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- National Book Award nominees announced (Seattle Times)
Peter Matthiessen, Marilynne Robinson, Aleksandar Hemon, Salvatore Scibona, Rachel Kushner, Jane Mayer, Annette Gordon-Reed, Richard Howard, Mark Doty and Laurie Halse Anderson are nominated for the National Book Award.
- Calendar: Sunday, Sept. 28 (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
SPECIAL EVENT: Thrillusions Harrah's Theatre (inside Harrah's Casino), 8 Canal St. Award-winning magician James Brandon, who will join a cast of rock star impersonators. 7. Call 533.6600 or Ticketmaster....
- For Whitfield, second time's a charm - The Kingston Whig-Standard
For Whitfield, second time's a charmThe Kingston Whig-Standard, Canada - 16 hours ago"My dad had a very interesting thought yesterday on how sport is poetry and how I beat a German down the stretch in Sydney and this time a German comes over ...
- God and John McCain - Arkansas Times
Matt Taibbi on politics and religion -- smart, outrageous, blasphemous, funny. His latest is a tour de force on John McCain's half-hearted outreach to the Republican evangelical base, which includes a newfound devotion to regular church attendance ...
- 'Quebec' celebrates 400 years of song - Telegraph-Journal
'Quebec' celebrates 400 years of songTelegraph-Journal, Canada - 2 hours agoDylan's hipster bohemian touchstones are equally important, found in Greenwich Village and the Beat poets. The all-important Harry Smith Anthology, ...
- How to make a cult musician (Guardian Unlimited)
Culture: In the age of the internet, is it still possible to be a true cult musician? Bob Stanley gets a few tips
- New York Press - Rottentomatoes.com
Across the Universe (2007) " Across the Universe feels like something entombed on Broadway, made to instruct bored tourists while grasping after Importance. It’s an anomalous musical epic: a Pop movie without the excitement of pop." Armond White ...
- Seeing history-laden Hyderabad through many eyes (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Book: 'The Untold Charminar: Writings on Hyderabad'; Publisher: Penguin India; Price: Rs.399
- Holocaust survivor prepares for bar mitzvah (The Sacramento Bee)
A little nervous and plenty excited, Bernie Marks practiced Torah chanting Tuesday for his upcoming bar mitzvah ceremony, the symbolic Jewish passage into manhood. Bernie Marks on Tuesday practices the Torah portion he will chant when he is bar mitzvahed Sept. 20 at Sacramento's Congregation B'Nai Israel. Marks, 78, uses a yad from Israel to guide his place in the sacred Jewish ...
- Quit Your Day Job: Megafaun - Stereogum
Quit Your Day Job: MegafaunStereogum, NY - 1 hour agoActually, good story, we do have a very sweet, very eccentric customer who writes poetry that would make Beefheart seem pretty "IN. ...
- Fishing Has Its Rewards (Washington Post)
Angling Contest: Just a few weeks remain before the Maryland Fishing Challenge ends Sept. 1. The angling contest, put on by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to promote fishing in the state's waterways, is open to licensed fishermen of any age. There are more than 60 species of fish that,...
- Thinking about faith - National Catholic Reporter
National Catholic ReporterThinking about faithNational Catholic Reporter, Missouri - 3 hours ago... published several well-regarded books. The Contagion of Jesus, a compilation of some of his previously unpublished essays, sermons, talks and poetry, ...
- Remembering legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray - Hindustan Times
"Not to have seen the cinema of Satyajit Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon." These words by legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurasawa best describes the man, who is considered to be have changed the face of Indian ...
- Instant Message: Local Teens Speak Out - Ithaca Journal
Instant Message: Local Teens Speak OutIthaca Journal, NY - Aug 12, 2008I'm not afraid to get old, but because I love to run track, play tennis, and field hockey, I don't want my body to give out on me. ...
- International Dickinson society convenes in Amherst this weekend - Amherst Bulletin
International Dickinson society convenes in Amherst this weekendAmherst Bulletin, MA - 3 hours agoThe 20th anniversary banquet will be held at 6:30 pm at Lewis Sebring Hall, Amherst College, with celebratory birthday cake followed by an open mic poetry ...
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