First Lady Michelle Obama joins students for a Bollywood dance clinic in the White House State Dining Room on November 5, 2013. | Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy Text size: A- A + Civil rights laws do not explicitly prohibit caste discrimination. This was not seen as a …
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Obama speechwriter David Litt on jokes the president can and can’t tell
How to write a joke for the President of the United States? How do you come up with something that looks perfectly sharp but not too cruel, silly but not silly? How not to denigrate the highest office in the country with – sniff – comedy? They were all questions …
Read More »Long-Lost Manuscript Contains First-Hand Account of the “Pied Piper of Tucson” Murders of 1964 and 1965
TUCSON, Arizona., March 20, 2018 / PRNewswire / – The recently discovered manuscript, “I, a Squealer,” was written by Richard Bruns in 1967. There he documents his friendship with Tucson serial killer Charles Howard Schmid Jr., the details of his involvement way above his head, and how he finally blew …
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Miniature masterpiece: Les Heures Coëtivy offers an unprecedented opportunity to see one of the recognized masterpieces of the production of 15th century illuminated manuscripts. The 364 folios of the manuscript are each decorated with colorful decorative borders on an incredibly detailed miniature scale. But what makes the exhibition special is …
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