Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged bull durham, egyptian pyramids, julian shakespeare carr, mark twain, thad stem, tobacco advertising on July 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“CAIRO — What’s this? Egypt’s new Islamist leaders want to raze the Great Pyramids, scratch away the images on the death masks of the pharaohs, maybe even wipe the grin off what is left of the face of the Sphinx? “Someone who reads a lot of right-wing blogs in the United States these days might [...]
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged archibald henderson, george bernard shaw, mark twain, university of north carolina on July 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Among the achievements of Salisbury native Archibald Henderson, the wide-ranging UNC mathematician (polymathematician?), were major biographies of George Bernard Shaw and Mark Twain. Henderson (1877-1963) once had the opportunity to introduce the two to each other. “There was the greatest world’s greatest wit and the world’s greatest humorist, meeting face to face,” he recalled, “and [...]
Posted in History, tagged civil war sketches, firestarter movie, harper lee, mark twain, mayhem in mayberry, stieg larsson, to kill a mockingbird, wilmington nc on January 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
– Sorry, Mr. Larsson, but Asheville readers prefer “Mayhem in Mayberry.” – In Charlotte, Mark Twain flap has familiar ring. – From a recently surfaced collection of Civil War pencil sketches (scroll down), 43 depicting North Carolina. – “Firestarter” II?
