When the writers of the early Harlem Renaissance read cane in 1923, in the words of Arna Bontemps, they "went quietly mad." No prior literary description of the Afro-American experience had reached its level of artistic achievement. Jean Toomer, the auth...

When the writers of the early Harlem Renaissance read Cane in 1923, in the words of Arna Bontemps, they "went quietly mad." No prior literary description of the Afro-American experience had reached its level of artistic achievement. Jean Toomer, the auth...

The literary reputation of Jean Toomer is based primarily on Cane (1923), a collection of poems, impressionistic prose sketches, and stories on Afro-American topics. He published a few other poems, stories, and dramas, as well as some essays and book rev...

Moon, constellation promise spooky sights Associated Press Wednesday, October 31, 2001 For the first time in 46 years, this year's Halloween ghosts and goblins can trick or treat by the light of a full moon. They won't get another chance until...

I fail to understand how venturing into space is our destiny {"A Base on the Moon, op-ed, June 14}, while solving earthly problems is not. Charles Krauthammer attempts to discredit objections to the space station by convincing us that "adventure" and "capturing the imagination"...