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Virginia Postrel on Steve Jobs
I picked this up from Cliff at Right Side. Virginia Postrel writing on bloomberg.com. A good read on Steve Jobs’ influence. For more of Cliff, go here.
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Leymah in NYT Today: ‘The World Is Upside Down’
Today’s NYTimes includes an article by Meredith Hoffman about Leymah Gbowee and the Nobel Peace Prize. Leymah heard the news while in New York promoting her book, “Mighty Be Our Powers.” Read the NYT report here, and get the paper if you want more.
Read More »Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Web photo by Jim Bishop, courtesy of Eastern Mennonite University. Winning the Nobel Peace Prize is a big deal. When I learned this morning that Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, now Ghana, had been awarded the Prize in a three-way share with two other women, the President of Liberia and a democracy…
Read More »Appleton Mills: 2010 and 2011
When I went to the Appleton Mills last night for the “Young Angel Midnight” book party, I was astounded at the incredible appearance of the place, both inside and out. I recalled that just eleven months ago, on November 1, 2010, I saw a very different site when I saw…
Read More »Uncle Dave’s ‘Slant’ Take on Improving Ourselves
NYTimes opinion writer David Brooks checks in today with one of his familiar big-picture think-abouts in column form. He’s being contrary today, blaming us collectively for a lack of imagination and daring. He claims we are in an innovation valley and that we better find some mountain climbers soon if…
Read More »Glen Johnson on the Elizabeth Warren Debate Answers vs the Brown Remarks
Over on boston.com, politics editor Glen Johnson gets to the heart of the matter of what he calls the recent kerfuffle surrounding the Elizabeth Warren quip during the UMass Lowell debate earlier this week – “I kept my clothes on ” – that went viral and the Scott Brown answering…
Read More »Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849): the Lowell Connection
Edgar Allen Poe Lowell, Massachusetts, late May to early June 1849 Daguerreotype On this day – October 7, 1849 – American author, poet, editor and literary critic – Boston-born Edgar Allan Poe died at age 40 in Baltimore. His tales include: “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Pit and the Pendulum” –…
Read More »Nobel Peace Prize for Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, UMass Lowell’s Greeley Peace Scholar in 2011
bbc.com reports today that Leymah Gbowee is one of three women who this year will share the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Leymah was the 2011 UMass Lowell Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies and spent almost three weeks in residence here last April. She led a women’s movement to end a long civil…
Read More »“Young Angel Midnight” launch party
A party to celebrate the release of “Young Angel Midnight: An Emerging Generation in the Arts in Lowell” was held tonight at the Appleton Mills at 219 Jackson Street. First, the space, both inside and out, is simply incredible. The last time I visited this spot was in early November…
Read More »Opening of Kerouac Exhibit at Lowell National Park
The official opening of the Jack Kerouac Exhibit at the Lowell National Historical Park Visitors Center at 246 Market Street took place earlier this evening. The video below brings you part of the ceremony: [youtube]dfKNFm88bDM[/youtube]
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