![]() ![]() She has reported from over thirty-five different countries and has a Ramita Navai is an award-winning British-Iranian journalist and author. His newest book, Souvenir, will be publishedĪ conversation with Ramita Navai 6:00 PM in the Arts Cafe co-sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the Middle East Center hosted by: Fatemeh Shams Travel, has been through twenty-eight printings and translated into ![]() Subject, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Known for promoting the ethic of independent travel, and his book on the He has lectured at venuesĪround the world, including the Paris American Academy, Yale, and hereĪt Penn, where he was our 2011 ArtsEdge Resident. Reading, and The Best American Travel Writing. Mention” in The Best American Essays, The Best American Non-Required More than twenty of his essays have been selected as “Notable National Geographic Traveler, The New Yorker, Outside, and the TravelĬhannel. Rolf Potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of April 2018 Sunday, 4/1 Monday, 4/2 Tuesday, 4/3 A Conversation with Travel Writer Rolf Potts Creative Ventures program 12:00 PM in the Arts Cafe Hosted by: Jamie-Lee Josselyn rsvp: 215-746- POEM watch: a video recording of this event via KWH-TV listen: to an audio recording of this event ![]()
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![]() ![]() Using targeted Twitter campaigns, trolls, and bots, Russia manipulated a “leave” vote in the Brexit referendum and later directed its attention to working against Emmanuel Macron in France and Angela Merkel in Germany. For Russia, the EU, which requires that its member countries are democratic and promote human rights, exists as an affront to its “native kleptocracy.” Because “Russian state power could not increase, nor Russian technology close the gap with Europe and America,” writes the author, it sought to gain “relative power” by weakening other nations. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, 2017, etc.) argues persuasively that Russia under Putin is aggressively working to destabilize Western nations and export “massive inequality” and “the displacement of policy by propaganda.” Beginning with the strenuous revival of totalitarian thought in 2011, Russia has widened its efforts to attack the EU and to infiltrate American politics by masterminding the election of Donald Trump. ![]() In a hard-hitting analysis of current events, Snyder (History/Yale Univ. ![]() How Russia’s campaign to undermine democracies threatens the European Union and the United States. ![]() ![]() Crosby chose Mohkhtar because his style complimented Marry Me‘s vibe. He also stressed the importance of making one’s work as visible as possible to grab attention and encouraged, “Put it out there.”įor Crosby, he increased his comic’s visibility by hiring Malaysian artist Remy “Eisu” Mohktar to illustrate it. ![]() The best way to create a movie-worthy story, says Crosby, is to “take a lot more time on that concept and make sure it’s very intriguing.” The creative confesses, “I don’t really want to write something until I have the idea.”Ĭrosby adds his journey in turning his story into a movie is on the unconventional side because he didn’t pitch it to production companies - they “came to me.” In that case when the studios aren’t making the first move, Crosby advises, “Get an agent. Be a writer… Write whatever you want all day long and have fun with it.” Write an autobiography if you want to write what you know, otherwise make something up. If you have something that, when people hear it, they laugh or they’re intrigued, you ‘Wow… I want to read that.'”Ĭrosby also dismisses the principal of “write what you know,” saying, “That’s not writing. ![]() ![]() It’s all about the concept,” he stressed, “The cheat code is an original concept. Speaking to ABC Audio, Crosby offered advice to his fellow creatives who also dream of turning their work into a movie. ![]() Marry Me webcomic creator Bobby Crosby achieved something few have accomplished - he turned his original story into a blockbuster starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson. ![]() ![]() ![]() What holds is sheer art, despite the apparent abandon.”“ – from the blurb of Crush.Ĭrush is split into three sections, each of which aimed to move the reader through the speaker’s relationship with death. And the triumph of Crush is that it writhes and blazes while at the same time holding the reader utterly: ‘sustaining interest’ seems far to mild a term for this effect. ![]() The risk of obsessive material is that it may get boring, repetitious, predictable, shrill. In the dictionary, among the word’s many meanings, ‘to press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure to oppress to break, pound or grind.’ Or, as a noun, ‘extreme pressure.’ Out of this cauldron of destruction, its informal meaning: infatuation, the sweet fixation of girl on boy. As the distinguished poet and competition judge Louise Glück writes in the Foreword, "If panic is his ground note, Siken’s obsessive focus is a tyrant, the body. It is a powerful new collection of poems driven by panic and obsession. ![]() “Richard Siken’s Crush is the winner of the 2004 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition. ![]() ![]() ![]() Libby hopes to turn a profit off her tragic history: She'll reconnect with the players from that night and report her findings to the club-for a fee. ![]() ![]() They hope to discover proof that may free Ben. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club-a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes-locates Libby and pumps her for details.
![]() ![]() A war will be waged on the city’s dark and twisting streets – a battle for revenge and redemption that will decide the fate of the Grisha world. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz’s cunning and test the team’s fragile loyalties. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. ![]() But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. ![]() ![]() Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. Book Summary A glorious Collector’s Edition of New York Times bestselling, epic fantasy novel CROOKED KINGDOM, featuring: *Intricate gold iconography from the world of the book* *Seven pieces of full-color character artwork from Monolime* *A new and exclusive letter of introduction from the author* *Deep black sprayed edges* *Endpaper maps* This beautiful hardback is a perfect gift for fans, or to discover the unforgettable writing of Leigh Bardugo before the Grishaverse comes to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Universal's 2000 live-action Grinch and its 2003 take on The Cat in the Hat – while financially successful – were critically slammed and heavily criticized as not remaining true to the spirit of the source material. History has certainly proven that the works of Seuss are perhaps better suited to animated productions. ![]() So fans (and non-fans alike) had better get used to the pointy-nosed anti-hero and his yellow colleagues.Īs for Grinch, the previously-announced film is expected to follow the visual and tonal template of Universal's last adaptation of Seuss in the 2012 hit The Lorax, also produced by Illumination. It's clear that the studio is banking on long-term plans for the Despicable Me brand. However, it's worth noting that the 2017 release will actually mark the fourth film in the franchise, as Universal has already staked out a summer 2015 release date for the Minions spinoff. Considering the $935 million worldwide box office gross that Despicable Me 2 reined it, it's absolutely no surprise that Universal aims to keep the adventures of Gru, his children and his beloved minions alive. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The following month, DC announced its Rebirth initiative, a line-wide relaunch of its titles, to begin in June 2016. In January 2016, DC Comics co-publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee tweeted an image of a blue curtain with the word "Rebirth" on it, teasing the event's release. ![]() Publication history DC Universe: Rebirth Special and initiative launch The continuity and repercussions established by Rebirth continues into the New Justice (2018–2021), Infinite Frontier (2021–2023), and Dawn of DC (2023) relaunches. It also saw many of its titles move to a twice-monthly release schedule, along with being released at US$2.99.ĭC Comics ended the Rebirth branding in December 2017, opting to include everything under a larger "DC Universe" banner and naming. Using the end of The New 52 initiative in May 2016 as its launching point, DC Rebirth restored the DC Universe to a form much like that prior to the 2011 " Flashpoint" storyline while still incorporating numerous elements of The New 52, including its continuity. DC Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by the American comic book publisher DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic book titles. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book is available in paperback and kindle online and from all good book shops. Powerful, beautiful prose lingers like a bruise, haunting the mind, long after the last page is read. ![]() He seeks sanctuary in a sleepy, Welsh seaside town but instead of solace, he finds jealousy and betrayal.Ī brutal journey through the underbelly of 80s and 90s Britain. London-based Chartered surveyor David Lewis, sold a number of businesses at the top of the market, including Hampton Trust, which netted him 25m for his. When he said yes to love, he opened the door to death.Ī tragic accident finds him running for his life from a vicious London crime boss. A hard man with a troubled past, his mistake was to fall for the wrong girl. Welsh writer Dave Lewis has just launched his fourth novel, an uncompromising look at the British underworld played out against a background of love and harsh landscapes.įollowing on from the success of his ‘Cymru noir’ technothriller Hagar trilogy this time Lewis takes us deeper into the human heart.Īs the tag line for the novel says, “the streets can be savage but so can the heart”. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is Zoey’s destiny to be a powerful leader and restore balance between good and evil. She has the wisdom of her ancestors as well as knowledge of the modern world. Nyx says Zoey has been chosen to be the first true Daughter of Night in this world. The woman is Nyx, the vampyre goddess of night. She falls and has an out-of-body experience, in which she meets a beautiful woman. Zoey escapes out her window and heads for her grandmother’s house. Her stepfather refuses to drive her to the school, instead calling people to come and pray over her for healing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Zoey realizes she will die soon if she doesn’t get to the House of Night, a special school for vampyres. At home, Zoey’s mother and stepfather are horrified by the news of her selection. Zoey is horrified by her attraction to his blood. He and his friends take off in a hurry, and he scrapes his hand against the pavement. Zoey sees Heath, the boy she’s been dating, and he notices her Mark immediately. She also knows her conservative religious mother and stepfather won’t be happy. Zoey is concerned because many kids don’t survive the transition. In an alternate version of our world, vampyres develop from human beings in a process known as “the Change.” One day, a Tracker puts the Mark of a crescent moon on 16-year-old Zoey Montgomery’s forehead, symbolizing she has been chosen by the goddess of night to become a vampyre. ![]() |