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Andalusian Gaspacho

2009-06-29T21:33:00.082-05:00

Andalusian Gaspachoby Van Wyck BrooksTo serve six, peel and dice in very small pieces into one bowl:Six tomatoesTwo cucumbersFour pimientos, reserving the juiceMince one large, sweet onionMash two cloves of garlic (or skewer the garlic on a toothpick and remove it before serving the soup)Add

The Adventures of Tintin

2008-12-04T13:14:00.042-06:00

The Adventures of Tintin in FilmHere is a brief filmography of live-action and animated film adaptations of The Adventures of Tintin:The Crab with the Golden Claws (1947) - animated, based on the book.Tintin and the Golden Fleece (1961) - live action, developed from an original script.Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964) - live action, developed from an original script.Tintin and the Temple of the

The Tintin Movie

2008-07-15T19:13:00.027-05:00

The Tintin Movie Geared for Sucess with Jackson and Spielberg On Boardby Holly FranklinTintin is finally being made into a movie. Tintin is being turned into movie by the dream pairing of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Spielberg and Jackson will actually be making three Tintin movies back to back as Jackson accomplished with the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.The films will be shot back to back

Calligraphy Books

2008-06-06T00:00:00.008-05:00

The Best Calligraphy Booksby Jim Cox of Melbourne, AustraliaBefore the beginning of the 20th Century little had been written about calligraphy except The Story of the Alphabet by Edward Clodd and Maude Thompson 's fine work on Greek and Latin Paleography together with his volume on English Illuminated Manuscripts, published in 1895 and out of print before 1906. But since the time that Edward

Georges "Hergé" Remi

2008-06-05T10:55:00.022-05:00

Georges Herge Creator of Tintin, The Final Yearsby Holly FranklinThe Herge's Studio's was set up in April 1950 in order to lighten Herge's workload after his second breakdown. He employed assistants such as the artist Bob de Moor to help produce

Horse Racing

2008-06-04T00:00:00.011-05:00

Horse Racing in LiteratureArticle provided by TRP Services and SmartFindsMarketing.comHorse racing, the second most-popular spectator sport in America, remains as vital as ever, but its age, high drama, and historical appeal as the "sport of kings" ensure that it also has a place in the history of literature. Countless

Melissa Marr

2008-06-03T00:00:00.003-05:00

Melissa Marr, literary Goth writer of young adult fictionby Steven WilliamsMelissa Marr is an up and coming author currently writing fantasy horror fiction for young adults. After college and graduate school she taught both Literature and Gender Studies at the undergraduate level. Her earlier diverse work experience

Chris Grabenstein

2008-03-27T21:39:00.015-05:00

Chris Grabenstein, whodunit mysteries, thrillers and young adult horrorby Steven WilliamsChris Grabenstein was born in Buffalo, New York and moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee with his family when he was ten years old because of his father's job transfer. He grew up in Tennessee and also went on to college at the

Beer Bread

2008-03-18T20:38:00.035-05:00

Beer Bread, a bronze age flavor variation with other ideasby Steven WilliamsThe basic ingredients of beer are water, barley, yeast, and hops. In fact, this list of ingredients is the same as the one listed in the oldest food quality regulation in the world, The Reinheitsgebot. This regulation or law is best known in

Jane K. Cleland

2008-03-14T00:00:00.005-05:00

Jane K. Cleland, amateur sleuth cozy mysteries with a flavoring of ‘The Antiques Roadshow’by Steven WilliamsJane K. Cleland is an emerging new writer of amateur sleuth cozy mysteries. Her books feature the recurring character Josie Prescott and some reviewers have made comparisons of Cleland's antiques focused

Blood In The Inkwell

2008-03-13T12:55:00.023-05:00

Blood In The Inkwell, the controversy surrounding the Danish 'Muhammad' cartoonsby Paul O'BrienAround the world, people have been taking to the streets in protest - and people have even been dying - over cartoons. Paul O'Brien looks at both sides of the controversy surrounding the Danish 'Muhammad' cartoons.13 February

Ace Atkins

2008-03-12T14:49:00.027-05:00

Ace Atkins, a satisfying blend of Blues music and noir fictionby Steven WilliamsAce Atkins has been published professionally since 1998 with six novels in print. They have been critically well received and have also earned their author an enthusiastic popular following. Atkins attended Auburn College on a football

Take Manhattan

2008-03-11T00:00:00.006-05:00

Take Manhattan, The Real Cities We Know and the Fictional Cities They Inspireby Paul O'BrienNew York plays host to a lot of stories, but this past weekend (New York Comic-Con, February 25th and 26th, 2006) was the first time it played host to a major comic convention. Paul O'Brien looks at the distance between the

Charlie Stella

2008-03-10T15:29:00.019-05:00

Charlie Stella, a master of crime fiction dialogueby Steven WilliamsCharlie Stella, born Carmello Stella in 1956, is a critically and popularly successful American writer of crime novels. Stella is a New York City native and grew up to become very much the sort of man that many of his characters are, a big Italian

Truth in Art

2008-03-09T00:00:00.004-06:00

Is there truth in art? Does the artist reveal truth?by Paul O'BrienIs there truth in art? Storytellers place great value in the power of fiction to communicate ideas - but does the artist reveal truth, or just an amazing simulation? Paul O'Brien looks for the facts in fiction.Source: Ninth Art"Things need not have

Louise Penny

2008-03-07T17:09:00.034-06:00

Louise Penny, rural Québecois village life and intricate plotsby Steven WilliamsLouise Penny was born in 1958 in Toronto. Penny began her professional career as a journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Toronto and moved, as part of her job, to Thunder Bay at the far tip of Lake Superior, in

Jacqueline Winspear

2008-03-06T13:35:00.021-06:00

Jacqueline Winspear, a vivid recreator of Britain between the warsby Steven WilliamsJacqueline Winspear is a critically recognized and popular mystery writer. She was born in the county of Kent in England. Her working career includes work as a nanny as well as the publishing industry in England working in sales and

Richard Matheson

2008-02-17T20:38:00.060-06:00

Richard Matheson, I am Legend and its movie adaptationsby Steven WilliamsRichard Matheson is the author of the novel I am Legend, on which the 2007 film of the same name is loosely based. The book has been used to produce four films, three for theatrical release (The Last Man on Earth, 1964; The Omega Man, 1971; I am

Fava beans

2008-02-14T19:02:00.047-06:00

Spring Fava Beans, Roman Styleby Steven WilliamsA favorite, traditional Roman appetizer available in the Spring is Fava Beans with Prosciutto Romano and slices of Pecorino Romano cheese.(In Sicily, Fava beans are associated with the La Festa di San Giuseppe or the Feast of Saint Joseph on March nineteenth, the

Texas History Movies

2008-02-13T00:00:00.003-06:00

Texas History Movies, its publishing history and reincarnationsby Steven WilliamsAuthor's note: Additional research has revealed a number of significant errors in the printing history described so please be cautious in determining a particular printing pending additional revisions and clarifications.One of the most

Front Lines

2008-02-12T00:00:00.007-06:00

What can comics say about true life combat? Ninth Art looks at the strengths and flaws of the medium as a means of reporting war, with a look at the works of Joe Sacco, Ted Rall and Karl Zinsmeister.Front Lines: Comics at Warby Rob Cave19 June 2006Source: Ninth ArtOutside of the well-worn path of biography and

Marjane Satrapi

2008-02-11T00:00:00.000-06:00

Marjane Satrapi, memories of growing up in Islamist Iranby Steven WilliamsMarjane Satrapi was born in in Rasht, Iran in 1969. She grew up in an upper-middle-class, fashionably radical household in Tehran where her father was an engineer from where her feminist mother frequently marched in demonstrations against the

Epileptic review

2008-02-10T00:00:00.008-06:00

French cartoonist David B's acclaimed, frustrating and discomforting autobiographical comic deals with his brother's struggle with epilepsy - and his family's struggles with his brother.08 August 2005by Rob CaveSource: Ninth ArtWriter/Artist: David BPublisher: Random House/Jonathan CapeISBN: 0-224-07502-0Since the

Joe Sacco

2008-02-09T00:00:00.001-06:00

Joe Sacco, a notable writer of comics journalismby Steven WilliamsJoe Sacco was born in 1960 in Malta, the son of an engineer father and teacher mother. His family moved to Australia and lived there from 1961 to 1972. The family came to the US when Sacco was twelve years old first to Los Angeles and eventually

Graphic Nonfiction

2008-02-08T00:00:00.001-06:00

Graphic Nonfiction, or the arrival of political history and personal memoirby Steven WilliamsOne of the more innovative areas where reading and comics have merged in the last twenty years or so has been the genre now very broadly labeled the graphic novel. A cousin to this type of book is the similarly published