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Veterans Day: 10 Classic American War Books (POLL)

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books


In honor of Veterans Day, we've put together a list of 10 great American war books. These range from the timeless classics to the modern, from those t...

Storytelling Lessons From the Boy in the Balloon

Celeste Ng | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books


Celeste Ng

I'm not sure what life-lessons we're supposed to learn from this whole crazy mess, but the episode of the boy in the balloon tells us a lot about what we want in stories, and how to tell a good one.

What is Work? Listening to Inspiration, With Songwriter Darrell Scott

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment


Sharon Glassman

Two years ago, during a working trip to Lyons, musician Darrell Scott visited an energy healer. It changed the way he thinks about music.

HuffPost Reviews: Leonard Cohen - Live In London / Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! / Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins - Sara Watkins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.30.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Leonard's voice really has grown better over the years, Yeah Yeah's new album is 42 minutes of electronically retro-licious pop, and Sara Watkins is as a serious lyricist with a mission.