The Al Hirschfeld Foundation presents its latest online exhibition, The Dog Show: Hounds by Hirschfeld. Now live through August 15, the exhibition features drawings of dogs by the artists between 1924-2001. Featuring some of the most famous dogs in 20th century media – and some not-so-famous dogs who were well-loved by their humans. Canines take center […]
AFTER 14 MONTH CLOSURE, NIXON LIBRARY REOPENS THEIR MUSEUM Announces plans to honor First Responders, open Civic Education Center, expand opportunities for Young Leaders The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum reopens today at 10:00 AM PT, with a red white and blue ceremony to welcome its first museum visitors since March of 2020. This […]
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces 2021 Winners The World’s Leading Arab Literature and Culture Prizes Three women win including Iman Mersal for the Literature Prize, with additional awards to a study of Saudi Women writers, Arab oration, and a history of supremacy Each winner receives a career-changing prize of $204,181 Winners hail from five countries: […]
Chris Crowley is the author (with the late Henry S. Lodge, MD) of “Younger Next Year“, the New York Times bestseller, with over two million copies sold in twenty-three languages. A former Wall Street trial lawyer, Crowley’s debut work of fiction is “The Practical Navigator” now available everywhere books are sold. Read below for an excerpt […]
ADVENTURE AWAITS IN THIS NEW COMING-OF-AGE TRAVEL MEMOIR “VIDAS: Deep in Mexico and Spain” A Tribute to The Glorious Diversity of Our Worlds Shortly after the American ministers of hate started demonizing the people of Mexico, New York Times Best-Selling Author Edward Stanton began writing about his own wide experience living in that country, confounding the bigots and […]
10 Foreign Films with the Most Unforgettable Love Stories By Roberta Seret, PhD I have two loves – literature and film. The most powerful love stories jump off the pages or off the screen, narrating different types of love turmoil, journeying through danger and obstacles to find love. The best love stories occur when love triumphs […]
By: Carly Cohen The American children’s author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker, the brilliant Theodor Seuss Geisel. Dr. Seuss has been extremely well known ever since he started his books and films. The books and films are classics and bring joy and childhood memories. Dr. Seuss was born on March 2, 1904, and […]
If you’re feeling a little bit lonely as a single person during quarantine, there might be a perfect book for you. For both men and women, “All Good Just A Week Ago: Funny Dating Stories to Help You Keep Your Head in the Game” is chock-full of funny, relatable dating stories put together from interviews. […]
“I was fortunate in being with Margret Thatcher when she met Mikhail Gorbachev in 1984. He did more to end the Cold War than anyone else and it ended without a shot being fired. We need to listen to his wise advice and encourage Vladimir Putin, not just Donald Trump, to act on it. Neither wants war but, as […]
What does it mean for the future of the planet when one of the world’s most durable authoritarian governance systems pursues “ecological civilization?” Despite its staggering pollution and colossal appetite for resources, China exemplifies a model of state-led environmentalism which concentrates decisive political, economic, and epistemic power under centralized leadership. On the face of it, […]
