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- Michael Dirda - Washington Post
Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda took your questions and comments concerning literature, books and the joys of reading. Each week Michael Dirda's name appears -- in attractively large type -- in The Post's Book World section, where he writes about ...
- Heinz Awards Honor Five Eminent Americans with 14th Annual Human Achievement Prize (Centre Daily Times)
Celebrating the unbridled human spirit to change the world around us in ways great and small, in the here and now, and for generations to come, the Heinz Family Foundation today announced the recipients of the 14th annual Heinz Awards, among the largest individual achievement prizes in the world.
- Lady Chatterley - Salon
Viewers will no doubt like and dislike Pascale Ferran's "Lady Chatterley" in ample numbers, but the picture itself is an impressive construction that seems indifferent to such concerns. Watching it is something like swimming in the ocean: You have an ...
- Obituary: John Matshikiza’s independent voice will be remembered (The Natal Witness Group)
John Matshikiza, actor, director, writer and poet, died suddenly in Johannesburg on Monday night from a heart attack. He was 54.
- Cover Stories: Jenny Colgan; Alistair Cooke; Booker longlist (Independent)
* At the first Literary Salon at Shoreditch House, London, on Tuesday, Jenny Colgan revealed that she is working on a "secret book" that she will release under a pseudonym in September. "It's for all those people who loved books set in boarding schools as kids and wonder why nobody writes them any more," she said.
- Charles Aznavour to Receive "Lifetime Achievement Award" at MIDEM (Centre Daily Times)
Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour will receive a "Lifetime Achievement Award" at MIDEM on 19 January in recognition of his outstanding career. The 43rd edition of MIDEM, the international music market, takes place in Cannes from 18 to 21 January 2009.
- Desperate Housewives: We're So Happy You're So Happy - Tvsquad.com
That line Andrew said to escape an uncomfortable situation was funny but not that important in the overall episode. However, many Desperate Housewives characters could have said it this week as all of them found themselves in situations they would ...
- Lara Feigel's top 10 smelly books - guardian.co.uk
Lara Feigel's top 10 smelly booksguardian.co.uk, UK - 46 minutes agoBaudelaire's poetry was dominated by the sensual and this collection is peppered with paeans to smell. He extols the odours of 'promises, perfumes, ...
- Jalandhar, September 28 - Tribune
There were many a red faces among the BJP at the thin attendance at the Sankalp Rally organised by its youth wing in the run-up to the parliamentary poll. The state-level event, ostensibly held to counter the visit of Rahul Gandhi to Punjab, proved ...
- George’s mother used to fancy me, says Victor - Liverpool Echo
George’s mother used to fancy me, says VictorLiverpool Echo, UK - 10 hours ago“A reservoir of poetry and melody poured over us and it’s called the Beatles – their songs are still there, and still pertinent. “Their songs are about the ...
- Entertainment calendar for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 - Enterprise-Record
Entertainment calendar for Sept. 25-Oct. 1Enterprise-Record, CA - 1 hour agoCHICO PEACE & JUSTICE CENTER: Chico Poetry Slam. 7 pm 526 Broadway. THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: 6-9 pm Broadway from Second to Fifth streets. ...
- Writing captures retiree's unique perspective (The Daily Review)
Poetry, prose reflect Hayward woman's experiences in South Korea, Vietnam
- McIntyre dancers sparkling, inventive at Jacob’s Pillow - Daily Gazette
BECKET, Mass. — There are many special things about Jacob’s Pillow. Among them, the dance festival’s willingness to test the new. This week’s performance, the last for the summer, features the first outing for a new company in the first ...
- Anthony Westbury: 'Friends, Romans' listen to this - Fort Pierce Tribune
PORT ST. LUCIE — He refers to them as being “rusted by television,†but Len Weingart sees great possibilities in today’s elementary school students — if they can be challenged intellectually. Weingart is an old-school retired academic with ...
- Poetry at the 2012 Olympic Games? There's no rhyme or reason why not - Times Online
There is something historically incomplete about the modern Olympic motto of “citius, altius, fortius†or “faster, higher, strongerâ€. But in this lies an opportunity for the London Games. The original games of Ancient Greece included an ...
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