Writers' block: County inmates work through emotions in poetry class
They file into the classroom wearing uniforms of orange, blue and white. It's 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon, time for the men's poetry class, one of the most popular programs at Douglas County Jail...
Behind the Lens: Three functions control camera exposure
For the next few columns I'm going to cover some camera basics geared for beginners or those not always familiar with the settings on their cameras...
Write on: Langston Hughes Award winners experience twists and turns in literary careers
Amy Stuber is amply familiar with legendary Lawrence writer Langston Hughes. "I taught college writing for about 10 years, and his work was one of my favorite things to teach," she says...
Behind the Lens: Time-lapse photography captures Fieldhouse atmosphere
I'm always going to put a premium on quality over quantity. However, there are days when it would be really beneficial to be paid by the image...
‘Messenger’ filmmaker explores war’s effect on the home front
It’s been a good year in Hollywood for Israeli directors named Oren.
Behind the Lens: Put together your own panoramic image
Sometimes wide-angle lenses can't capture the magnitude of a scene you want to photograph. A fun option is to create panorama images...
The invisible world: Young adult book 'The Secret of Invisibility' sets its fantasy adventure in Lawrence
Most of the time in pop culture, Harry Potter's cloak being a notable exception, invisibility leads to sinister scenarios involving mad scientists or perverts in locker rooms...
Lawrence Public Library’s top 10
Here are the top-10 most-requested books at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., for 2009.
The Edge
• ‘Committed’ (Books) • Skyzoo (Music) • ‘Psycho Too’ (Books)
Trip to crane migration site offers special experience
Last winter my wife and I combined our love of travel and nature to experience the Sandhill Crane migration along the Platte River in southcentral Nebraska...
Net Worth: Techno-heavy holidays salvaged by batch of weird books
Overwhelmed by the invasiveness of iPhones, MacBooks and Nintendo DS players favored by my family, I vowed to stop the madness.
Unwrapping the past: Manhattan artist Lynda Andrus connects with childhood through assemblage
For the last decade or so, Andrus' go-to medium has been the wax-coated paper everyone else throws away - Starbursts, Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Roll Pops, Dubble Bubble, Bit-O-Honey - any colorful wrapper from a retro candy fits her palate...
The text-Web hybrid: As books move beyond print to multimedia experience, what happens to reading?
Predicting the eventual death of the traditional novel sounds practically heretical. But the genre has actually existed in English for only about 300 years, and that experimentation and evolution have always been a part of the way we tell stories...
Film highlights the harm done by cyberbullies
Hundreds of Bergen County, N.J., teachers are being trained to use a new film, “Sticks and Stones,” to help students understand the irreversible consequences of cyberbullying via social networks, e-mail, cellphones, instant messages and texting.
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