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Mark your calendars for Sunday, February 20, at 2 p.m, at the Athenian Corner restaurant on Market Street in Lowell. That’s when hundreds of literary fans will meet at the book launch party for Steve O’Connor’s upcoming novel, “The Spy in the City of Books, ” which is being published by Sons of Liberty…
Read More »It’s only midway through the Golden Globe Awards and “The Fighter” has already won two major awards, Christian Bale won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Dickie Ecklund, and Melissa Leo won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Alice Ward. Below is Bale’s award, captured from the TV…
Read More »From Nanyce Tuttle’s 2004 Lowell Sun interview with “Local Hero” Lura Smith: Each year, the biggest and best day in Lura Smith’s busy life is Martin Luther King Day. It’s the day that Smith, the elegant, effervescent assistant to Middlesex Community College President Carole Cowan, plans for all year long…
Read More »From Bob Forrant: More than 60 people, including three Lawrence city councilors and two representatives from US Rep. Niki Tsongas’s office, yesterday gathered in Lawrence to start planning in earnest the 2012 Bread & Roses Strike Centennial Project. For more information, contact robert_forrant@uml.edu Read the Eagle-Tribune’s report on the January 15…
Read More »In today’s edition – the Boston Globe continues its series on the reviatlization of mid-sized cities in the Commonwealth. The focus of today’s article is “reclaiming the center – midsize cities rediscover the allure of downtowns, attracting millions to transform them into 24-hour neighborhoods of businesses and homes.” It’s no surprise…
Read More »I joined the 500 million member club called Facebook after delaying for a long time because it looked to me like another form of media to keep up with. When I was a kid, my family was late getting a color TV, so maybe there’s a pattern. However, my first…
Read More »For perspective, here’s an essay by Columbia University physics scholar Brian Greene about what we know and don’t know about our largest neighborhood, the universe. Read his commentary here, and get the NYT if you want more.
Read More »A few days ago Paul introduced us to a new website, “The Current Reader” by Malcolm Gregory Love who provides book reviews, recommendations and author interviews. Malcolm allowed us to cross-post his recent interview with author Jim Shepard. Jim Shepard is the author of six novels, including most recently Project…
Read More »Award-winning author Jane Brox, who grew up and lived in Dracut until recently, will be among the featured faculty at the prestigious annual Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference at Middlebury College in Vermont, August 10 to 20, 2011. For details, visit www.middlebury.edu/blwc Her faculty colleagues will include Chang-rae Lee, Philip Levine, and…
Read More »The Critics Choice Awards were held yesterday in Los Angeles – Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (The Fighter) – (From the UK”s Daily Mail) Actor Christian Bale won The Best Supporting Actor gong for his intense performance as former boxer Dicky Ekland in The Fighter. The star famously lost a substantial…
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