Merry Wanderer of the Night [11/26/16] 

  • I read Antony's Five Flavors of Dumb earlier this year and was blown away. It is seriously amazing and I loved it. So of course I wanted to get Antony on board for Just Contemporary and he has been totally awesome to work with! He is an author that will be on my stalk watch list for the rest of forever! You can read my review of F…

  • Italy: Italy looks for help with heritage management

    Italy's leading tourist attractions including the Colosseum could soon be in foreign hands as the country seeks new directors from around the world to make its museums more profitable.The Colosseum draws 5.5 million visitors a year [Credit: NZ Herald]In the biggest shake-up of arts and culture of modern times, Matteo Renzi, the Pr…

  • Iran: Iran's Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System in photos

    Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System is an island city from the Sassanid era with a complex irrigation system. Located in Khuzestan Province, the site was registered on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 2009, as Iran’s 10th cultural heritage site to be registered on the United Nation’s list.Shushtar, Historical Hydraulic Sy…

  • Natural Heritage: The 're-wilding' of Angkor Wat

    The forests surrounding the ancient temple complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia are once more echoing to the eerie, whooping calls of the pileated gibbon, a species, like so many in southeast Asia, that has been decimated by hunting and deforestation.Angkor Wat wildlife has been decimated by hunting and deforestation [Credit: Getty I…

  • Here is another post where I attempt to gather as much of the awesome Contemporary happenings into one place! As always, I know there are going to be things that I've missed, so if you've written anything about Contemporary YA at any point in November and you think I missed it, please let me know and I will add it to the post!REVI…

  1. Night Update -
  2. 3 hrs off the ventilator-
  3. Update #4 -
  4. Update #3 -
  5. Update #2 -
  6. Contest Update
  7. Tasty Tuesday-Tuna Casserole, Hold the Peas...Please.
  8. Regalos y Gracias or for all you (me too) gringos...Gifts and Thanks.
  9. Christmas Bits and a Crapload of Pictures
  10. Tasty Tuesday-Mexican Wedding Cookies