AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: we talk with an expert on children and handwriting. RS: Virginia Berninger is an educational psychology professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. She tells us about a...
Los Angeles, Sep 20 (IANS) Filmmaker Roman Polanski's political thriller 'The Ghost Writer' has been named best picture at International Federation of Film Critics, in Spain. The 'Rosemary's Baby' filmmaker, who endured a tough year since he was take...
Writer Zora Neale Hurston told About African-American Life in the South Written by Cynthia Kirk (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about writer Zo...
Writer Dorothy West: Last Living Member of Harlem Renaissance Written by Doreen Baingana (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the Special English Program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week, we tell about a person w...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 11 February 2008 Striking Hollywood writers could return to work this week to end a three-month strike that has crippled film and television production. The news raises hopes that the Academy Awards, or Oscars, may go a...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 December 2007 Most Americans spend time with their families over the holidays, but some enjoy traveling. Writer Chris Epting has found some unusual holiday destinations around the United States. He spoke with VOA's M...
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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 19 September 2007 Freelance writers often struggle to earn a living, and a group of California authors, playwrights, and journalists provides moral support and job leads for fellow writers. Mike O'Sullivan spoke with me...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 01 August 2007 In our global world, writer David Burke says, Americans must improve their language skills, and should start at an early age. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the author, who has taught American slang to...
By Carolyn Weaver New York, NY 30 January 2007 watch Ayaan Hirsi Ali part 2 report In 1992, Somali-born feminist Ayaan Hirsi Ali was forced by her family into an unwanted marriage. On her way to live with her new husband in Canada, she claimed polit...