There are several problems with predictable endorsements. The first is that they have no persuasive power. If the Postalwaysendorses the Democrat, then who is going to be persuaded by their endorsement of the Democratthistime? The second problem is that endorsements predictably favoring one politica...
He, at the time, worked often at the MET and advised me to apply, said he’d give a good word. Kristi: You must’ve been over the moon! Knighten Smit: Actually I was thinking, “What? Too soon, I was looking for this in five years!” but my colleague suggested “Just meet ...
Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison is often called the first Black child star. At the tender age of 3, Morrison landed his debut role in "The Soul of a Child." A number of short films followed before he was cast as the oldest member of the legendary "Our Gang." Morrison made 28 episode...
Akhtar: When I had the good fortune of being awarded the Pulitzer Prize [for Disgraced], I thought, “Well, very little good can come of this, because either I’m going to believe it and become a writer who’s disconnected from my own weaknesses that I need to keep working on, or ...
I believe the proper term for this is reader-hostile. Even an unusually patient and literature-loving Millicent would reject a submission like this immediately, without reading so much as a word. As would, more often than not, Mehitabel. And honestly, can you blame them? Did I h...
What often happens when you want to study something in the lab that is actually in the real world, you do a simulation. But you have no way of knowing whether or not that simulation actually represents what happens out there. For example, I wanted to find out what were the social, cult...
Binghamton-area residents are reflecting on the mass shooting that resulted in 13 people being killed at the American Civic Association 15 years ago. The tragic events at the building at 131 Front Street occurred on the morning of April 3, 2009. ...
Acquiring new customers and signing deals give businesses a dopamine hit like no other. Companies repeat the famous line, “Always be closing,” from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play (and film of the same name) Glengarry Glen Ross to motivate sales teams, with reps awarded fat commissions and ...
The Pristine Seas project has helped governments and communities protect 850,000 square miles of critical ocean habitat. And we're sparking a global dialogue about the future of food, explor- ing often polarizing issues and helping people make better choices as individuals and as a society that ...
Pearl S. Buck won the Pulitzer Prize. The next year, Pearl S. Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. After almost forty years in China, the writer moved back to the United States. Pearl S. Buck gave many speeches in America. She talked to young people about the importance of...