Emory University to unveil Alice Walker literary archive this week with symposium, reading

September 19th, 2009 U. of Texas gets AP photojournalist's $7M archiveAUSTIN, Texas — The multimillion dollar archive of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photojournalist Eddie Adams has been donated to the University of Texas. Adams was known for his emblematic images of the Vietnam War and amassed hundreds of awards.

September 17th, 2009 Vet who gathered, buried burned flag remnants diesFORT WORTH, Texas — Dan Walker, an Army war veteran who was honored for gathering and burying a U.S. flag that was burned in protest during the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, has died.

July 23rd, 2009 Fans step into the world of 'Alice in Wonderland'SAN DIEGO — Behind a nondescript storefront on a quiet downtown street lies a passage into the world of "Alice in Wonderland" as seen through Tim Burton's eyes. Disney's traveling exhibit of props, costumes, sketches and set models from the movie is on display at the 40th annual Comic Con.

July 23rd, 2009 Now you can find the first Alice in Wonderland trailer online, it is obviously a brilliant effort. This brand new version of Alice in Wonderland attempted to picks up ten years after Alice’s original visit.

July 16th, 2009 Ex-candidate's suit against DA in Penn. dismissedCLEARFIELD, Pa.

July 1st, 2009 Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paperNEW YORK — If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task — while saving you cash. The recently launched Alice.com lets people buy all manner of necessities from different manufacturers.

June 15th, 2009 Higher-ed pinching pushes college presses to brinkBATON ROUGE, La. — Chancellor Michael Martin doesn't question the prestige the Louisiana State University Press brings to his school, with Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction and poetry, tomes on Southern history and culture and other noted works to its credit.

May 6th, 2009 Rays 6, Orioles 3E_Zaun (3), Mora (2), Ad.Jones (1), Bartlett (2). DP_Tampa Bay 2.

April 30th, 2009 Orioles' Walker fined for criticizing umpireNEW YORK — Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jamie Walker was fined by the commissioner's office Thursday for criticizing umpire Angel Hernandez. Hernandez called a balk on Walker during the seventh inning of Tuesday night's 7-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Camden Yards when the left-hander appeared to pick off Maicer Izturis.

April 24th, 2009 LONDON - Kate Middleton, touted as the royal bride-in-waiting, traces her lineage to the literary world, according to a new book. Prince William's famous girlfriend is not only a distant cousin of the late children's author Beatrix Potter, but is also a long-lost relative of 'Swallows And Amazons' creator Arthur Ransome.

April 23rd, 2009 Alice Walker exhibit opens at Emory UniversityATLANTA — Even from a young age, author Alice Walker was keeping a record. The Georgia native began storing her notebooks, journals and photos as a teenager, creating a personal archive spanning 40 years that paints a vivid picture of her development as a writer.

April 22nd, 2009 Poet Linda Gregg wins $50,000 prizeNEW YORK — Poet Linda Gregg has won the third annual Jackson Poetry Prize, a $50,000 award given to an author who has written at least one book of "recognized literary merit," but has yet to receive wide attention. Gregg, 66, is the author of several books, including "All of It Singing" and "Things and Flesh." The award is sponsored by Poets & Writers, Inc., a nonprofit literary organization that announced the prize Tuesday.

April 14th, 2009 NEW YORK - 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus finds Disney's animated classic Alice in Wonderland 'perverted'. The 16-year-old linked the movie, based on Lewis Carroll's books, with stimulant Ecstasy, saying she found the association on the Internet.

December 30th, 2008 LONDON - Oscar winning actress Halle Berry proves that she is prepared to do anything in the name of art. Berry is playing a woman with multiple personality disorder whose alter ego is a racist white woman in the movie 'Frankie and Alice'.

December 30th, 2008 LONDON - Hollywood actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger's most famous 'I'll be back' one-liner from 'The Terminator' has been added to the US National Film Registry. The phrase from the 1984 movie has got the nod from The Library of Congress, which announced Tuesday that it will be added to the list, reports contactmusic.com.