Philippe Petit News

High-wire artist Philippe Petit brings his inimitable creativity and charm to Campbell Hall this Saturday, November 7. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 For most people, walking a tightrope a quarter mile above Manhattan without a safety net is the stuff of nightmares.

The 2009 National Book Award nominees are out. You can see the full list below, but for now I'm simply going to quote blogger Laura Nathan who notes, "I recognize the names of far more National Book Award judges than I do book titles and authors." Some, however, were obvious a ' and excellent a ' choices and I'm going to quote from several cases ...

In 1974, the USSR expelled dissident novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Oskar Schindler passed away, Philippe Petit walked a high wire between the Twin Towers, and jazz guitarist John Abercrombie recorded his first session as a leader for ECM Records.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will launch its 28th annual "Contemporary Documentaries" screening series with Oscar winner "Man on Wire" and "In a Dream" on Sept.

Today is Friday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2009. There are 146 days left in the year.

Today is Friday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2009. There are 146 days left in the year.

This summer's FICTION soars over time and space, zipping from Syria to New York to Cape Cod to Uruguay, and hopscotching over decades to consider everything from the outset of World War II to today's war on terror.

The author of "Let the Great World Spin" will read from his book at 7 p.m. Monday in the Microsoft auditorium of The Seattle Public Library's Central Library .

On August 7, 1974, aerialist Philippe Petit stretched a cable between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center and with complete sangfroid walked the cable from one end to the other.