A“novella” is a piece of prose fiction shorter than a novel but longer than a short story. No hard rules govern a novella's length — though publishers and awards like the Nebula or the Hugos commonly cite a word count between 17,500 and 40,000. Authors like Stephen King— who has...
tearing down every obstacle that has ever stood in her way. Not only is she a recipient of multiple Academy Awards for her performances in 1971's "Klute" and 1978's "Coming Home," but she's also been nominated for a handful of Oscars for Best Actress, and she has spent a significant...
afflicting the powerful and constantly making the government prove itself goes to the heart of the social contract of the press. Our checks and balances lie in being contrarians. The center and the right should have faced a liberal media for 40 years. And Hugo Chávez should face a conservati...
If you've been around for a while, you know that trends come and go, especially when it comes to women's beauty. But do men like the end result? We asked! This is what I posted to social media for one of my highly unscientific research projects....
Not everyone has a clear idea of what to give for a birthday. There are times when they can be more sentimental, funny or even functional. What is clear is that we have to give gifts very often, and surprising your loved ones is in your hands. That is the reason we have come up ...
Upon what is your belief based? Are you in a book store reading this? Should someone hurl a Molotov cocktail into the store, or hose down the place with a submachine gun have you a plan? You are at home reading, perhaps even in bed? Are you counting on someone else having locked the...
While"Legally Blonde"is arguably the early-2000s movie for which Witherspoon is best remembered by a lot of people, another movie released a few years later proved to be an even bigger success in all respects. That would be the 2005 James Mangold-directed periodmusic biopic"Walk the Line,"...
Radio plays a role in both movies and the television show but is rather incidental in driving the stories forward. In "Play Misty for Me" the fact that the protagonist is a DJ explains why his stalker develops an unhealthy obsession with him, but what makes the film work is the ...
In response Schiff wrote: “Mr. President, this is low. Even for you. No, I didn’t write Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish to a nation she served so well, and spent her whole life making a more perfect union. But I am going to fight like hell to make it come true. No confirma...
in place of water or milk in savory recipes, or as the liquid ingredient in breads and pastries. You can add it to dressings and marinades, boil pasta or rice in it, and soak grains overnight so they cook more quickly. You can even add it to a cocktail or drink it straight over ...