Wednesday, August 6, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Weird news

Google Image Can dogs “catch” yawning from humans? We know yawning is contagious in humans, now some experts may have discovered a new twist on this. For the first time, researchers have evidence that shows yawning by humans may trigger the same reaction in our canine friends. In the past, contagious yawning had been thought to occur only in humans and […]

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Screenplay deals

Another superhero project is on the fast track to the Big Screen. Recently, Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson sold a pitch called, “The Transplants” to Walt Disney Pictures for mid-six against high-six figures. The action-adventure comedy focuses on four superheroes. I know, the logline is lacking in details, but this very brief description of the story is all that is […]

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 6, 2008

$10,000 book awards offered

Edith Anisfield Wolf (1889-1963) A call is out for submissions for the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which have a very long history of honoring exceptional writers. Cleveland poet and philanthropist Edith Anisfield Wolf established the book awards in 1935. Anisfield Wolf was a published poet and civic leader who grew-up in a wealthy family that had a passion for […]