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MATH CAN BE FUN Comedy writers and actors gather in Los Angeles to ponder equations at Math Club, where the motto is "Be there and be square...
...hardly guaranteed that the sculpture would be deemed worthy of a place near Britain's greatest military heroes. But Alison Lapper Pregnant embodies the spirit of Trafalgar Square. For centuries, it has been the beating heart of the city, the place where Londoners gather to debate, celebrate and mourn. Only three months ago, people filled it to cheer the announcement that London will be host to the 2012 Olympics; eight days later, they flocked there again, to commemorate the July 7 terrorist bombings. Sandy Nairne, director of the National Portrait Gallery and chairman of the committee that chose the statue...
Many people think a funeral is required by law. It is not. My family chooses cremation and has the ashes scattered at sea. Then we hold a memorial service in the backyard of the family home, where we have had so many good times. Family and friends gather for a potluck meal, and we bring out the photo albums and reminisce. No fuss, no stress and very little expense. Down with funeral homes! JOYCE ELLIOTT Los Angeles...
...paused briefly to gather his thoughts. "But that common-sense message got lost because the school board wrapped it up in so much Afrocentric jargon and education-speak that people thought the board was trying to dumb down the curriculum by teaching bad grammar and syntax. There was enough mangled phraseology in its resolution to make 16 episodes of Martin. But wait, let me get the Kingfish in on this. He's an expert on malapropisms...
...says that the foundation often selects finalists that didn’t originally receive sufficient attention from critics. “Magazines that didn’t make space for reviews for my book before are taking a second look,” Damrosch says. All the finalists will gather in New York, November 15 and 16 for a book signing and a public reading of their work at The New School before the awards ceremony, according to the foundation’s website. Damrosch says he is looking forward to humorist and radio personality Garrison Keillor hosting the black...