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Bill Would End U.S. Ban On Visas For Those With HIV
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:21:00 -0400
This week, the Senate approved a $48 billion extension of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Included in the bill was a provision that would lift a ban, in place since 1987, on visas for people with HIV.
The Evolving Role Of The Vice President
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0400
Scott Simon talks with vice presidential scholar Joel Goldstein about why and how the role of the vice president has changed.
Political Bloggers On Left, Right Descend On Austin
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0400
Political bloggers on both ends of the political spectrum are converging on Austin, Texas, for their respective annual conferences. Both liberal and conservative activists are trying to dominate this increasingly central forum of political discourse.

The Talk of the Town

Shape-shifter
Paul Goldberger Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Architects don’t usually hold elaborate press conferences to announce their new designs. But David Fisher is not a typical architect, and not only because he goes by the honorific “Dr.” Fisher, who was born in Tel Aviv fifty-nine years ago, is based in Florence, and believes that he has . . .
Isn’t It Romantic?
Rebecca Mead Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The plot of “The Romantics,” a new novel by Galt Niederhoffer, unfolds during the weekend wedding of Lila Hayes, a blond, beautiful, witty, and wealthy Yale graduate, and her former classmate Tom McDevon, a handsome, charming, social-climbing cipher. The book’s heroine--the clever, ill-at-ease, Brooklyn-dwelling Laura . . .
H-bloo On A-rod
Ben McGrath Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Shortly before his regular teatime, one day last week, the Yale literature professor Harold Bloom found an occasion to consider the plight of his beloved Yankees, as they approached the All Star break in third place, and of their star third baseman, Alex Rodriguez. “The poor fellow, you know he’s . . .

 

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Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts - Vast collection of folktales, myths, legends, and texts pertaining to folklore, arranged by title and theme, with a focus on northern and western Europe.

Folklore - Textile related tales for those who love spinning yarn.

Research: Folktales - Encarta Encyclopedia definition, overview, and links.
Meta Description: [ Folktales, generic term for the various kinds of narrative prose literature found in the oral traditions of the world. One of the many forms of ... ]

Thistle Inn - Traditional folktales and myths from around the world, including RealAudio versions.

A Bibliography of Feminist Folktales - A bibliography of feminist folktales.
Meta Description: [ A Bibliography of Feminist Folktales ]

Bat Folklore - Five folktales of different cultures, taken from Bats, Swift Shadows in the Twilight.

Celtic Twilight - Online texts of Irish myths and legends, the legends of Camelot and Charlemagne, and the Anglo-Saxon chronicles, with links.
Meta Description: [ Speculation, Art, Poetry, and research on the legends of King Arthur, Holy Grail, Ireland, Anglo-Saxon, & the Dark Ages ]

Fables and Fairy Tales - A classic collection of fairy tales, fables, and poems from 1909.

Fables Collection - Collection of fables of Aesop and others, as well as Philippine and other East Asian folktales; includes section in Tagalog.
Meta Description: [ Childrens Pages, Fables Collection, Great Stories from Around the World ]

Fables, Fairy Tales, Stories and Nursery Rhymes - Ranging from Aesop to Andersen, Grimm, Carroll, and Mother Goose.
Meta Description: [ Ivy's fables, fairy tales and storys. Aesop's Fables, stories by Hans Christian Anderson and Lewis Carroll and Mother Goose nursery rhymes.. ]

Fairy Stories and Fables - By James Baldwin (1841-1925), e-text from the Baldwin Project.
Meta Description: [ Fairy Stories and Fables by James Baldwin ]

Folktales - Infoplease.com short overview

Motif Index of Folk Literature - Explanation of what a motif index is and what it does, with bibliography.
Meta Description: [ The Motif Index of Folk Literature. What it is and what it does. ]

MythologyWeb - Folklore, Myths and Legends - Looking at the origins and evolution of stories and mythical concepts around the world.

The Endicott Studio Bulletin Board - Essays, stories, and musings on folklore as well as modern magical fiction.
Meta Description: [ A community bulletin board for anyone interested in Mythic Art which includes contemporary literature, visual art, and peformance art that makes use of myth and folklore. ]

Trivial Page of Myths - Myths, legends, and folk tales from all over the world, excerpted by Sylvia Volk.

Types of the Folktale - Overview of the various types of folktales, from Readings about Children's Literature.