In his letter from Hajj, a spiritual journey for Muslims and the largest gathering of people in the world, Malcom X , once wrote: “Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood as is practiced by people of all colors and races here in this ancient Holy Land.”

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Where London and Mecca Meet: The British Museum’s Hajj Exhibition

During the NFL’s year without a salary cap in 2010, the league’s 32 teams were told emphatically not to structure player contracts to gain an unfair competitive advantage when the salary cap returned. As the year unfolded, however, the Washington Redskins ignored those instructions, restructuring deals that violated the spirit — if not the letter — of the NFL’s wishes. Read full article > >

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Redskins’ salary cap actions angered NFL

Some restaurateurs say that the letter grades, which must be displayed in a prominent position, are handed out in unfair and inconsistent ways.

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Restaurant Grading System, Under Fire, Gets Mayor’s Backing

In 1936, Martha Graham received a letter from the Third Reich, inviting her to participate in the Summer Olympics in Berlin. In response, the dancer and choreographer scribbled on the page: “Cannot accept invitation – Letter follows – M.g.” Read full article > >

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Critic review: “Politics and the Dancing Body” at the Library of Congress

Late Wednesday, GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann reportedly received the apology she thought NBC owed her after late-night house band the Roots performed the tune “Lyin’ A– B—-” to introduce her on Monday’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” show. A Bachmann spokeswoman told the Associated Press late Wednesday that an NBC programming executive sent a personal letter to the Minnesota congresswoman. According to the AP, the letter said that the Roots had been “severely reprimanded.” Read full article > >

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Michele Bachmann receives apology from NBC for song ‘outrage’

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’s pre-campaign effort was odd from the get-go. He antagonized key blocs of the Republican Party, evidenced a tin ear and seemed to take no counsel from anyone. Now he’s out , citing family concerns. Donald Trump never intended to run, and his exit was no surprise. But to Daniels’s supporters this “tease” may leave a bad taste in their mouths (as Daniels conceded in his letter to supporters). In any event, his departure confirms that he is, bluntly speaking, an odd duck. Read full article > >

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Daniels is out, Huntsman goes isolationist and non-candidates ponder

The budget that John A. Boehner shepherded through the House would hurt the vulnerable, the letter says.

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Catholic Professors Criticize Boehner in Letter

Voices for Creative Nonviolence representatives in Kabul are privileged to be meeting with representatives of the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers (AYPV), a group of teenagers based in Bamiyan, Afghanistan who campaign to promote nonviolence. As the Obama administration releases its December review of the US war in Afghanistan, the AYPV, along with Afghans for Peace, have issued a review of their experiences. To express support for their letter, follow this link . read more

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We Want You Out: An Open Letter from the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers and Afghans for Peace

The UK has a new national newspaper, which its creators have called i. So what is it about the letter that has made it so popular?

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What’s behind the all-powerful ‘i’?

When Hallie Leighton received the letter from her doctor with the results of her recent mammogram, she opened it tentatively, afraid of what it might say. Her mother and grandmother had both had breast cancer, and she didn’t want to suffer the same fate.

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When a mammogram isn’t enough