The BBC Scotland is going all out to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of the poet Robert Burns. (It was January 25, in case you missed it.) They've put together a website on which you can find 178 recordings (so far) of Burns' poems by notable Scots including Robert "Full Monty" Carlyle and … Continue reading Poetry… Excellent
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If You Go Out in the Woods Today
Author Ron Jacobs (above, left, at the Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show in Pennsylvania recently) writes children's books that... um, aim... to encourage safe and responsible hunting. His book Little Jake's Big Bowhunt is Bambi told from the hunter's point of view. I can't say too much about Little Jake and the Three Bears, but … Continue reading If You Go Out in the Woods Today
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The bad news keeps coming for Jane Austen purists. First came word of the forthcoming book Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. Then it was the board game. Now it's a movie... with aliens.Reports Variety, "Will Clark is set to direct Pride and Predator, which veers from the traditional period costume drama when an alien crash … Continue reading Three Makes It a Trend
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