revolutions where control of the media was of primary importance.

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Creating Community in LA: Emergency Preparedness

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google Groups, Beachwood Canyon, George Carlin, Twitter, LA DWP, Buckminster Fuller, LA Fire Department, Nichols Canyon, Frederic Nietzsche, Infacta Groupmail, John Donne, Facebook, Carl Sigman, Emergency Preparedness, Lapd, Laurel Canyon, La Real Estate, Los Angeles News
Michael Sigman

No man is an island. Surely you want to be linked up with neighbors in case of emergencies like earthquakes and fires. That way, when the crisis is over, you can return to your hermetic ways in one piece.

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Some Poetic Advice for a Love-Struck Governor

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mark Sanford, Jorge Luis Borges, John Donne, S.C. Governor Mark Sanford, Sanford Affair, Healthy Living News
John Lundberg

The great Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (and who can resist an Argentine) once wrote: If I could live again my life, In the next - I'll try, - t...

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