March 18th is the birthday of novelist John Updike. (He was born in 1932 and died in 2009.)
This is also the birthday of Luc Besson, director and producer of films such as Nikita and The Fifth Element. He was born in 1959.
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Today’s feature article is by Senior Editor James Wesley, Rawles (JWR).
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More than $725,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. Round 99 ends on March 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.