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...approaches writing. Dovey’s first novel, “Blood Kin,” follows the paths of three members of a presidential staff in a nameless country. “Blood Kin” was published in 2007, and since then, Dovey’s debut novel has accumulated a growing catalog of literary prizes and sparkling reviews. In many ways, the author’s own path has matched her approach to writing. Though published at first only in South Africa, the novel boasted a blurb by Nobel Prize winning South African novelist J. M. Coetzee...
...kits, which will debut in Britain in May and retail for $50, include a syringe that allows users to extract half a milliliter of barbiturate solution without breaking the sanitary seal. "Clearly, sterility doesn't matter given that death is the desired outcome," Nitschke says. But the solution deteriorates slower in a sterile environment, allowing those with painful conditions to "lock it away in the back of the cupboard in case things gets too bad." The extracted sample is then mixed with chemicals from the kit; a color change indicates a lethal solution. (See pictures of suicide...
...United States’ immigrant tradition. Burns, the documentarian, said that he hoped that his Emmy Award-winning film “Baseball” gave viewers “an opportunity to think about race,” citing the development of the Negro Leagues and the debut of Jackie Robinson—who broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947—as events whose significance exceeded the narrow confines of sport. Discussing baseball’s uniquely pervasive standing in American culture, Goodwin and Burns emphasized that the familiar, generational aspect of baseball...
...June 28, the airline will make its big-city debut - good news for bargain-hungry New Yorkers. Southwest will offer eight daily flights from New York City's LaGuardia Airport: five to Chicago Midway (starting at $89) and three to Baltimore (starting at $49, which is cheaper than Amtrak...
...stay on campus would be permitted to live in their own rooms. The administration has stated that Annenberg would be the only dining hall to be open during the month. Making sacrifices to cut costs is, of course, a necessary measure for a January Experience that will presumably debut in an economic climate that is still unfavorable. Strictly limiting housing, however, is not the answer...