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- Shameless plug of the day: Disquietude Theatre Company - Twin Cities Planet
Shameless plug of the day: Disquietude Theatre CompanyTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - 4 hours ago... Mistral wrote a great deal of tender poetry for children, but her work also delves in the darkest caverns of the human soul in her poems of death, ...
- 'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi has a full plate - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi has a full plateLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoShe's grateful to be between her big projects; she shot the "Top Chef" Season 4 finale a few weeks ago and just finished a tour promoting her second book, ...
- Elevating science to an art form - Malaysia Star
Elevating science to an art formMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 2 hours agoIf science requires rigorous mental discipline, the arts – painting, poetry, literature and so on – require deep thinking. And the best, most revolutionary ...
- When paganism gave way to Christianity (Redlands Daily Facts)
"Thou has conquered, O pale Galilean, and the world has grown old with the breath of thy mouth." These irreverent words about Christ were inaccurately attributed to Julian Caesar Augustus, the last pagan emperor of Rome, who died probably at the hands of his own men in battle in A.
- For this author, Gen X still marks the spot - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle Post IntelligencerFor this author, Gen X still marks the spotSeattle Post Intelligencer - 8 hours agoSeattle figures prominently in the book -- as the starting point for a poetry bus tour he takes with Seattle's WAVE books, and as the home to Nirvana. ...
- Female poets share their work (Nanaimo Daily News)
For over 15 years, a local group of writers have been meeting every two weeks to read and workshop their writing.
- Bumbershoot literary lineup to include Edmund White, Joshua Ferris (Seattle Times)
Some top-notch authors are slated to appear at Bumbershoot this year. Among the out-of-towners: Edmund White, the preeminent gay novelist...
- Lesbos islanders in bid to reclaim the term 'lesbian' from ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukLesbos islanders in bid to reclaim the term 'lesbian' from ...Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 10 hours agoIt was adopted by homosexual women because the island, the third-biggest in Greece, was the birthplace of Sappho, who expressed her love of women in poetry ...
- Men have women rolling in the aisles - Squamish Chief
Men have women rolling in the aislesSquamish Chief, Canada - 41 minutes agoThird place was found to be such a difficult decision that a tie was announced between Wild at Art’s Steve Jui and Cedar Valley School’s poetry reading ...
- In Memorial: “Another Pyrrhic Victory for White Supremacy†- Black Agenda Report
In Memorial: “Another Pyrrhic Victory for White Supremacyâ€Black Agenda Report, NJ - 15 hours ago"The deeply ubiquitous ideology of Euro-American supremacy trumps class interests." Do you really think that the God of Christianity as revealed in the ...
- Juneteenth celebration hosted by NCAAP at Carver Park - Yuma Daily Sun
For Brian Stephens, June is not just another summer month to spend time swimming or taking vacations. It is a month to celebrate and remember that the U.S. once had slaves and that these slaves were freed. It is a time to remember what happened to ...
- MEMORABLE STARS IN TALE OF FORGETFULNESS (New York Post)
THE smart indie comedy "Diminished Capacity" deals with three kinds of dementia: those relating to aging, concussions and being a Chicago Cubs fan. Tying those three things together is a task that the witty script does with surprising adroitness...
- Your Reader-Submitted Articles - Hartford Courant
On May 14, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School in East Hartford had a celebration of the arts. It featured over 60 students performers. Some special performances were made by the Connecticut Poetry Slam Team Members.
- Jazz Singer Johnny Hartman: An Underappreciated but Brilliant Vocalist - Blogcritics.org
Jazz Singer Johnny Hartman: An Underappreciated but Brilliant VocalistBlogcritics.org, OH - Apr 16, 2008Listening to his material provides a new appreciation for the beauty of jazz and the virtual poetry of the “Great American Songbook. ...
- Letters (Washington Post)
In two of her recent Poet's Choice columns, Mary Karr makes assertions that cannot go unchallenged. In the June 8 issue of Book World, she states that "William Matthews beat brain cancer" before submitting to a heart attack in 1997. It was Matthews's wife, Patricia, who beat brain cancer. Two of...
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