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- Singularly the weirdest Fringe show ever? - Scotsman
THE lights will dim and the most controversial comedian of his generation will walk on to the stage to the applause of … one solitary member of the audience who has paid £7,349 (£7,348 concessions) for the only ticket for the "one night only ...
- Please cut out the cardboard - The Observer
Please cut out the cardboardThe Observer, UK - 6 hours agoAt first glance, his Body and Soul, set to Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe song-cycle, which in its turn is set to the poetry of Heinrich Heine, ...
- Poland’s Imperfect Revolution - Foreign Policy
For Westerners who remember the Poland of 1989, when Solidarity triumphed and not only toppled the communist government in Warsaw but set off a chain reaction throughout the region, today’s Poland is a perplexing place. Despite enormous economic ...
- Romanno Bridge, By Andrew Greig (Independent)
A frenzied hunt across the Scottish Highlands for a mythic artefact. A secret passed down the ages from keeper to keeper. Runes and cryptic messages to decipher, hoodlums to dodge, elderly historians to be consulted shortly before their violent deaths... At first glance Andrew Greig's new novel seems like a home-grown, rather indignant riposte to The Da Vinci Code.
- Canada Day fete bridges cultural divide - Nor'Wester
Nor'WesterCanada Day fete bridges cultural divideNor'Wester, Canada - 1 hour agoSue Hickey played the accordion for a sing-along and society president, Aubrey Smith read some of his original poetry, including one dedicated to a soldier ...
- Volunteers Needed For Home-Building Program, Art Mentoring - FortBendNow
Volunteers Needed For Home-Building Program, Art MentoringFortBendNow, TX - 7 minutes agoIf you are skilled in painting, music, poetry, photography, ceramics, or almost any other art or craft form, consider spending a little time to help kids ...
- On hippiedom, psychedelia and leaving legendary footprints - New Orleans Times-Picayune Blogs
Photo by Don Aters Legendary Paul Kantner, founding father of the Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship joins David Frieberg (guitar/vocals), Donnie Baldwin (drums), Cathy Richardson (vocals), Chris Smith (keyboards) and band newcomer John ...
- Novel might be based on local resident’s life; find out Tuesday - Caldwell Progress
Novel might be based on local resident’s life; find out TuesdayCaldwell Progress, NJ - 4 hours agoAn admirer of verses and rhymes, Hopkins is the founder and coordinator of the Staten Island Senior Poetry Contest and Festival. ...
- Show your support. - Huffingtonpost.com
Hot on the heels of California's legalizing of gay marriage comes a new social study on healthy marriages. The New York Times reports that "same-sex couples have a great deal to teach everyone else about marriage and relationships." After Vermont ...
- Kay Ryan Named US Poet Laureate (Arts Journal)
"Known for her sly, compact poems that revel in wordplay and internal rhymes, Ms. Ryan has won a carriage full of poetry prizes for her funny and philosophical work, including awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and in 1994, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, worth $100,000."
- Big love (phillyburbs.com)
Consider the challenge of the planners of Sunoco Welcome America!, the mega-celebration marking Philadelphia's annual commemoration of Independence Day that runs Saturday through July 6.
- What's On This Week - New Zealand Herald
The celebration of Kiwi poetry, Montana Poetry Day, is back tomorrow. Aucklanders can enjoy Poetry Central at the Auckland Central Library from 4.30pm. Poet Laureate Michele Leggott (pictured) will MC and there'll be readings by poets Bob Orr, Chris ...
- Chapbook competition for poets (Quad-City Times)
Midwest Writing Center has added a chapbook contest to its 35-year-old Mississippi Valley Poetry Contest. Emerging or published poets with a collection of poetry between 16-24 pages long may submit entries through July 31. The entry fee is $15 and multiple collections may be entered.
- Being an artist is not always enough - Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH - Maha Baeshen is a distinguished Saudi Woman artist, influenced to a great extent by the works of legendary artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso. One thing is sure about Baeshen; she is a very busy woman. In addition to being an ...
- Looking at presidential contenders through a Hollywood lens - MiamiHerald.com
Looking at presidential contenders through a Hollywood lensMiamiHerald.com, FL - 31 minutes ago... on the theme of the fecklessness of youth, and nobody but Wayne could turn it into poetry. But I also remember Will Smith in the original Men in Black. ...
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