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- Plummer conquers 'Caesar' role (Jam! Showbiz)
Canadian acting icon and international star Christopher Plummer finally got his man.
- Dozens answer call to show Inland writers' talent - Riverside Press Enterprise
One of the surprises of the first Inlandia Writers' Workshop at Riverside Public Library this summer is the diversity of people who showed up. "The ages ranged from 14 to 80, which is pretty amazing," said Ruth Nolan, workshop leader, poet and ...
- Thrill, fun, adventure: DSS doles out all in plenty - Khaleej Times
DUBAI - The curtains came down on Dubai Summer Surprises 2008 on Friday, with a greater number of people taking part in the various acitivities, ranging from thrill and fun to adventure. Nasir Hakim, Public Relations Manager of DSS Office, said the ...
- Goodnight and Good Sales - Newsweek
President Bush's approval rating is mired in the high 20s, and his presidency is nearing its end-making this an ideal moment for a requiem for the Bush presidency, albeit an unconventional, and slightly controversial one. "Goodnight Bush," an ...
- Kay Ryan named US poet laureate - United Press International
Kay Ryan named US poet laureateUnited Press International - Jul 17, 2008"Kay Ryan is a distinctive and original voice within the rich variety of contemporary American poetry," Billington said in a statement Thursday. ...
- WATCH THIS SPACE - Irish Times
WATCH THIS SPACEIrish Times, Ireland - 1 hour agoThe Yeats Festival in Co Sligo continues with a poetry reading by Ciaran Carson in the Yeats Memorial Building at 8.30pm. The free music festival, ...
- Even without frogs, Muddy Frogwater still a great party - EastOregonian.info (subscription)
Even without frogs, Muddy Frogwater still a great partyEastOregonian.info (subscription), OR - 2 hours agoSharrard, with a voice like a young Crystal Gayle, started singing when she was eight and now travels to cowboy poetry gatherings and country music ...
- ArtsEcho on Park Ave. offers art, music, shopping - Hudson Reporter
ArtsEcho on Park Ave. offers art, music, shoppingHudson Reporter, NJ - 11 hours agoArtsEcho will also host poetry readings in both English and Spanish and cultural evenings that not only feature the music and art of a particular country ...
- UWSP invites high school students to writers workshop (Stevens Point Journal)
High school juniors and seniors are invited to submit writing samples for a chance to qualify for the writers workshop held at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Nov. 20. The one-day workshop will give students the opportunity to discuss their writing with UWSP English faculty members and guest speakers, and senior participants will compete for five $1,000 scholarships to attend UWSP. The ...
- Adam Golaski publishes book of short stories - Abington Mariner
Adam Golaski recently had a book of supernatural ghost stories, “Worse than Myself,†published. However, the book may not feature the kind of horror one might expect. Golaski explained that many people refer to this type of writing as being ...
- An immigrant poet straddles two worlds - Detroit Metro Times
Detroit Metro TimesAn immigrant poet straddles two worldsDetroit Metro Times, MI - 1 hour agoIt was nominated for the 2008 PEN American Center Beyond Borders Award. Before the book's release, she published work in several journals in India and the ...
- Robbie Burns Expert 'Incredulous' At Michael Jackson Covers Album - Sound-Check Music
An expert in Robbie Burns' poetry says he felt “incredulous†upon hearing that Michael Jackson has recorded a modern take on the poet's work. Jackson has apparently recorded the album with friend David Gest, who revealed that Burns, who died in ...
- Apple unveils new iPods, NBC shows back on iTunes - Grand Rapids Press
AP Photo Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces new colors of the new iPod Nano during a product announcement in San Francisco Tuesday. SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a revamped line of iPods on Tuesday and trumpeted a truce ...
- Unique biography brings Lincoln alive (The Standard-Times)
The hard-bound "Lincoln Shot: A President's Life Remembered" is a huge-format biography in the form of an 1860s newspaper, a gripping read for middle-graders ahead of the February bicentennial of his birth.
- Untidy metaphors - Anchorage Daily News
T hree playwrights meet at a coffee shop and stare into space. One leans over the table on her elbows, knees on the floor, while the other two sit in chairs, hands to their chins. All of them are women; all of them are pondering the question: What ...
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