William Morris and his artworks, especially his textiles, have gone in and out of fashion several times since he began producing them in the mid-1800s. Right now the textiles are out of fashion but I don’t care. I love his work, and I am crazy about the books issued by his Kelmscott Press. Continue reading
Daily Archives: November 13, 2011
The Citadel, a highly regarded military college in South Carolina, has revealed that it had investigated allegations of sexual abuse of minors but took no action. It said that it is revealing the incident in light of media requests following the Penn State scandal.
In 2007, a former camper of The Citadel Summer Camp accused Louis Neal “Skip” ReVille, a camp counselor of inappropriate misconduct. According to the former camper, ReVille invited him and another boy to his room in 2002, when the camper was fourteen. While in ReVille’s room, the former camper alleged that the three of them watched pornography on a computer and masturbated.
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Crowds cheered in Rome as we finally found out what it would take to get Silvio Berlusconi finally out of the Camara: It’s the economy, stupid. Berlusconi finally resigned office after holding it for 17 years. Let’s hope that this is the start of a strong Europe. Continue reading