Djelloul Marbrook

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Djelloul (jeh-lool) Marbrook, born in Algiers to a Bedouin father and an American painter grew up New York, served in the US Navy. His book of poems, Far From Algiers, won the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize from Kent State University. His story, Artists Hill, won the Literal Latte first prize in fiction. He worked as a reporter for The Providence Journal and as an editor for The Elmira (NY) Star-Gazette, The Baltimore Sun, The Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel and The Washington Star. Later he worked as executive editor of four small dailies in northeast Ohio and two medium-size dailies in northern New Jersey.

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How a Vulture Class Scapegoated The American Government

Why do we celebrate the outlaw Jesse James as a knight fighting predator banks and corporations while at the same time embracing the people who have devoured the middle class?

How Paintings Can Show More Than We Can Take In

Two 15th Century paintings at New York City's Frick Collection suggest the way memory paints and repaints what we see, so that when we return to look at a painting-or anything or anyone-it is never the same experience.

An Obnoxious Regency Character Who Fits Right in on Wall Street

Jane Austen's Emma is a prequel of every exhibitionist today: she takes up too much room, is a bullying fixer, and moves people around like pawns. Sunday nights on 'Masterpiece Theater,' her latest iteration shows why Austen is a modernist.

Leadbelly, Famed for Singing The Blues, Remains a Neglected Poet

He isn't exactly the father of the blues, not like Blind Lemon Jefferson, but he wrote some of the strangest and most beautiful lyrics in American literature.

While the bubble grew, the press gave us trivia

In this stunning overview, On the Threshold-of What?, he makes the case that opacity is more than an annoyance. This is the point I want to elaborate.

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The Truth Behind Those “Miracle” Plug-In Electricity Savers

Are "Miracle" Plug-In Electricity Savers really the miracle the marketing says they are? Is there any truth in it, or is it a scam?

Somali Olympic Committee Enrolls a Record Number of Women in National Youth Sports Development Program

In a landmark move for Somali sport, the National Olympic Committee of Somalia (NOCSOM) has launched its nationwide youth sports development program in Garowe, the capital of Puntland State.

Franchise Leads Are Plentiful. Knowing Which Candidates Are Ready Is Harder

Franchise conversion benchmarks show why enquiries rarely become sales. Verifran aims to assess candidate readiness before the first conversation.

Velur Enterprises Reads the Scoreboard: California Outgrows Texas and Florida as Costs Push Growth Inland

California's economy grew at a 3.7 percent annualized pace in the first quarter of 2026, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data released by the Governor's office.
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