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Beth Gutcheon’s Gossip—In the Right Place at the Wrong Time
Monday, April 9th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Picture this: You’re sitting in a coffee shop, reading your book, relaxing between appointments. Two women are escorted to a neighboring table and after ordering
Newseum: Celebrating Freedom of the Press
Sunday, April 8th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
If we had to choose what freedoms set America apart from other nations around the globe, freedom of the press would be at the top
Washington National Cathedral—The Nation’s House of Prayer
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
On August 23, 2011, at 1:51 p.m., an earthquake that measured 5.8 on the Richter Magnitude Scale was felt all along the East Coast into
Fire and Ice—Hindenburg and Titanic At the National Postal Museum
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. Fire and Ice, Robert Frost What is it about the two disasters—the Hindenburg
Bully: Forget the Rating—See the Film with a Child
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Lee Hirsch was bullied as a child and wanted other children to avoid that fate. So he set out to make a film that would
The Smithsonian Elevates Video Games to Art
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Video games. Two words that had the power to ignite a power struggle between parents and children. Parents worried about the adverse effects of spending
Snapshot: Capturing Moments, First on Film, Then in Paintings
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
In 1888, Kodak brought out its handheld camera, a primitive looking brown box that, nonetheless, impressed the artistic world with its potential. Post impressionist painters
Carol O’Connell’s Mallory Is Back in The Chalk Girl
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Before there was Lisbeth Salander, there was Kathleen Mallory. Each was on her own from a young age, doing what she needed to do to
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