Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor […] Read more

Once, long ago, in a land far away, there lived four little characters who ran through a maze looking for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. Two were mice named “Sniff” and “Scurry” and two were little people; beings who were as small as mice but who looked and acted a lot like […] Read more

In an all-out effort to clean up the city’s streets, San Francisco’s public works department inaugurated operation scrub-down. Three times a day, city workers move through a 30-block area, cleaning the pavement with high-pressure hoses, rousting squatters and taking away shopping carts filled with refuse and personal belongings.   Operation scrub down is the brainchild […] Read more

In an all-out effort to clean up the city’s streets, San Francisco’s public works department inaugurated operation scrub-down. Three times a day, city workers move through a 30-block area, cleaning the pavement with high-pressure hoses, rousting squatters and taking away shopping carts filled with refuse and personal belongings. Operation scrub down is the brainchild of […] Read more

The denizens of London’s East End; Jack London called them the people of the abyss, “poor miserable human beings clinging to the garbage heap of life.” Against this backdrop would be played one the most provocative unsolved crimes of the 19th century. Investigations continue to this day with growing evidence that while Jack the Ripper’s […] Read more

Many women feel uncomfortable with blatant displays of power. Traditionally, women have been the “power behind the throne” so wielding it publicly can be frightening. To address and overcome that fear, learn to recognize the difference between “good” and “bad” power. The former allows you to stick up for yourself and fulfill your needs; the […] Read more

There was a time when Pink thought Madonna was her mother. Right before her first album came out, Pink said she didn’t talk to her real, non-Madonna mom for almost a year when she was younger because she was convinced she was adopted. And while she has since accepted that she was not born of […] Read more

Alecia Beth Moore, otherwise known as Pink or P!nk, grew up convinced she was adopted. She believed Madonna was her mother and didn’t speak to her real mom for almost a year. Although she now accepts she was not the royal daughter of a pop star, she does think it’s possible to become one on […] Read more

“Snow Falling on Cedars” transcends the viewers to a magical world with its heartbreaking love story. Critics review it as haunting and beautifully crafter visual masterpiece. Snow Falling on Cedars. Rated PG-13. Starts Friday everywhere […] Read more