Vinyl fans dig for treasure at KUSF record swap
Wearing a black James Brown T-shirt, Vague reorganized his stock, pointing out that his best sellers aren't necessarily the rare records. âYou never know what people will like,â he said. âThere seems to be more interest these days in the stuff that sold millions in the '70s.â Nevertheless, people are buying.
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CEO Spotlight: GoPro's Nick Woodman
Woodman grew up in California and attended the University of California, San Diego in 1997, where he earned his degree in visual arts and a minor in creative writing. He is married to Jill R. Scully, and they have three children together. Because of his odd behavior at times, he is described as the âmad
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CLC to host vets art fest
The College of Lake County will host the 2018 James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center's Veterans Creative Arts Festival on Thursday, March 1, at CLC's Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St. The event highlights the artwork, creative writing and musical talents of area veterans. Art categories
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Adult sales up, kids sales down in US
In the US, estimates from the AAP's StatShot program show that sales of adult trade books increased slightly (0.4%) in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, reports Publishers Weekly. Sales of children's and young adult books fell 3.5% in the same nine-month period.
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Facing up to personal grief and the horrors of war
But he points out that in all his writing, love and loss continue to be the main themes. He is also the author of a memoir, My Life as a Foreign Country. Aged 50, Turner did not become a poet as a result of going to war. He completed an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) course in creative writing before joining the
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Tapping into the transformative power of writing
Severe depression and other mental health challenges robbed Roberta Taylor's creativity and zest for life. But free creative writing workshops offered to people from some of the city's most marginalized communities have helped the Toronto woman find her voice. âIt has changed my life,â says Taylor, 57,
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