“What is poetry if it does not save people?” asks the speaker in acclaimed poet Antjie Krog’s latest collection. So we are challenged by the age-old question of the purpose of art. Originally written ...

It's been a whirlwind day for sure. Not many of us saw Pete Carroll's impending return to the NFL happening now. Of course, this is a golden opportunity for recruiting vultures to pillage and plunder ...

I find it all a bit odd, this concern of ours about the ruins of Palmyra. Sure, the Bride of the Desert may soon be rubble-ised by the nihilists of Isis [Daesh]. But I was ill at ease when I compared ...

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SALEM — They've come to pillage and plunder, but it's likely more for pizza and pilsner than gold and glory. The Norwegian vessel Draken Harald Harfagre landed in Salem Monday at about 6:50 p.m., with ...