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Dec182015
The Momentum Continues
It makes me smile to know something I’ve done can brighten someone’s day. The #AcrosstheGreatDivide momentum continues.
Mar302014
Banned Books Awareness: “Bare-Faced Messiah”
Scientologists have kept a book out of American stores for 27-years because it alleges that L. Ron Hubbard was a racist and a fantasist with a penchant for bizarre sexual rituals; but it is finally getting published. Written by British journalist Russell Miller, it was finished the year after...
Oct132013
Banned Books Awareness: “Neverwhere”
English author Neil Gaiman’s fan base spread worldwide with his critically acclaimed Sandman graphic novel series in the 1990s. Since then he has solidified his literary mark with equally-impressive and award-winning novels. Last week, however, his novel, Neverwhere, became the target of contention that has engulfed a New Mexico...
Oct012013
Across the Great Divide: “When Ghost Hunters Go Shopping”
There’s a famous quote saying that “a fool and his money are soon parted.” This month I tackle the pros and cons of the big cash machine that ghost hunting has become. Hold on to your wallets and walk with me Across the Great Divide as we explore “When...
Sep262013
Banned books week: How the blacklist can goose a book’s sales
News Flash: It’s Banned Books Week here in the United States, you know: the land of the free- at least on paper. As usual, there is plenty of media attention on the American Library Association’s annual event to highlight censorship efforts and I take bittersweet pride in reporting on...
Sep262013
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Okay, I watched the series premier of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. My take is…was it okay? Yes. Could it have been better? Yes. It was the first episode of the series and while it didn’t exactly pull me in and keep me on the edge of my seat, I...
Sep222013
Banned Books Awareness: “The Wild Party”
The Wild Party is the name of a novel-length poem written by Joseph Moncure March that was immediately banned across the nation, starting in Boston upon its publication in 1928, for its decadent content. In spite of- and perhaps due to- the controversy linked to the piece it was...
Apr072013
Banned Books Awareness: “Gone with the Wind”
Some label it as historical romance; while others argue that it doesn’t have all of the required elements, thus making it simply an historical novel- but all would agree that the 1936 work by Margaret Mitchell is one of the quintessential works of American literature. However, as one has...
Jan012013
Across the Great Divide: The Unanswered Question
Welcome to 2013! The quest for knowledge of the paranormal goes forward into another year… James Stein is a Professor of Mathematics at California State University whose previous books include The Right Decision: A Mathematician Reveals the Secrets of Decision Theory and How Math Explains the World. In a book that was...