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- John Matshikiza: Poet, actor, journalist and activist - The Independent
John Matshikiza could typically be found in the watering holes of the non-racial Johannesburg suburb of Melville, drinking red wine (often well before lunch), eating spare ribs and debating issues big and small with his vibrant circle of friends. It ...
- Plant Closes in '09: Elma Hopes for a New Buyer (East Aurora Advertiser)
In fall 2006, the German-based company Continental AG announced that it would close its Jamison Road, Elma, manufacturing plant within three years. Continental had purchased the electronics facility from Motorola just a few months earlier, and the chairman of the company's board said at the time of the acquisition that few jobs would be lost in the transition.
- Chrissie Hynde you are intelligent, tell it like it is and still kick ... - Rolling Stone
Corruption in rock & roll, pop music: it goes back to the late fifties, early sixities. However, melody and rhythm was important, even though the poetry, like today, was lousy–funny, in some cases. Iggy Pop opened for the Pretenders in Jan. ‘87 ...
- Dermie rates the draft prospects - Melbourne Herald Sun
Dermie rates the draft prospectsMelbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 1 hour agoLike Jason Dunstall’s action, it is hardly poetry in motion, but nothing is out of line. Has an excellent temperament for set shots under pressure. ...
- Serena: This Fall's Most Dangerous Novel - Huffington Post
Serena: This Fall's Most Dangerous NovelHuffington Post, NY - 3 hours agoAuthor of several acclaimed collections of poetry and fiction, Rash has gone beyond any Southern gothic tale to weave a complex and riveting portrait in the ...
- Group works to make Rochester-area Latino center a reality (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
A grassroots effort by Rochester-area Latinos to have a Latino cultural center is gaining support from the community.
- Night life focus of bill - Baltimore Sun
Baltimore's night scene, from dance clubs and karaoke bars to stand-up comedy and poetry slams, could get a boost under a bill expected to be introduced today in the City Council. The proposal, sponsored by City Council President Stephanie C ...
- All Indian life is here - guardian.co.uk
All Indian life is hereguardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours agoThe Ramayana, on which the series was closely based, is the first great work of Sanskrit poetry and, along with the Mahabharata, one of the two great ...
- Poetioc License (The Art Of Writing About Music) (Arts Journal)
"The past century has taught us that good writing can appear in unexpected forms: film scripts, Sopranos-type series, the storytelling of R. Crumb or Art Spiegelman, for instance. And writing about poetry, particularly praising contemporary poetry, is a fine but extremely difficult art."
- Coffeehouse by Fort Lewis would support veterans (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
A group of local veterans hopes to launch a coffeehouse near Fort Lewis where soldiers – both active duty and out of the military – can brew both good java and good company.
- France's 'red postman' spies opportunity in financial crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The financial storm buffeting the world has put wind in the sails of a communist postman whose eloquent calls for revolution have made him one of the most popular figures on the French left and a darling of the media.
- Authors grieve over David Foster Wallace's apparent suicide (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
The literary world is in grief for David Foster Wallace, author of "Infinite Jest," who apparently killed himself last week.
- Round Top: Antique haven plus great music in east-central Texas (Dallas Morning News)
ROUND TOP, Texas – If the state map had a star on it marking the "Antique Capital of Texas," it probably would rest on a tiny black dot in Fayette County, a pretty little place called Round Top (population 77).
- Q&A: "Longing for the Past Yet Belonging to the Present" - Inter Press Service (subscription)
Q&A: "Longing for the Past Yet Belonging to the Present"Inter Press Service (subscription), Italy - 3 hours ago... and non-political poems, including erotic, lyrical and humorous poems. IPS: What are the main characteristics of Iranian poetry after the revolution? ...
- Youth get exposure to steelpan music - Barbados Advocate
Youth will get a chance to learn music on one of the region's indigenous musical instruments - the steelpan at the three-week Pan in the Plaza summer camp that started yesterday at Harrison College. Participants of the camp, who range between the ...
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