Software and writing don’t easily go hand in hand in popular belief. In fact, it would probably be news for most people to find out that there are a lot of programs that can relieve writers of all kinds of problems if they find them and learn how to use… Read More →
It is generally thought that street art and classic culture are incompatible. There are, however, people who are always happy to laugh in the face of these and many other incompatibilities. Some of them live in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Recently they painted a huge portrait of Federico Garcia Lorca on a… Read More →
Douglas Trevor is the author of a recent novel Girls I Know which received glowing reviews from critics and enjoyed great attention from the readers. It didn’t come as surprising news – although it was his first novel, Mr. Trevor is already an acclaimed author of numerous short stories, mostly… Read More →
Dunnhumby, the company behind Tesco’s Clubcard and a number of other loyalty programs all over the world, has started an interesting initiative which received the name What I See Project. The project is not exactly commercial in nature; however, it offers considerable rewards to those who would like to participate… Read More →
If somebody thinks that a poet who lived almost half a millennium ago cannot make today’s news, they are greatly mistaken. The mysterious nature of Shakespeare’s personality and history make him a very promising and interesting subject for literary scholars even today. It has been again proved by Professor Douglas… Read More →
Writing of a piece of poetry rarely makes it to the news – unless this piece of poetry is going to another planet. To step on Martian soil has been a collective dream of mankind for quite a long time. However, getting there physically being still impossible, people look for… Read More →
The lawsuits based on the alleged violation of copyright laws grow ever more common with every passing year and rarely make it to breaking news segments of newspapers and TV shows. The lawsuit of Faulkner Literary Rights LLC against Sony Pictures, however, was weird even by the modern standards. It… Read More →
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation announced that this year the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award constituting $10,000 stipend is presented to Wendell Berry – a writer, poet, essayist and full-time farmer. The award carries the name of the American diplomat who was mostly responsible for the signing of… Read More →
Richard Matheson, a prolific science fiction, fantasy and horror writer, died Sunday, June 25th, 2013 at the age of 87. He was well-known as a versatile writer working in many fields that are often considered to be incompatible: we wrote 25 novels, a number of screenplays for film and television… Read More →
Steven Rinella is an interesting example of a person who used his passion for one pastime as fuel to nurture his career, and a profitable career at that. Having been born into a family that was ever close to nature, he spends most of his life doing what he is… Read More →
