Though he was first and foremost a painter, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) had a deep love of literature, chronicled in great detail in the wealth of letters to his brother […]
Monthly Archives: March 2003
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In Angola, more than one generation of children has known nothing more than war all their lives. This is a nation where people in their 30s can get furious at […]
In 1913, the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). It was the first time the prize was given to an Asian writer. But Tagore […]
Dam Busting: How? Why? Who Benefits? Thijs Westerbeek with Dr. Jack Schroeder, University of Nebraska, Omaka; Dr. Michelle Marvier, Santa Clara University, California; Dr. Peter Kareeva, United States Nature Conservancy […]
In 1967, a huge outdoor event in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco marked the official beginning of the hippy movement. It was called the ‘Human Be In’. It attracted the […]