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Book Bag: ‘Appointment with the Wise Old Dog’ by David Blum; ‘A Spiritual Journey of Hope and Healing’ by Jacqueline Haskins Engel — Appointment with the Wise Old Dog by David Blum Chiron Publications   David Blum, who died in 1998 at age 62, was an internationally known conductor, composer, music scholar and writer who wrote about classical music for The New Yorker and other publications. The California native was noted for conducting his first group, a chamber ensemble of young ar...

Poetry Near You Are you looking to connect with poets or find opportunities to hear or study poetry? To find poetry events and resources near you, simply enter your zip code in the search field below. search From Tribe and Fire: A Poetry Benefit in Celebration of the Students of the S.H.E. Fund Join us for an inspirational event to uplift womens voices and support the students of the Safe House Education (S.H.E.) Fund. This virtual event will feature poets Ellen Bass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jane Hir...

Certain brand taglines and slogans make brief, fleeting appearances in our lives and quickly leave, never to be thought of again. And then there are the select few that fully ingrain themselves into pop culture and are impossible to forget. “Because you’re worth it,” L’Oréal’s inarguably iconic phrase coined by a freelance copywriter in 1971, sits very comfortably in the latter category. This year, “Because you’re worth it” is celebrating its 50th anniversary. We chatted with o...

Warning: Spoilers for “WandaVision” follow. There’s a moment in the penultimate episode of the Disney+ series “WandaVision” where our reality-bending superhero protagonist sinks to her knees and wails. Standing in the skeleton of what would’ve been the home she’d share with her humanoid partner, Wanda Maximoff is completely alone. It’s a state she’s used to — her parents were killed in a bombing and her brother died protecting a member of the Avengers — but the loss of t...

A new book plumbs the benefits of learning skills late in life.

Lima Public Library Book Reviews LIBRARY OPEN • The Lima Public Library has reopened. Main library hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Branch hours are noon to 6 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays, except Lafayette is closed Wednesdays. • The main library has curbside pick up. Hours are 2 to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Call 567-712-5239, contact the library through Facebook Messenger or put a hold on a book through t...

Bay Path University, Springfield Museums to host virtual forum on International Women’s Day Updated Mar 02, 2021; LONGMEADOW — What is normally an in-person celebration and networking event for women in the Pioneer Valley will now be a virtual event, but with the same energy and emphasis on conversations. “Over the past five years what has been a hallmark of this event are the conversations we have. People from different industries and age groups are able to talk with each other, learn f...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Something like six million years ago, early humans began to walk on two legs. Around two million years ago, they became fully bipedal, with long thigh bones that allowed them to take big strides a...

Community Content 2 Dale Ave., Gloucester -- 978-281-9763 -- http://sawyerfreelibrary.org. The Sawyer Free Library is now open for select onsite services, six days a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and Thursdays from noon to 7 p.m. Visitors should keep visits to 30 minutes or less. The library has implemented extensive preventative measures and controls to keep staff and patrons as safe as possible. All staff and visitors must wear masks, practice physical distancing and...

Hulu’s Shrill is one of the few TV shows in recent memory that shows fat people having sex just like, well, everyone else. In season one, episode two, Ryan (Luka Jones) checks out his girlfriend, Annie (Aidy Bryant), and says matter-of-factly, “I like your butt.” In another episode Annie hooks up with her roommate’s brother, Lamar (Akemnji Ndifornyen). Their exchange is so regular, so casual, so hot.  But the sex de résistance happens in episode five. Annie—tota...