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A roundup of graphic novels worth reading
The intersection of visual art and language in a graphic novel tilts the reading experience. The reader has no choice but to slide into the author's more specifically defined — and designed — world. The hallmarks of great literature are the...
Tags: University of Chicago, Arts and Culture, Libraries, Philosophy, Literature
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In Theory: Were early Christians persecuted for their beliefs?
Were early Christians really persecuted for their beliefs? The popular image is of them being thrown to the lions and having to meet in secret, but an author is challenging what she calls the "myth" of Christian persecution. Candida Moss, who is...Tags: Book, Islam, Separation of Church and State, Christianity, College Baseball
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Artist Kapoor draws on Berlin's dark history in new show
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Blood-red bricks of wax are shifted by conveyor belts up metal chutes towards the centre of an atrium before thudding down and splattering like entrails, in a monumental new installation created by artist Anish Kapoor for his new show...Tags: Nazi Party, Germany, Theme Park Vacations, Entertainment, Berlin (Germany)
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Young people fascinated with history
History is for old fogeys, right? Well, then, what are all these young people doing volunteering at the Washington County Historical Society? And, why are high and middle school students engaged with in-depth historical research projects? Interns and...Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), The Pennsylvania State University, Preventative Medicine, Heart Surgery, Teaching and Learning
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Is China trying to co-opt the Holocaust?
During his visit to China this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled that the city of Shanghai was "one of the few places that opened its gates" to Jews fleeing Hitler. Officials of the Chinese Communist government, standing nearby,...Tags: Government, Nazi Party, Taiwan, China, Lobbying
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What is Jewish Humor? Justin Timberlake 'Smells a Trap' for Coen Brothers in Cannes
ReutersMay 19 (TheWrap.com) - Justin Timberlake stepped in to save an awkward situation when directors Joel and Ethan Coen were asked at the Cannes Film Festival about Jewish humor by a German reporter on Sunday. "I smell a trap," quipped Timberlake at a news...Tags: Movies, Joel Coen, Festive Events, Entertainment, Ethan Coen
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Students recognized for Holocaust art
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- When Washington High School student Jessica Urban told her mother about an art class assignment focused on Holocaust remembrance art, her mother remembered a high school teacher who countered Holocaust deniers by showing the tattoo on her...Tags: Arts and Culture, Students, Schools, Teaching and Learning, High Schools
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Cannes: With 'The Congress,' Ari Folman votes for new audacity
CANNES, France -- Few independent directors have won as many plaudits for their visual inventiveness as Ari Folman. Five years ago, the Israeli first-timer came to Cannes and caught the film world’s attention with his combat piece “Waltz...
Tags: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Movies, Harvey Keitel, Tom Cruise, Chile
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Documentaries lead Jewish Film Festival
South Bend TribuneFive of the eight movies that will be screened at the 2013 Michiana Jewish Film Festival are documentaries. The festival runs Monday through Thursday at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Two films are screened each...Tags: Nazi Party, Movies, Festive Events, Polio, Caves and Caverns
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Lawmakers handed out $9.6 billion in county-level spending -- a $2 billion spike from last year
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Florida's legislative budget-writers went bombastic this week when a business-backed group suggested that with the help of surplus taxpayer cash they had spread more pork throughout the $74.5 billion state budget. But county-level...Tags: Autism, Colleges and Universities, Budgets and Budgeting, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Broward College
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Annual 'budget turkey' list draws flak
TALLAHASSEE – Florida TaxWatch, the business-backed group that calls itself a fiscal watchdog, has targeted $106.8 million worth of budget projects that it says Gov. Rick Scott should veto. Road projects, public safety initiatives and money for...
Tags: Government, Lauderdale Lakes, Palm Beach State College, Broward County, Safety of Citizens
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READER SUBMITTED: Jewish Historical Society Of Greater Hartford Recieves Connecticut Humanities Grant
West HartfordThe Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford, in partnership with the Mandell Jewish Community Center, is pleased to announce that it has received a grant award from Connecticut Humanities to renovate and update the existing Holocaust Memorial Room...Tags: Arts and Culture, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Human Interest, Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), West Hartford
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