Writer's Ramblings

According to recent reports, Eva Mendes hates to be compared to fellow Latina Jennifer Lopez, insisting her career is "more serious" . Jennifer is not felling so good right now! It is true that Eva Mende had ...  

US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears BY ROBIN MCDOWELL : Associated Press Writer Oct 11, 2008 When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. ...  

Was the current economic situation caused by too little government intervention in the financial marketsa 'or too much?A A I'd say the latter.A Washington used Fannie/Freddie as a political piggy bank, causing ...  

Lawyers for O.J. Simpson are citing judicial errors and insufficient evidence as they seek a new trial.  

In a new interview with Noel Gallagher, Guitar World writer Joe Bosso posed this question to the Oasis guitarist: GW What do you think of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games? In typical Gallagher fashion, his ...  

Thrissur: Various functions were held in the district in remembrance of writer C.V. Sreeraman on his first death anniversary.  

On two recent occasions, a local writer has written to express her extreme displeasure with this year's marijuana eradication efforts.  

Latina idol dreams of becoming superstar  

Paavo Haavikko , one of Finland's foremost poets, died earlier this week. As well as poetry , his seventy or so published works included essays, novels, plays for the stage, radio & TV, and opera libretti .  

Teens, stop by the Naperville Public Library and check out a variety of "books with bite" from vampires to cooking to graphic novels during Teen Read Week, Oct.  

Let's begin with a controversial statement from The Times . According to Andy Martin, Epic poetry can be racist, European novels sexist and sadistic.  

Edwidge Danticat is a Haitian-American writer living in Miami. She won the American Book Award in 1999 for "The Farming of Bones." Her most recent book, "Brother, I'm Dying," is a finalist for the National Book ...  

A president's son, a thriller writer and a former interior minister were among members of the French elite who went on trial Monday for illegal arms sales to Africa in a high-profile case dubbed "Angolagate." ...  

As the economy dissolves into a whimpering mess, writer-types around the country are wondering what to do with themselves.  

Eds: APNewsNow; will be led. By DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press Writer NEW YORK State officials say the former chief lawyer for UBS's investment bank has agreed to give up a $6 million bonus to settle an ...