Furthermore: Where the Headlines Take You broadway emily-jane musical_theater musicals | General | Thursday March 11, 2010 | By ejd

Andrew Lloyd Weber ’s new musical Love Never Dies (sequel to Phantom of the Opera ) is getting some harsh criticism from London’s theatre bloggers and from “phans” from around the world – but, although it's likely the show will see some changes...

An Embarrassment of Riches deb's_picks football sports | Read | Tuesday March 09, 2010 | By alisonk

Welcome to our new contributor Deb, a youth librarian and consumer of just about anything readable. In her words, "I like to read all sorts of things, especially young adult novels, speculative fiction and oddball fantasy, pop science essays, nonfiction...

MCL Teens Teen stuff | Thursday March 04, 2010 | By sara

Want to end it all Sometimes you feel like this, you want to end it all, you feel so small among them all with your soul oppressed by the world so cruel, * you wont open your eyes, cuz you dont want to see what is left for you, you look so...

MCL Teens Poetry | Thursday March 04, 2010 | By sara

what is love to you?is it a word? is it a feeling?how does it feel when you say it to me?or when i say it to you? do you get that warm feeling?or do you even feel anything at all?what is pain?is it a word is it the feeling you get when you fall and theres no...

An Embarrassment of Riches author_readings nicola's_picks writers_talking | Read | Thursday March 04, 2010 | By alisonk

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MCL Teens Teen stuff | Wednesday March 03, 2010 | By hls

M & M I ce breaker Yummy!   Teen Book Choice Awards Take Top 5  Vote by 4/1 The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins Eragon Christopher Paolini The...

Furthermore: Where the Headlines Take You art internment japanese_americans jennifer nikkei nisei photographs relocation_centers world_war_ii world_war_two | General | Wednesday March 03, 2010 | By jennifem

I have an aunt and uncle who are Japanese American.  My uncle was born here in the States and is a second generation Japanese American, or Nisei.  He was born in 1928 and spent time as a young man in the Gila River Relocation Center near Phoenix,...

Furthermore: Where the Headlines Take You airlines airplanes checklists emergencies emily-jane hospitals medicine patient_safety safety science surgery | General | Tuesday March 02, 2010 | By ejd

Surgical teams in three quarters of Oregon hospitals have started using a simple tool to make operations safer, and it’s cut down on mistakes by 30% ! This new tool is a short checklist developed by the World Health Organization (though we have our own...

An Embarrassment of Riches fantasy heidi's_picks sci_fi science_fiction series sf | Read | Thursday February 25, 2010 | By alisonk

Welcome to our new contributor Heidi, an SF and fantasy aficionado. Look for her recommendations on great authors in these genres.  I've been reading fantasy and science fiction for about twenty-five years (I rather suspect my dear...

An Embarrassment of Riches character-based fiction jen's_picks literary_fiction | Read | Tuesday February 23, 2010 | By alisonk

Oh, my. It's been too long since I've felt like locking my kids in a closet so I could finish a book. I do the next best legal thing, which is give myself an extended bathroom break. That door is so rarely locked that it brings momentary stunned silence to...

Furthermore: Where the Headlines Take You divorce housework kate marriage | General | Sunday February 21, 2010 | By kates

I read Sandra Tsing Loh's recent New York Times op-ed piece with a sense of recognition. She tells a fantasy story of the mythic housewife of the 20th century, who had dominion over her home and the time and the will to devote to achieving perfection in...

An Embarrassment of Riches christmas humor poetry ruby's_picks | General | Wednesday February 17, 2010 | By alisonk

Yes, I know it's the middle of February, but I just can't wait till December to tell you about the U. K.'s poet-laureate, Carol Ann Duffy 's Christmas poem, Mrs. Scrooge .  Duffy and her illustrator Beth Adams serve us a mashup of Dickens' classic...

An Embarrassment of Riches alison's_picks films movies read | General | Thursday February 11, 2010 | By alisonk

If I say 'women in the wild west' what do you picture? For me it's an image of a beautiful young woman tied to the railway tracks as the train looms, a villainous mustachioed man lurking somewhere in the background. And that's too bad because there are plenty...

Furthermore: Where the Headlines Take You classification emily-jane folksonomies science taxonomies | General | Wednesday February 10, 2010 | By ejd

The American Psychiatric Association is working on a new revision to its massive catalog of mental disorders , the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). This time around, proposed revisions include eliminating a...

MCL Teens Teen stuff | Wednesday February 10, 2010 | By hls

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An Embarrassment of Riches legal_thrillers mysteries read ruth's_picks series television watch | Watch | Thursday February 04, 2010 | By alisonk

All of my siblings are attorneys which means that the conversation at family gatherings can be a bit contentious and peppered with legalese. This talk, coupled with the law classes I took as an undergraduate in polit ical science, has at least given me a...

Furthermore: Where the Headlines Take You crafts drug_smuggling matthew recycling tattoos | General | Tuesday February 02, 2010 | By matthewy

Customs authorities in Vancouver, B. C. made a grave discovery this week when they found nearly 57 kilograms of opium inside a hollow tombstone being shipped from Iran. The find is being called the province's biggest opium seizure ever. This type...

An Embarrassment of Riches drama england history steve's_picks television tv_series | Watch | Tuesday February 02, 2010 | By alisonk

A son? No. A son? Not quite yet, Your Majesty. Get me a new wife! Tudors: The Complete First Season Tudors: The Complete Second Season Tudors: The Complete Third Season For the first season Haiku review, click here .

An Embarrassment of Riches documentary helen's_picks independent_films | Watch | Wednesday January 27, 2010 | By alisonk

I rarely watch movies or TV but I thoroughly enjoyed Either You're In or You're in the Way , a book about the making of the independent film, Touching Home (to be released March, 2010). Twin brothers, Logan and Noah Miller, are determined to honor...

Furthermore: Where the Headlines Take You art graffiti jennifer street_art | General | Wednesday January 27, 2010 | By jennifem

I am a wannabe artist and I love art of all kinds: dance, music, theater, and the visual arts.  I've been to the Louvre and seen da Vinci's Mona Lisa and I am lucky enough to own a couple pieces by some very talented Portlanders. But honestly, some of...

An Embarrassment of Riches bizarre chuck_palahniuk eraserhead_press local_authors steve's_picks twisted | Read | Saturday January 23, 2010 | By alisonk

I've been a fan of Chuck Palahniuk since I first read Invisible Monsters years ago. His twisted sense of humor makes his stories such great reads. I've been lucky enough to see him speak a number of times.  He said that the process of turning ...

An Embarrassment of Riches british_mysteries mystery police_procedurals ruth's_picks | Read | Saturday January 16, 2010 | By alisonk

2009 was not a banner year for me, reading-wise. I didn't even average one book a week and I didn't really enjoy a majority of the forty-five that I did read. This year I've made the following reading resolutions: 1.  Read more. 2.  Read more of...

MCL Teens Teen stuff | Wednesday January 13, 2010 | By hls

Pokemon Tournament=Success Mathbox: Market to Market                                 &n...

Furthermore: Where the Headlines Take You ancient_greece ancient_olympics berlin_olympics competition emily-jane olympiad olympic olympic_games olympics rome_olympics sports vancouver_b.c. | General | Wednesday January 13, 2010 | By ejd

The 2010 Winter Olympics are approaching fast, and news stories about it are beginning to appear more frequently. Trolling for Olympics-related news recently I noted several that deal with politics, community, and the social and business impacts of the games:...