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- The Big Kahuna: Tim Winton's new novel explores why the young heed the call of the surf (Independent)
Talking to Tim Winton, one of Australia's most lauded contemporary novelists, isn't like talking to other writers. While his conversation ranges, typically enough, across the seminal writers who have influenced him – Twain, Stevenson, Wordsworth, Faulkner – there's also much conversation devoted to less typically writerish pursuits: surfing, swimming, wave breaks and reefs.
- Mary Whitehouse is the real monster - Times Online
One of the least pressing problems of the 21st century is that we don’t have a postmodern Mary Whitehouse. Ann Widdecombe was almost it, but the peroxide hair ruined it. Edwina Currie showed early promise, but then kissed and told and told and told ...
- A complete list of events today in Litchfield County, Greater ... - Waterbury Republican American
A complete list of events today in Litchfield County, Greater ...Waterbury Republican American, CT - 29 minutes agoAfter the parade there will be a family picnic at noon at Settlers Park on Crook Horn Road featuring food, music and activities for all ages throughout the ...
- Fred’s on hand to present poetry prizes - this is hampshire.net
Fred’s on hand to present poetry prizesthis is hampshire.net, UK - 13 minutes agoThe Asthma, Allergy and Inflammation Research Charity (AAIR) invited asthma sufferers or their friends and family to write a poem about what asthma means to ...
- If it's a mind game you want... - New Straits Times
Caine (left) and Law take a moment. Renowned English filmmaker/actor Kenneth Branagh's latest directorial work, Sleuth , stars acclaimed actors Michael Caine and Jude Law. Here are their thoughts. SET to open in Cathay Cineplexes soon, crime drama ...
- Search to divine authorship leads 'Footprints' to court - Honolulu Advertiser
The single set of footprints in the sand — as millions of inspired souls now know — was that time when the Lord picked you up and carried you. It's a metaphor, people: He is there when you need Him most, and so is the ubiquitous poem known as ...
- Why are ABBA songs so infectious? Science has answers (Chicago Sun-Times)
It only takes a single exposure, and in an instant, your whole day can change. The infection is rapid and feels potentially unending. One minute you’re minding your own business and the next you find that you can’t stop thinking, humming, or singing ‘‘Dancing Queen.’’
- Jessica: Outgoing type is into helping others - Louisville Courier-Journal
Jessica: Outgoing type is into helping othersLouisville Courier-Journal, KY - 3 hours agoI love: to write poetry, and talk on the phone. The person I most admire is: my grandmother, because she is just a happy person. She doesn't let nothing get ...
- Heart of a metro - Hindu
HinduHeart of a metroHindu, India - 2 hours ago... plays and poetry readings are regular features. Sanjna Kapoor gushes about this “magical space” where people come and go as they please free of charge, ...
- Nothwestern Summer Music Theatre Fest. Announces Line-Up - Broadway World
Nothwestern Summer Music Theatre Fest. Announces Line-UpBroadway World, NY - 1 hour agoA world premiere musical of passion, politics and poetry, "Dangerous Beauty" tells the tumultuous tale of Veronica Franco, a notorious courtesan and poet of ...
- New Directions Press; 142 pages; $15.95 paperback - San Francisco Chronicle
New Directions Press; 142 pages; $15.95 paperbackSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 1 hour agoThese are just two of the many questions - aside from the strength of the prose style, which at times seems to bolster the narrator against a howling ...
- UN celebrates Roudaki's works - Presstv
Ban ki-moon: Roudaki, the poet of global cultural unity In a ceremony marking the 1150th birth anniversary of Roudaki, Ban ki-moon has hailed the 8th century Iranian poet as a messenger of justice. Iran's ambassador to the UN, Mohammad Khazaei, said ...
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman #8 - Wayne Independent
I have a confession to make. Now, it’s Week 8; by the Universal Law of Diet Columnists, this is supposed to be the part where I tell you about how I haven’t gone to the gym since Week 3, or I’ve been standing in front of my fridge at 2 in the ...
- Wrong turn, but write stuff - The Times
Wrong turn, but write stuffThe Times, South Africa - 1 hour agoAnd, on the last Saturday of this month, Liesl Jobson — who won first prize in the Inglis House Poetry Contest in 2003 and is the proud holder of the 2006 ...
- Go bargain hunting at Arc thrift sale - GoErie.com
Go bargain hunting at Arc thrift saleGoErie.com, PA - 9 minutes agoShe will sign her new book, "Poetry from the Heart Meaning from the Soul," from 1 to 2:30 pm at Blasco Library's Admiral Room, 160 E. Front St. Arrington ...
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