Dirty Feet, by Edem Awumey
22 February 2012, 5:12 pm
Donna Bailey Nurse reviews Dirty Feet, by Edem Awumey

Pencil This In: Literary Death Match, 'Trouble In Paradise' At The Grammy Museum, $5 Margaritas & A Controversial Doc
22 February 2012, 3:56 pm
Quell that Fat Tuesday hangover with one of many local events shaking up the sprawl this evening. If you're feeling like film, Film Independent and Atwater Village have you covered. Prefer a little literary lashing? Literary Death Match returns with a fierce foursome. Both the Grammy Museum and The Thirsty Crow will bring music to your eyes and ears. And if last night's celebrations failed to ...

China dragged into 'kill the pope' plot
22 February 2012, 2:14 am
BEIJING - The story is only marginally about China.

In the Knick of time: The rise of Jeremy Lin
20 February 2012, 9:51 pm
The Issue: The unexpected success of Jeremy Lin and the Knicks’ winning record with him on the court. *** Jeremy Lin’s success proves that even people from ordinary backgrounds can achieve greatness so long as the passion and dreams are there (“Lin-Phomania,” Feb. 20). As the Book of Proverbs states...

Amanda Knox's Memoir Goes Up for Auction; No Ban for 'Tintin in the Congo'
13 February 2012, 11:48 am
Today in publishing and literature: Booker Prize winner Ben Okri is fighting with a former editor who claims to have rewritten portions of his work, a Brussels court rules Tintin in the Congo is not racist, and buying Amanda Knox's memoir is not without risk. Nigerian author Ben Okri, who won the Booker prize in 1991 for his novel The famished Road , is hopping mad at his former editor Robin ...

famished? We rank the best places to eat on campus
8 February 2012, 11:33 pm
With all the choices available, we do the hard work for you Oregon State University houses a plethora of conveniently placed caf and eacute;s that offer a wide variety of delectable delicacies. ...

Vancouver Sun readers give generously to schools, kids in need
8 February 2012, 7:11 pm
Three months ago Thunderbird elementary school principal Henry Peters surveyed his little flock and wondered how he’d shepherd them through a cold and hungry winter. Emergency food coupons — kept in a drawer for famished families unable to get through the month with sufficient food — were almost exhausted, and there was a growing demand for granola bars for kids arriving in the morning ...

Fruits, healthy snacks replace candy in some checkout aisles at Schnucks
31 January 2012, 9:06 pm
Nearly everyone occasionally shops for groceries before mealtime. By the time they reach the checkout lane, they're famished and can't resist adding a candy bar or salty snack to their cart from those displayed on racks within easy reach.

Aussies hit south pole on Australia Day
26 January 2012, 6:05 pm
BLEEDING, hallucinating and famished, Aussie adventurers James Castrission and Justin Jones have finished their Antarctic journey.

Three Restaurants to Visit While in Port St. Lucie, Fla., for Spring Training
26 January 2012, 4:50 pm
It might be cold in New York, but when the Mets arrive in Port St. Lucia, Fla., for spring training, things will start to heat up. Traveling to watch the New York Mets prepare for the 2012 MLB season could be a blast, and after a day at the ballpark, you might be famished.