On April 22, 2004, former NFL player Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan. The administration and the Pentagon immediately portrayed his death as the result of a dramatic gun battle with the enemy, and Pat was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and a promotion in recognition of his bravery. But as would later emerge, Army … Continue reading A Mother’s Day
Author: Anders
The Secret to a Long Life… Revealed
Judy Powers, of Beverly, Massachusetts, was raking her front yard when she decided that she'd rather read a book. Good thing, too, because a few minutes later two cars collided in the road in front of her house, and one of them careened across her yard and into her stoop. Powers was unscathed. Details are … Continue reading The Secret to a Long Life… Revealed
Talking Books
David Macaulay, author and illustrator of City, Cathedral, and (my favorite) Castle, delivered the 2008 2008 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture yesterday in Madison, Wisconsin. In the hour-long talk, Macaulay discusses his creative process and his body of work. You can view the lecture online here.--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 