Now

Be here now

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Buddhist word of the day: On the overview map of Kyoto train station I noticed this funny thing, instead of saying ‘You are here’ it simply said ‘Now’. I guess it comes to the same, except ‘Now’ would be true not just for the Kyoto train station map, but for most places you go, if […]

Best picture winner Argo, nominees Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty draw criticism

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Congress approves fiscal cliff compromise, but battle is far from over

August 15, 2013Global Politics

“The Wire” is still connecting

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Soap recycling helps Haiti

August 15, 2013Health & Medicine

Young Writer Now in the Company of Warhol, Capote, Plath

August 14, 2013

Each year, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers recognizes the talents of young students across the country. The organizations top winners receive the coveted gold medal award along with a $10,000 scholarship. This year, 17-year-old writer Yan Zhang was one of the 15 students chosen for the award. Past winners of the contest include Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote […]