Shakespeare and Company Next Event 7:00pm, Thursday 17thApril 2014 This April we’re excited to be launching a new reading and discussion series called The Art of Criticism, hosted by the critic and writer Lauren Elkin. For our first event we welcome Lila Azam Zanganeh, whose fearless, triumphant first book, The Enchanter: Nabokov and Happiness, shreds the straitjacket of conventional literary criticism, tackling the subject of happiness in the celebrated author’s work from an array of different angles – literary commentary, biography, memoir, glossary, even an invented interview between herself and Nabokov. Lila Azam Zanganeh was born in Paris to Iranian parents. Sign up for our newsletter!
Reference, Facts, News ... Free and Family-friendly Resources The Seminar Contest | Figment Blog There’s only one thing we love more than writing, and that’s Alan Rickman. It’s true! Our list goes: writing, Alan Rickman, cupcakes, fake mustaches, spelling colour with the letter u, and then it just repeats forever. So when we found out about the new Broadway comedy, Seminar, in which Alan Rickman plays Leonard–a celebrity writer who mentors four students by showering them with indignities (and general inappropriateness) before mercilessly tearing their writing apart–we were sold. If we were to wear a fake mustache to the show, eat a cupcake during the performance, and then wait outside the theater to ask Mr. Rickman to sign the word colour on our playbill, ALL OF THE GREATEST THINGS would be in one place. Want to join us? (l-r) Hamish Linklater, Alan Rickman, Lily Rabe (standing), Hettienne Park (seated), and Jerry O’Connell (foreground) in a scene from "Seminar" on Broadway at the Golden Theatre. How To Enter:1. You have until February 9, 11:59 to enter. PLUS!
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10 Extracurriculars That Look Awesome On Any Resume Though picking a major can be tough, sometimes deciding which clubs and activities to sign up for can be just as frustrating. You want extracurriculars to impress your future employers, but what if you don’t know who those employers are or what kind of job you’re going to want? We know that deciding on a post-grad career path can be stressful, but that doesn’t mean choosing your extracurriculars has to be. We’ve put together a list of the best activities that are useful for any career path, so if you’re undecided about the future (or just want to beef up your google cal), read on! 1. For University of Connecticut grad Kyle Heaslip, participating in public service such as Habitat for Humanity and Cross Cultural Connection was fulfilling in more ways than one. 2. According to Gist, “all organizations need public relations, event coordination, money management and leadership,” so you’ll be able to make new friends while building your skills. 3. 4. 5.
Area Code Listing, by Number The cities listed with each area code are the major cities for that area code; this originated as the city in which the switch computer for that area code is located, but is no longer the case. The cities listed are not intended to be exhaustive. This list is updated only when an Internet user informs me of a (pending) change. There are no special data sources from which this is generated -- just the cooperation of the Net. See also the listing by state/country and the NANPA data. * indicates that daylight savings time is not observed. "split" refers to a service area served by one area code being subdivided into two or more areas, with the original area code serving one of the subdivisions and new areacode(s) serving the other(s). "overlay" refers to a service area being served by two or more area codes simultaneously. usually i write "X overlaid on Y" to mean that X is a new areacode that will service an area that previously was serviced solely by Y.
Her Campus Contest Rules | Figment Blog 1. Eligibility The Her Campus Contest (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia) and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are at least thirteen (13) years old as at the time of entry. Void in Quebec and where prohibited by law. Employees of Figment, LLC, HerCampus, or any of its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, or any other company or individual involved with the design, production execution or distribution of the Promotion and their immediate family (spouse, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and step-children) and household members (people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year) of each such employee are not eligible. The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. 2. Figment, LLC, 118 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065 and Her Campus, One Marina Park Drive, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02210.
Online Etymology Dictionary Becoming Involved: Starting a New High School Club Starting Your Own High School Club If you have considered the clubs and organizations your high school has to offer and found nothing that truly excites you, you might want to consider forming your own group. It's fun and can be very rewarding -- if you are willing to put in the time and effort needed to get it up and running. The first step is the most important - come up with a good idea. Try to find something you're passionate about. Love old movies? After you figure out what you'd like to do, find people to help you with the club. Next, decide what your club will do for the first semester. The next point is also very important - you need to decide on a meeting time and place. Once you have all of the details worked out, it is time to approach school administration and discuss your plan. Now, with a little bit of effort, you can create fun advertisments for the club and draw in members.
The Word Spy - heteroflexible (het.ur.oh.FLEKS.uh.bul) n. A heterosexual person who is open to relationships with people of the same sex. —adj. Also: hetero-flexible, heteroflex. First, there was the term "homosexual," then "gay" and "lesbian," then the once taboo "dyke" and "queer." Now, all bets are off. With the universe of gender and sexual identities expanding, a gay youth culture emerging, acceptance of gays rising and label loyalty falling, the gay lexicon has exploded with scores of new words and blended phrases that delineate every conceivable stop on the identity spectrum — at least for this week. Someone who is "genderqueer," for example, views the gender options as more than just male and female or doesn't fit into the binary male-female system. "The language thing is tricky," said Thom Lynch, the director of the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center. As for sexuality, don't get me started.
40 Photo-Illustrated Questions to Refocus Your Mind - StumbleUpon Asking the right questions is the answer… It’s not the answers you get from others that will help you, but the questions you ask of yourself. Here are 40 thought-provoking questions to help you refresh and refocus your thinking: Please share your thoughts with us in the comments section below. if you’re interested in reading even more inspiring, thought-provoking questions.Title photo by: Helga Weber For all other photo credits please refer to ThoughtQuestions.com Related 40 Questions Everyone is Afraid to Ask Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. April 13, 2012 In "Aspirations" 40 Questions that Will Quiet Your Mind Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers … because asking the right questions is the answer. August 5, 2015 In "Happiness" 25 Photo-Illustrated Reminders to Help You Find Happiness Happiness is the highest level of success.
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