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- This muddled terror law limits free speech and wrecks innocent lives (Guardian Unlimited)
Comment is free: David Edgar: The glorification clause of the Terrorism Act has created a climate where artists and academics must watch their words
- Musical Inspiration (Contract Magazine)
As a continuation of our July issue, some of the team at Elliott + Associates discuss the parallels and connections between architecture and music and name a few of their favorite artists.
- Steve Wynn goes for mega-yacht (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Thousands of rubber ducks take over part of the pool Tuesday at Simon at Palms Place. Photo courtesy of Denise Truscello
- End-of-year school obligations drive parents batty - Miami Herald
My son's baseball teacher scheduled an end-of-year, mother-son game the other day, and it was a blast. The 5-year-old boys "won" (wink wink), but not before us moms got to hit a few grounders and run the bases in Central Park in the middle of a work ...
- Oppel, Vigneault up for kid-lit awards (CBC)
Kenneth Oppel and Gilles Vigneault are among the nominees for this year's TD Canadian Children's Literature Awards.
- Groovaloos at Samueli Theatre - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesGroovaloos at Samueli TheatreLos Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours agoThe show dramatizes Stanton's shooting along with other personal stumbling blocks the dancers have faced -- as varied as child abuse, depression, family ...
- Poetry, polka and espresso - Philadelphia Inquirer
Poetry, polka and espressoPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 9 hours agoHe took it for repairs at a local music store, which qualified Peter for two free lessons. His music career was launched. After the poetry session, ...
- The Seventh Biennial Conference on Iranian Studies: Toronto, Canda ... - Payvand
PayvandThe Seventh Biennial Conference on Iranian Studies: Toronto, Canda ...Payvand, Iran - 44 minutes agoTo commemorate the millennium of the Shahnamah, a masterpiece of classical Persian poetry and cosmopolitanism completed in 1010 AD, the Toronto Initiative ...
- Tributes to well versed poetry library founder - Edinburgh Evening News
Tributes to well versed poetry library founderEdinburgh Evening News, UK - 52 minutes agoTRIBUTES have been paid to Angus Calder, one of Scotland's most distinguished intellectuals and the founder of the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh, ...
- 'Slow' moves in revelatory ways - Boston Globe
BECKET - At first, the floor-to-ceiling image projected on the back wall of Jacob's Pillow's Doris Duke Studio Theatre appears to be a still photograph. Indian dancer Shantala Shivalingappa, regal in a traditional peach silk gown, stands legs bent ...
- It’s Lookin’ Good Dedicated to the Egyptian People - Egypt Today
In the past two decades, the number of venues, events, funds and possibilities available to the arts community has grown in leaps and bounds. Egypt has undergone a major cultural revival in the visual arts, but beyond quantity, what is it that has ...
- Albee's at it again - Houston Chronicle
Albee's at it againHouston Chronicle, United States - 2 hours ago"I tried poetry when I was a kid," he recalled. "I tried novels in my teens. I was really bad at both. There wasn't much left, so at 28 I tried plays. ...
- Vidal takes aim and why the web makes us dumb - Canberra Times
Welcome, to a hopefully weekly blog which will take a wide global view of the books and information worlds. Rather than impose my thoughts on the on-line readership, I'll usually try and sift through and then annotate key interesting trends and ...
- The Three Of Us: A Family Story, by Julia Blackburn - The Independent
The trio in the title of this surprising and illuminating book consists of the author and her parents. Thomas Blackburn, the son of a religious fanatic, was a poet who consumed an oceanic amount of booze. He was violent in his cups and for a lengthy ...
- Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish in critical condition - CanadaEast.com
Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish in critical conditionCanadaEast.com, Canada - Aug 9, 2008... poet," is in a "difficult condition" at an American hospital after complicated heart surgery. His poetry has given voice to the Palestinian experience. ...
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