Pan African community group in Syracuse celebrates Liberation Day

Source: Syracuse.com

Syracuse, NY -- Music, food and dance marked the 54th African Liberation Day celebration this afternoon at the Erwin Methodist Church in Syracuse. The event is part of a holiday celebrated around the world o ...
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Sky gazers delight as Venus gets set to become planet of the gapes

Source: The Age

Is the transit of Venus sexy enough to turn young Aussies on to measuring land for subdivision? WHEN Captain James Cook sailed off to observe the transit of Venus, he was part of a global project to measure the solar system - and he went on to discov ...
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Kid Konnection: Gilt

Source: Booking Mama

Every Saturday, I host a feature called Kid -- a regular weekend feature about anything related to children's books. This week, I'm going to review a new historical fiction young adult book which also happens to be p ...
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Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Cultural Politics

Source: Duke University Press Log

Issue editors Christine Berberich, Neil Campbell, and Robert Hudson seek exciting disciplinary and transdisciplinary proposals from scholars working in fields such as cultural studies, literary studies, cultural politics/history, creative writing, film ...
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Majoring in Potterology

Source: Salon

Last week in Scotland, 60 scholars gathered over two days for the U.K.’s first scholarly conference on the Harry Potter series. The Guardian newspaper quoted John Mullan, a professor of English at University College London, quest ...
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Kristen Wiig: What are the ‘SNL’ MVP’s career prospects?

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Image Credit: Steve Granitz/Getty Images Kristen Wiig made her final regular appearance on Saturday Night Live last week with a moving send-off that was grander and more heartfelt than the sketch show has give ...
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Free Stuff Fridays

Source: Challies Dot Com

This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by CBD Reformed and, as always, they’ve got some great prize packages for you. There will be five winners this week, and each of them will receive the following three books: The Gospel Story Bible: Disc ...
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The kitsch that saved the world

Source: The Age

But as millions turn their attention to a not-so-humble European song contest taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, let's not forget there is more to Eurovision than cheesy songs, outrageous costumes and a pyrotechnic-studded arena. Heated geopolitica ...
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Anthony Askew shared their blog post on Twitter

Source: Art Review

Bi-monthly releases First edition: June/July edition This is an open invitation for written, filmed, and photographed articles on the subject of arts, culture and life. These subjects are open to interpreta ...
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