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Then there is what Publishers Weekly senior religion editor Lynn Garrett calls the Da Vinci Code effect. "Speculative histories were out there before Dan Brown wrote," says Garrett. "But they didn't make the best-seller lists and their authors didn't go on The Daily Show." Or receive a million-dollar paycheck, as was rumored in a recent case...
...Garrett cautions that "it's not simply following the dollar. Writing popularly, I think, they feel freer." Scholars are not working more speculatively because Dan Brown made money. His success allows them to write profitably from their adventurous hearts. Mark Tauber, vice president of HarperSanFrancisco, which publishes many of them (HSF did Family Tomb), notes that these academics came of age during the translation of the Nag Hammadi "library" and the Dead Sea Scrolls, troves that opened a window to unorthodox faith during and after Jesus' life that the Bible and church fathers only hinted at or condemned. The authors...
...Diego Alvarado 6-3, 6-4. Kumar’s tenacious tennis had Alvarado on his heels from the first serve of the match. Kumar was shuffled back two spots in the lineup after his recent struggles, while senior co-captain Scott Denenberg (No. 2) and junior Dan Nguyen (No. 3) each moved up one spot...
CORRECTION The article above incorrectly stated that Gareth Doran played at No. 2 doubles with Dan Nguyen against Manhattan. In fact, it was Kieran Burke who paired with Nguyen against the Jaspers. The Crimson regrets the error...
...grandeur of the expectations the album sets for itself. “Find Me” and “These Are Those Soulful Days” are lethargic, and Marsalis’ improvisations don’t push the limits of his virtuosity. Saxophonist Walter Blanding and pianist Dan Nimmer struggle to excite. In spite of the record’s provocative message, Marsalis keeps many tracks mellow, even cheerful, making listeners cry out for more passion and grit. But it is important to recognize Marsalis’ daring. “From the Plantation to the Penitentiary?...