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- DeJohn Aims For Temple In Court - And Wins - The Bulletin
For nearly eight years, Christian DeJohn has been a graduate student at Temple University, attempting to earn a degree in military history. But due to his position as a sergeant in the Army National Guard, his quest for his diploma has been a rocky ...
- Sudanese youth fight discrimination with rap - Borglobe
Sudanese youth fight discrimination with rapBorglobe, Sudan - 37 minutes agoBoth are Sudanese refugees who, along with a handful of other African refugee youth in Cairo, have turned to music as their hope for resettlement and a ...
- Special to The Washington Post - Washington Post
Special to The Washington PostWashington Post, United States - Sep 25, 2008They brought to America an unwavering commitment to a theatrical vision that fuses drama and movement, music and poetry. Out of that artistic legacy came ...
- Thousands expected at funeral for Palestinian poet Darwish (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thousands of Palestinians were expected to attend the equivalent of a state funeral on Wednesday for Mahmud Darwish, the towering Arabic poet who gave voice to their bitter decades-old struggle.
- Europe puts singer on map (Times Herald)
ST. CLAIR -- Stephanie Raymond may seem like an average girl.
- Vision Festival 2008: Day 5 (All About Jazz)
Like previous years Saturday afternoon was given over to emerging talent, starting with a poetry session where Chaedria LaBouvier gave a superb recitation of some of her complex rhythmic open and affecting poetry, with a percussion accompaniment from Ron Amber Delaney of the Last Poets.
- Singer Anne Hills at St. Charles celebration (Daily Herald)
Singer Anne Hills will be featured at the second annual Autumn's Musical Celebration in St. Charles.
- Not-too-spooky books for Halloween fun - Star-Banner
Kids love Halloween, and why not? Halloween heightens the senses. Imaginations soar with the chance to wear a costume and pretend to be someone (or something) else, carving pumpkins, Halloween parades, and of course, trick-or-treating (and candy ...
- Tribute: Matthew Lyon Skinner was gifted in humor and art (The Kansas City Star)
Who: Matthew Lyon Skinner, 34, of Overland Park When and how he died: Sept. 9 of complications from a seizure
- Road trip makes geography, nature more real - Olympian
Nonetheless, in mid-August, in a two-door sedan, I drove to Cuba with the family next door. It wasn't until I was forced from the car to behold the awe of the Grand Canyon, that I realized we weren't leaving the country at all, but driving across it.
- Project aims to empower young poets (Pacific Daily News)
As one of the organizers of the monthly Sinangån-ta poetry slams, Melvin Won Pat-Borja -- along with other members of the Sinangån-ta group -- has inspired many to breathe life into words they've penned on paper.
- Customers Try to Save Boise Restaurant - Newwest.net
Just two buildings away from the busiest pedestrian walkway in downtown Boise, Satchel’s Grill has been a fixture in the breakfast, lunch and weekend-night date scene for five years. With its fresh, healthy food and good wine and beer, Satchel’s ...
- The Literati: Country Music, Vampires, and Haute Couture, Oh My! - Torontoist
TorontoistThe Literati: Country Music, Vampires, and Haute Couture, Oh My!Torontoist, Canada - 8 hours agoWith its biting beats of refined prose and inventive storyline, it would certainly be easy to label this release as one of the best books of the year. ...
- From Military Artifact to Art - Wall Street Journal
The Great Wall of China was ignored for centuries in China, "discovered" by Westerners and has now emerged as one of those useful national symbols, like Mount Rushmore or the Eiffel Tower or the Tower of London, that is instantly recognizable and ...
- Nas attacks tracks, but misses knockout - Akron Beacon Journal
Nas attacks tracks, but misses knockoutAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 56 minutes agoOn the former, a cocky Nas spits: ''I'm Alex Pushkin/ The black poetry-writing Russian.'' That epic hip-hop trifecta precedes the album's polemical core. ...
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