An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets ...

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Absolutely riveting” and “compelling.” “A must-read” and “a tour de force.” Blurbs, those haiku-length endorsements on every ...

For most people, viewing art is an experience that is best shared. As one gazes at a piece, with its complexities, something ...

Mail your haiku on a postcard to David McMurray at the ... David McMurray has been writing the Asahi Haikuist Network column since April 1995, first for the Asahi Evening News.

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After weeks of speculation about "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei's strategy for dealing with the new Trump administration in Washington, it seems that he has opted for a cocktail of tantalizing pledges ...

As the Motown sound was dominating airwaves in the 1960s and ‘70s, Hollywood took notice and started incorporating the music into its soundtracks. Ever since then, Motown has been an inescapable ...

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His haiku is about the hatchlings that will be ... David McMurray has been writing the Asahi Haikuist Network column since April 1995, first for the Asahi Evening News. He is on the editorial ...