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The Golden Goose

The Golden Goose There was a man who had three sons, the youngest of whom was called Dummling[1], and was despised, mocked, and sneered at on every occasion. It happened that the eldest…

Walt Whitman: This Compost

This CompostPart 1Something startles me where I thought I was safest, I withdraw from the still woods I loved, I will not go now on the pastures to walk, I will not strip the clothes from my…

Amy Winehouse

Troubled singer who revitalized the British music scene and paved the way for others dies. by Jennie Wood Amy Winehouse in June 2007 Photo Credit: Rama Related Links 2011…

Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Grapes

by Aesop IntroductionThe Goose That Laid the Golden EggsThe Fox and the Grapes A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis, and…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Nose Knows

The Nose KnowsAnatomy and PhysiologyThe SensesWindows to the SoulCan You Hear Me Now?The Nose KnowsDon't Be So Touchy! The sense of smell is perhaps one of the most ancient of senses. The ability…

John Adams

Author:David McCullough Publisher:Simon & Schuster For those readers who prefer to remain grounded in nonfiction even when escapism is beckoning, John Adams, by Pulitzer Prize-winning…

Walt Whitman: A Hand-Mirror

A Hand-MirrorHold it up sternly—see this it sends back, (who is it? is it you?) Outside fair costume, within ashes and filth, No more a flashing eye, no more a sonorous voice or springy step…

Guide to Fats

—by Eleanor MayfieldSource: The U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationFats and Fatty Acids CholesterolTriglycerides and VLDL Once upon a time, we didn't know anything about fat except that it made…

Portishead Biography

Portishead hip hop band Winner of Great Britain's Mercury Music Prize (1995), Portishead samples hip hop rhymes with dark undertones, while also adding a layer of Beth Gibbons' desperate voice.…