Irish culture books highlight Kansas City and Ireland
New library picks include From the Bottom Up detailing Irish Catholic immigrants in Kansas City and The Truth About the Irish by Terry Eagleton, challenging myths about Irish history and modern life. Also reviewed is The Great Shame by Thomas Keneally, a sweeping 736 page history of Irish prisoners and emigration shaped by the 1840s famine and British penal policies.
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Ottawa arts council opens third writing contest
The Ottawa Community Arts Council invites entries in short stories poetry and essays by May 10 for four age groups. Entry fees are 3 dollars per piece with a cover letter listing name address day phone and titles or first lines of pieces. Send to Ottawa Community Arts Council P.O. Box 411 Ottawa Kansas 66067 or deliver to Carnegie Cultural Center park at 5th and Main. Winners read at Skunk Run Days reception on Sunday June 11 and receive a framed certificate and a check by mail if unable to attend.
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Scientists attack rape history book in Nature review
Two scientists in Nature critique the year’s controversial book A Natural History of Rape calling its evolutionary claims flawed. They condemn the evidence as biased or misleading and note alternative explanations. Jerry Coyne of the University is among the reviewers.
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