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- Summertime for teachers (The Washington Examiner)
Teachers are saddled with two different stereotypes during the summertime. The first has us lounging around a pool or on the beach, reading classics and complaining about how hard our job is and how little we're paid. The second has us selflessly teaching summer school for pennies in order to keep the evil mortgage collector at bay.
- You Haiku 2008 - Anchorage Press
You Haiku 2008Anchorage Press, AK - 18 minutes agoThe Japanese haiku is traditionally meant to be observational, a poetry to describe natural phenomena, say, a tree bark’s texture or pollen floating on a ...
- 1-25 of 160 results - City Pages
Category Art Barhopping Charity Comedy Dance & Performance Expos Family Events Festivals/Parades Film Events Food Events Galleries History/Tours/Landmarks Holiday Museums Music Outdoor Activities Parties/Fashion Poetry/Spoken Word Politics/Activism ...
- Like a flower blooming on a battlefield, art begins to flourish in ... - Los Angeles Times
Like a flower blooming on a battlefield, art begins to flourish in ...Los Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours agoUgliness replaced beauty, and the finer things -- art, music, poetry -- seemed unbearable luxuries, like a rich dessert on an empty stomach. ...
- Where words matter - Morris County Daily Record
You might have seen them in person, in the classroom or on PBS television. Now the poets of the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival are coming to YouTube. The 12th and latest edition of this four-day poetry bash begins Thursday at Waterloo Village in ...
- Shrinking space for liberalism - The Nation, Pakistan
Shrinking space for liberalismThe Nation, Pakistan, Pakistan - 11 hours agoI found her in the mould of her father, Kaifi Azmi, who fought through his poetry the ugly forces of fanaticism and prejudice. ...
- Russian Bombers Fly Over Caribbean - The Bulletin
In a move reminiscent of Cold War tactic, Russia flew two bombers over neutral waters in the Caribbean Sea yesterday, basing the mission in Venezuela. The two Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers arrived in South America ahead of planned joint military ...
- New works make for an exciting theater season - San Jose Mercury News
New works make for an exciting theater seasonSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 22 minutes agoThe late, great playwright forged the African-American experience in the 20th century into a Pulitzer-winning canon of dramas illuminated by masterpieces ...
- The profound, vivid beauty of ancient Greece - Guardian Unlimited
It's a very exciting week for me: my latest book, It's All Greek To Me, is published tomorrow, and today the Guardian has printed an extract. The book is a product of a long love affair with the literature of ancient Greece. Writing it was one of the ...
- The many peaks of mountains in literature - Guardian Blogs
There is something about the natural landscape that inspires writing quite like that of any other genre. Perhaps it is because when people are removed from the equation, the writer is left with a subject matter that is less fleeting than the short ...
- Sex doctor: How to make a clean break (Independent)
Telling someone you don't love them any more must be done face to face. It's necessary for the person to see you saying the words "It's over", so they can have some sense of closure. Your feelings are secondary in this situation the idea is to make it as painless as possible for them. For this reason, do the deed as soon as you're sure it's finished. It's normal to feel upset at the prospect of ...
- An Apocalyptic State of Mind - New York Sun
The apocalypse and its aftermath have been a recurring theme in art for thousands of years. There is something satisfyingly narcissistic, hopeful even, in believing that our time has been chosen for the End of Days. And the New Museum's pseudo ...
- The New Yorker hit a new low - La Crosse Tribune
The New Yorker has hit a new all-time low with its so-called satirical cover. This is a disturbing, disgusting, radical, racist thing. It is not funny. It is sad that there are lots of people who will believe this garbage. The Swift-Boat ads ...
- POLLY WANT A CRACKER? SOME BARBECUE? A BEER, MAYBE? - Asbury Park Press
— Children ages 3-6 and their older siblings are invited to the Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library, 112 Burr St., for crafts and stories in the program, BIG SISTER/BIG BROTHER & ME. Register by calling (609) 698-3331. — A POETRY READING ...
- Pal power (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Sometimes, with all the pointless competition, feuding and lack of cooperation, the "New Orleans theater community" doesn't seem to exist. But for singer-actress Lisa Picone, it came through big-time.
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