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- The death of meaning - Arts Journal
I went to a vocal recital. Doesn't matter where, or who sang. I'll just say that she's an older soprano, a star in both opera and lieder, nearing the end of her career. The setting and audience were genteel. When the singer and her pianist appeared ...
- A Sea of Tranquillity? - bbc
President Sarkozy has greeted the 43 world leaders for a summit that at least looks more successful than many of us expected. He welcomed Mrs Merkel with a hug, Gordon Brown with what could have been a joke and the Turkish leader very quickly ...
- Vandals get poetic justice - Toronto Star
Vandals get poetic justiceToronto Star, Canada - 17 hours ago"I was worried about my family," said one boy, whose name was withheld because the so-called diversion program in which took part is confidential. ...
- Marking the French Social Revolution of '68 - NPR
Marking the French Social Revolution of '68NPR - 1 hour agoIn homage to May '68, many Left Bank shop windows are displaying the graffiti and creative poetry of protest that made this the wittiest and most surreal ...
- windsorstar.com (Windsor Star)
Sound Off! Could you forgive someone for murder? On the one-year anniversary of Carlos Rivera's murder, his mother has published a book of her son's poetry and is trying to follow her son's advice on forgiveness.
- Nitzinger's event celebrates sobriety (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By Preston Jones That old rock 'n' roll cliche -- sex, drugs, booze -- has its dark side, and no one knows that better than Fort Worth guitar legend and ex- Bloodrock member John Nitzinger. The blues/rock legend has organized a "musical celebration of sobriety" featuring performances from the Josh Davis Band and PappaRotti Wine Room's piano man Ross Wolfe (Nitzinger says all musical ...
- Attendance up at second annual KC Literary Festival (The Kansas City Star)
Twelve-year-old Rachel Franklin stood alone onstage. Poised, confident, she recited one of her poems, “Plea for Goodness.â€
- Calif. woman pens a rant-and-rave for the D - Detroit Free Press
The Straits," issued by a California publisher, is essentially an epic poem about Detroit. It's perhaps the first epic poem about Detroit, or at least the first of the 21st Century.
- On the bookshelf - Fosters Daily Democrat
Province Lane, Barrington; www.barringtonlibrary.com ; 664-9715. Meet local young adult fiction authors: Monday, June 2, 4 p.m. Authors include Kristina Schram, "Chronicles of Aneador: The Prophecy;" Phil McGrail, "Daughter of Statues;" and Susan ...
- Remembering Okot p’Bitek’s ‘comic singing’ - Daily Sun
Daily SunRemembering Okot p’Bitek’s ‘comic singing’Daily Sun, Nigeria - 1 hour agoP'Bitek was one of the most vigorous and original voices in East African 20th-century poetry. His satirical monologues dealt with the conflict between ...
- Christie's SwissArt Sale: From Albert Anker to Robert Zünd (Art Daily)
Albert Anker’s Strickendes Mädchen mit Korb (Knitting girl with basket) (estimate: SFr 800,000-1,200,000). ZURICH.-
- Banjo would notice stories made of the write stuff - Orange Central Western Daily
Banjo would notice stories made of the write stuffOrange Central Western Daily, Australia - 1 hour agoMs Richard said 214 entries were received in the awards with 46 in bush poetry, 72 in open poetry, 72 short stories and 20 entries in the children’s section ...
- Slow-Motion Quick-Draw #10 - Werewolves, Part One. - Chud.com
Jon Abrams was born & raised in New York, and studied Film Studies and English at Wesleyan University. He has worked in and around the Los Angeles film & television industry in just about every possible capacity for the past seven years. Jon is ...
- RICKY FLAKE: Classic album, bands get a second look (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
"The Doors: A Classic Album Under Review," The Doors (Eagle Vision,
- PAUL HAYWARD: Federer falls but he goes down with grace (Daily Mail)
When kings tumble, they should fall like this, with valour, with the crowd thrilled and exhausted, with a light trained on all the human virtues sport brings out.
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