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- Greek court rules lesbians are not just from Lesbos - San Diego Union-Tribune
ATHENS – A Greek court has dismissed a request by residents of the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban the use of the word lesbian to describe gay women, according to a court ruling made public on Tuesday. Three residents of Lesbos, the birthplace of ...
- A man at odds in 'Flash of Genius' (Boston Globe)
"Flash of Genius" is a true-story drama about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. It's a very earnest movie and I don't mean to be cruel, but shouldn't we draw the line on biopics right around here? Can the life struggles of the discoverer of dental floss be far behind? A miniseries on the inventor of the toilet ...
- Close-Nit - Washington Post
Washington PostClose-NitWashington Post, United States - 55 minutes agoPaula McClain is the author of two poetry collections, a memoir and the novel "A Ticket to Ride" (in paperback in January). (Courtesy Author) Comments that ...
- Children's poems chosen for book - Harrow Times
POEMS written by children from a Kenton nursery have been chosen to be published in a book this autumn. My First Poem 2008 – Little Voices From Middlesex will feature the work of children from nursery school BrightStart ChildCare and Education. My ...
- 'Defying Dixie' sheds light on South - Hilton Head Island Packet
'Defying Dixie' sheds light on SouthHilton Head Island Packet, SC - 4 hours agoThere is Texas-native Lovett Fort-Whiteman, the first black to join the party, who wrote poetry and short stories but failed as a labor organizer. ...
- Riverfront park with a view and poetry, too - Edmonton Journal
Edmonton JournalRiverfront park with a view and poetry, tooEdmonton Journal, Canada - 2 hours agoBlodgett, a prolific poet with 18 books of poetry under his belt as of this fall, didn't want to write "just a series of nice little nature poems. ...
- Islamic outreach: CU's Muslim Student Association celebrates culture, diversity Friday (Colorado Daily)
Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, has ended -- and now it's time to celebrate. Last week's Muslim holiday Eid ul-Fitr signified the end of the 30-day fast, and the beginning of a three-day celebration.
- Saddam remains a hometown hero - Seattle Times
The room where Saddam Hussein is buried has pictures of him, along with poems about him and things he once owned. The curtains are woven with the words "The Hall of Martyrs." AWJA, Iraq — In the hometown of Saddam Hussein, they still call the late ...
- Marcus Tanner: Karadzic, the psychiatrist who became a genocidal ... - Belfast Telegraph
I will never forget the first time I met Radovan Karadzic – because I got him so wrong. Standing in a tatty Sarajevo school room, I encountered what I thought was a rather dotty-looking school teacher parading in front of an ethnic map of Bosnia ...
- Mourners remember firefighter who died in Iraq - Indianapolis Star
Mourners remember firefighter who died in IraqIndianapolis Star, United States - 1 hour agoHe was remembered for his sense of humor, love of family and for his desire to serve others. His teenage daughter Shelby read a poem she wrote after ...
- The Classical Music Network (Concertonet)
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- Fiction Reviews - Publishers Weekly
Fiction ReviewsPublishers Weekly, NY - Sep 14, 2008Images of the natural world and scientific language abound in this National Poetry Series–winning second book, selected by Mark Doty. ...
- Brain trust (San Antonio Current)
It’s a rainy Saturday morning, and customers idly browse the stacks at Cheever Books, one of San Antonio’s last remaining independent bookstores.
- Rounding up the unusual suspects - Baltimore Sun
M aybe while the four undercover state troopers - identified in a report released yesterday only as "T1" through "T4" - were wasting their time spying on a few peaceniks, other members of their unit were gathering intel on the kinds of people who ...
- Does This Make Me Look Old? - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Does This Make Me Look Old?Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - 31 minutes agoThat's why healthy academic retirees often go into something new: spying, drumming, tutoring, poetry writing, hectoring the powerful. You're never too old, ...
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