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Review: Barbara Kingsolver's new book robust

"The Lacuna" (Harper Collins, 464 pages, $26.99) by Barbara Kingsolver: With her love for sprawling, complicated plots and colorful detail, no wonder it took Barbara Kingsolver 10 years to write her latest novel. Kingsolver has followed up her 1998 ...

From MARY FOSTER, San Diego Union-Tribune,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barbara Kingsolver,  Leon Trotsky,  Frida Kahlo,  Diego Rivera,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

French bestow Legion of Honor on 5 veterans

French officials took part in Veterans Day celebrations at the National World War II museum on Wednesday by awarding the Legion of Honor to five Louisiana veterans and presenting a replica of the Liberty Bell to the museum. The Legion of Honor is ...

From MARY FOSTER, eTaiwan News,  11 Nov 2009

Review: Samuel Johnson bio shows man behind text

"Samuel Johnson: A Life" (Henry Holt and Company, 432 pages, $30), by David Nokes: David Nokes, a prominent scholar of 18th-century English literature, takes a fresh look at Samuel Johnson, the man known as the creator of the dictionary. In doing so, ...

From MARY FOSTER, Buffalo News,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Samuel Johnson,  James Boswell

WWII Museum adds theater, restaurant and "canteen"

NEW ORLEANS - Peter Vandyke's steps have slowed since he stormed Normandy Beach, but his 1942 Army uniform still fits and he wore it proudly as the National World War II Museum dedicated a $60 million expansion as Tom Hanks and other celebrities looked ...

From MARY FOSTER, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tom Hanks,  Patricia Clarkson,  Mickey Rooney

'Cities of the Dead' in New Orleans

On a recent morning, Jeffrey Scott stood before Marie Laveau's tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, shaking a cigarette out of a pack to leave as an offering for the famous voodoo queen. Scott was placing the offerings with others – including Mardi Gras ...

From MARY FOSTER, The Orange County Register,  23 Oct 2009

Bourbon Street may lose its bark

New Orleans' most famous street is a nightly swirl of bright neon and happy tourists strolling with a beverage in hand. A blend of jazz joints, strip clubs, bars and restaurants, Bourbon Street has everything from four-star dining to sex shows. ...

From MARY FOSTER, eTaiwan News,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Eric Johnson

Changes at New Orleans' landmark eatery Antoine's

NEW ORLEANS - There's an old story in New Orleans about a society matron who heard about a friend's death. ...

From MARY FOSTER, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Rex Harrison,  Duchess of Windsor,  Elizabeth Taylor,  Angelina Jolie,  Tom Cruise

Man's halt of interracial marriage sparks outrage

Louisiana's governor and a U.S. senator joined Friday in calling for the ouster of a local official who refused to marry an interracial couple, saying his actions clearly broke the law. Keith Bardwell, a white justice of the peace in Tangipahoa ...

From MARY FOSTER, eTaiwan News,  17 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Bobby Jindal,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  Mary Landrieu,  U.S. Democratic Party

Groups upset man wouldn't marry interracial couple

At least two civil and constitutional rights groups in Louisiana are calling for a justice of the peace to resign after he refused to issue a marriage license for an interracial couple. The head of the American Civil Liberties Union in Louisiana ...

From MARY FOSTER, eTaiwan News,  17 Oct 2009

Related Topics: American Civil Liberties Union,  Keith Bardwell

Many angry man wouldn't marry interracial couple

NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana's governor and a U.S. senator joined Friday in calling for the ouster of a local official who refused to marry an interracial couple, saying his actions clearly broke the law. ...

From MARY FOSTER, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Bobby Jindal,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  Mary Landrieu

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