Huckleberry Finn

Thursday, 11 August 2022

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Letters to the Editor: Can America share a common reality?

The Los Angeles Times 10 Aug 2022

To the editor. I share David L. Ulin’s despondency over the state of our country, and I ask myself the same question ... .. To the editor ... In his classic novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” he creatively demonstrates in his chapters about the con artists known as the King and the Duke that most people will never admit that they have been duped ... ... ..

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Analyzing another August before heading back to school

Courier Express 05 Aug 2022

August is the time of year when I decrease my freelance writing work and focus all my energy on preparing for the next school year. I think of it as the Sunday of my long summer weekend ... August is that to me ... That pile is usually bigger than the other one ... Dad taught me not to do that ... “Huckleberry Finn” suffered that fate a couple of years ago ... q q q.

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Memories of New Orleans

Korea Times 03 Aug 2022

By Lee Hyon-soo. There is a saying that old men live in memories ... Of all the U.S ... Cruising up and down the Mississippi aboard an old-fashioned sternwheel-driven steamboat, I could not help envisioning Huckleberry Finn who, together with runaway slave Jim, journeyed on a raft down this river, tumbling in and out of wild experiences ... .

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Bawdy Bard meets mashed-up musicals: ‘Something Rotten’ (and raucous) at Little Theatre of Virginia Beach

The Virginian-Pilot 28 Jul 2022

VIRGINIA BEACH — To flee or not to flee? That is the question when most folks hear the hallowed, hoary name of William Shakespeare ... (J ... (This is according to the Folger Shakespeare Library, which never jests.) Even Mark Twain did Shakespeare parody — the riotous mash-up of “Hamlet” and “Macbeth” done by the con men in “Huckleberry Finn” (1884).

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1996 Edition of Roger Ebert’s Video Companion - Titles Under 'A', by Jung-Freud

The Unz Review 28 Jul 2022

I came upon the 1996 Edition of Roger Ebert’s Video Companion, probably something I picked up at a Library Used Book Sale years ago. Here are the comments on the movies I’ve seen. We start with the entries under A. Titles in bold letters ... Numbers in parenthesis. Star Ratings by Roger Ebert ... The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (3) – 1993.

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The Way of the Wilderness

Flathead Beacon 27 Jul 2022

Model. Johnathon Chadwick, Missoula. What he’s wearing.. Pendleton – Plaid Board Shirt, $159, Two Nineteen Main, Polson. Pendleton – Silk Scarf, $69.50, Murdoch’s, Kalispell. Felted fedora, $69, Murdoch’s, Kalispell. Styled by Chelsea Martini and Mandy Mohler ... The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Book ... .

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Michael Hiltzik: Book-banning is on the rise, as part of the far-right's assault on democracy

Finger Lakes Times 27 Jul 2022

When Burbank school officials decreed last year that "the use of the N-word" was disallowed in instructional materials that are required reading, their dragnet encompassed not only "Huckleberry Finn" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" — two of five books that were removed from the ...

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Books never lose their magic

Daily Bulletin 26 Jul 2022

It took several years, but I just finished reading Kremlin Rising ... Oh, and we had a global pandemic. And Putin invaded Ukraine ... Rude ... And I boldly read banned books, like Beloved, Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird – at the rate society is going, the only books that won’t be banned are Eat, Pray, Love and my Jeep’s owner’s manual ... Opinion ..

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Column: Book-banning is on the rise, as part of the far-right’s assault on democracy

The Los Angeles Times 26 Jul 2022

When Burbank school officials decreed last year that “the use of the N-word” was disallowed in instructional materials that are required reading, their dragnet encompassed not only “Huckleberry Finn” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” — two of five books that were removed from the ...

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Line Of Duty star returns to home town to direct play on monastic island

Belfast Telegraph 24 Jul 2022

Line Of Duty star Adrian Dunbar has predicted a bright future for a literary festival in his home town after it returned with a bang following the pandemic ... / ... Enter email address ... PA. / ... This was an incredible place to grow up as a kid with the rivers and the lakes, the fishing, the boats, it’s kind of like Huckleberry Finn-type stuff ... / ... Most Read ... .

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Drifting with dragonflies: a canoeing trip on the River Severn near Shrewsbury

The Guardian 21 Jul 2022

I had just read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and thought that the swim would be good preparation before I built a raft and escaped to another adventure ... The first tickles made me gasp in fright, but I got used to it. I had no idea at the time that this plant was an important signifier of river health ... ....

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iN VIDEO: Train hopper takes his urge for adventure through Kamloops

Info News 21 Jul 2022

For as long as he can remember, George Graham has wanted to run away. It's not because he needed to escape his home life or because there was any threat to his safety. He's simply longed for adventure since he was a kid ... and Canada ... "I read Huckleberry Finn before I could come close to understanding 90 per cent of that book ... Play it safe.

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In the play 'Hymn,' the often hidden intimacy of male friendships

Times Union 19 Jul 2022

Men don’t form close bonds, share their feelings, or get vulnerable with one another. That turf is reserved for women who have their girlfriends and sisters and besties. “Hymn,” a recent play running at Shakespeare & Co. in Lenox, Mass ... The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” “That’s the show that piqued my interest to joining this business,” says West ... .

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Songsmith Sean Miller’s ‘soul-searching’ leads to fresh Americana approach

Traverse City Record-Eagle 15 Jul 2022

What’s emerged thus far is a robust mix of folk, rock and country, reflected in the single, “Earthbound,” released last month and the upcoming track, “Huckleberry Finn,” set for its official release on July 29. “It’s hard to describe my own music but I would say it greatly falls within the realm of Americana and folk ... 5 ... 26-28 ... .

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Michigan songsmith Sean Miller’s ‘soul-searching’ leads to fresh Americana approach

The Holland Sentinel 13 Jul 2022

What’s emerged thus far is a robust mix of folk, rock and country, reflected in the single, “Earthbound,” released last month and the upcoming track, “Huckleberry Finn,” set for its official release on July 29 ... He was a finalist in the 2021 Rocky Mountain Songwriting Competition ... 11 ... 26-28 ... .