Family Research (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Source: Original data: Stirling, A. M. W.. The letter-bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope. London New York Toronto: J. Lane ; Bell & Cockburn, 1913. Notes: “With numerous illustrations. Two volumes.” Sequel and conclusion to the author’s Coke of Norfolk and his friends, 1906; and Annals of a Yorkshire house, 1911. Cf. [...]
The Real Paul Jones (Free subscription) | 01/28/2008
Brian reports that there is an ongoing discussion on Open Science in regards to the proposed UNC Innovation Center at Orange Politics. Bora sends good reads on Science Blogging. One that should be included for sure is the Open Laboratory 2007 - The best of science writing on blogs. Tola reports that his company Sonecast has [...]
GreeneSpace (Free subscription) | 01/28/2008
Tomorrow night at 6:30 in the Stone Center on the UNC campus: " Durham: A Self-Portrait ," a documentary by Steve Channing . With civil rights attorney Julius Chambers and UNC business professor Jim Johnson. I'll hope to catch it another time. But Paul and I did see another Steve Channing production, or one in progress, tonight: a film he is working on on Elizabeth Spencer . We were among the hosts...
The Cork Board (Free subscription) | 01/25/2008
This post is for all you red wine lovers out there. If you happen to be in, or around, the Napa Valley during the first weekend in February, we’ve got a couple events that will be worth taking the time to check out. First off, Silver Oak Cellars will host its bi-annual Release Day celebration from [...]
BrontëBlog (Free subscription) | 12/15/2007
The Roanoke Daily Herald serves as an example of how a fact can be exaggerated and twisted to be barely recognizable. The article talks about the publishing of Vitamins for the Soul by Dwight P. Berry: Berry laughs when he points out it took Charlotte Bronté 17 tries to find a publisher for “Jane Eyre,” and then adds, “ I only had to go through five. As far as we can remember The Professor was rejected...
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 12/13/2007
For those who find themselves looking for a taste of the past during this holiday season should point their browsers towards Paul Fucito's blog and get to downloading. He's collated links to 35 vintage Christmas songs there, which were transferred...
GreeneSpace (Free subscription) | 12/02/2007
At long last, sometime this summer my essay on Elizabeth Spencer's novel The Voice at the Back Door and the Carrollton Massacre of 1886 was published. It came out in the Winter/Spring issue of the Mississippi Quarterly (Vol. 59, Nos. 1-2), which was published this summer. I recently obtained a .pdf copy to share here with you. A couple of years ago, I wrote about visiting Carrollton , where the scene...
Restaurant Widow (Free subscription) | 11/06/2007
I have so many things to write about, it is kind of overwhelming. And of course, I'll be going straight back to work today. So, more for my benefit than yours, here's what's coming up: Wineries: Sinskey, Haven's, Elysse, Lang & Reid, Selene, Storybook, Neiman, Elizabeth Spencer, Hangar One revisit Food: Redd, Barber's Q, Cook, a place whose name I forgot in Oakland, Bouchon Bakery, Zuni, Harvest Party...
BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 08/04/2007
This week, on General Hospital, the show focused on some major issues including Jason Morgan's trial, the disappearance of Jasper Jacks, aka Jax, and the Spinelli-Lulu-Logan love triangle. ... (This is an excerpt only! Visit www.BuddyTV.com for the rest of the story.)
