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- Forward Back GMTV Weather Presenter Quits (Waveguide TV and Radio News)
Weather presenter Andrea McLean is to quit GMTV after 11 years to appear on ITV's lunchtime show Loose Women. Mclean has a year-long contract to appear on the programme and plans to pursue other broadcasting opportunities.
- Book Reviews: Milwaukee Does Strange Things To People; National Anthem (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Milwaukee Does Strange Things To People: New and Selected Poems 1979-2007. By Susan Firer. The Backwaters Press. 163 pages. $16. National Anthem. By Kevin Prufer. Four Way Books. 82 pages. $15.95. Susan Firer and Ke...
- Who Is the Greatest Modern-Day Thinker? - New York Times Blogs
I go to the University of Richmond, which requires [us] to take a class called Core, where we read famous historical books. ( Gandhi , Marx , Plato , Augustine , just to name a few). Anyway, my question for you is: Who do you think is the greatest ...
- Music (Euronews)
In an exclusive interview with EuroNews, Philip Glass talks about the challenge of setting music to Leonard Cohen’s poetry – a collection, 20 years in the making, of some 167 poems and 43 original illustrations by Cohen himself. Glass was recently in Madrid where he performed at the Autumn Festival.
- Faith Calendar: 07/05/2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Religion Calendar is published weekly by the Traverse City Record-Eagle. Information may be mailed to Record-Eagle, P.O. Box 632, Traverse City, MI 49685; fax to 946-8632; e-mail gmurray@record-eagle.com . Items should be sent at least two weeks in advance.
- Musharraf's turbulent 9 years in power (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Pervez Musharraf dominated Pakistan after taking power in a high-altitude coup nearly nine years ago and led a reluctant Islamic nation into the U.S.-led war on terror _ a step that earned him plaudits in the West but hatred at home.
- Shabazz grads celebrate marching to their own drummer (The Capital Times)
Instead of flinging mortar boards into the air, students playfully batted around a beach ball. "Pomp and Circumstance" was replaced by an all-staff rendition of Crosby Stills Nash and Young's "Teach Your Children." One student even replaced the traditional cap and gown with a tie-dyed bandana, peace sign T-shirt and pearl white blazer. It was just another normal graduation for Shabazz City High ...
- Easy winners - Twin Cities Planet
Easy winnersTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - 35 minutes agoDon’t miss this poetry slam grandmaster in longer format…Allison Broeren is a force. And funny. And my most recent FaceBook friend, after I legitimately ...
- Zap Mama Returns to Boston - Jazz-Quad
Zap Mama Returns to BostonJazz-Quad, Belarus - 2 hours agoIyeoka Ivie Okoawo, who has been described as the future of hybrid vocal styles combining neo soul, hip-hop, Nigerian blues and jazz with slam poetry, ...
- Poets reflect on National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison (Isthmus)
The poets long ago left for home, the venues are back to hosting live music, and organizers have returned to their day-to-day lives following National Poetry Slam 2008, which was held in Madison in early August. While SlamCharlotte took home their second consecutive national title, and Urbana Poetry Slam won the inaugural Group Piece title, the competition and accompanying Lyrics on the Lake ...
- View Article - Kurdish Media
The case of woman journalist and poet Begard Husein is one of very few cases that attracted some sporadic attention and reaction especially by young journalists. The reason for this attention was more because she was a journalist than she was a woman ...
- An October Surprise: Some thoughts on robbing a bank and going to ... - OpEdNews
An October Surprise: Some thoughts on robbing a bank and going to ...OpEdNews, PA - 59 minutes agoExplore Iranian poetry, music and bazaars. Experience the warmth and hospitality of the Iranian people. Embrace the beauty of Iran's mosques, ...
- Two-minute drill with UL's Chancellor Roberson - The Daily Advertiser
Two-minute drill with UL's Chancellor RobersonThe Daily Advertiser, LA - 5 hours agoA: I'm very musically inclined, and I write poetry. I've been doing that since I was younger. It has always helped me express myself. ...
- BShorty (that's Blake Lewis to "AI" fans) to perform at Westlake Park - Seattle Times
If you're free during lunch next Tuesday, you may want to catch the beatboxing styling of BShorty, otherwise known as "American Idol" finalist Blake Lewis. He performs at noon next Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Westlake Park, 401 Pine St. in Seattle. For more ...
- Watch out Edinburgh, here comes the Camden Fringe - Hampstead and Highgate Express
Watch out Edinburgh, here comes the Camden FringeHampstead and Highgate Express, UK - 2 hours agoAnd they range from theatre and cabaret to comedy, dance and poetry. There's even a children's musical about sheep - Ewe Beautiful You. ...
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