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- Frank Mundus, likely 'Jaws' inspiration, dies at 82 (Pioneer Press)
Frank Mundus, the hulking Long Island shark fisherman who was widely considered the inspiration for Captain Quint, the steely-eyed, grimly obsessed shark hunter in "Jaws," died Sept. 10 in Honolulu. He was 82 and lived on a small lemon-tree farm in Naalehu, on the southern tip of the Big Island of Hawaii, 2,000 feet above shark level.
- Quincy Troupe - Houston Press
Music fans know Quincy Troupe as the writer who helped pen the life story of one of America’s most influential musicians, Miles Davis. Miles: The Autobiography won the American Book Award and is easily a top-fiver on any popular music must-read ...
- bothe/croton - Metro Spirit
Metro Spiritbothe/crotonMetro Spirit, GA - 5 hours ago... be a dose of poetry-laced lyrics infused in some of these songs. "On the death of Langston Hughes" has a slow melodic sound that is more folk than jazz, ...
- Ralph Victor Heino Sr., 91, Seattle Symphony musician - Seattle Times
Ralph Victor Heino Sr., 91, Seattle Symphony musicianSeattle Times, United States - 22 minutes agoAt his nursing home, Providence Mount St. Vincent in West Seattle, he attended poetry readings and greeted people by singing Finnish folk songs, ...
- How 'Genius' Bill Walsh brought brains to a brute-force game - Inside Bay Area
For decades, the consensus held that the thinking fan's game was baseball. In its leisurely rhythms were the textures, subtleties and nuances of life itself. Football, by contrast, was the brute sport, a conflict of power and mayhem. That was before ...
- Orinda author relives youth with 1960s 'Birmingham' volume - Contra Costa Times
ORINDA  Charles Entrekin developed a love of poetry at a time and place when boys and poetry weren't considered a good mix. In mid-1950s Alabama, where Entrekin was raised, boys weren't encouraged to embrace the arts. "The thought was that writing ...
- Margaret Cho to Host Equalipalooza -- a Fundraiser to Help Defeat ... - Earthtimes (press release)
Margaret Cho to Host Equalipalooza -- a Fundraiser to Help Defeat ...Earthtimes (press release), UK - 9 minutes agoJanice Mirikitani, San Francisco's Poet Laureate, will read her poetry and Margot Duane, the producer of Equalipalooza, will exhibit her photographs of the ...
- Colleges lead the way - Worcester Telegram
Colleges lead the wayWorcester Telegram, MA - 5 hours agoThe multimedia presentation, which celebrates Jesuit Humanism at its best and worst, is a fond and irreverent homage to 500 years of Jesuit poetry and prose ...
- Out of The Ordinary Festival Returns to Sussex - Press Dispensary (press release)
Out of The Ordinary Festival Returns to SussexPress Dispensary (press release), UK - 3 hours agoAfter the success of 2007, the OOTO crew is reviving 'Ootopia' with a combination of healing events and ceremonies; inspirational talks and workshops; ...
- The great seducers - Independent
The great seducersIndependent, UK - 13 minutes agoHe was a radical MP, journalist and later Lord Mayor of London who wrote pornographic poetry. And he was described as the ugliest man in England. ...
- New Hartford performer returns to Salisbury Grange - Utica Observer Dispatch
New Hartford performer returns to Salisbury GrangeUtica Observer Dispatch, NY - 8 hours ago“I write the poetry first, and then go at the chords later,†he said. “I didn't really get serious about songwriting until I discovered I had prostate ...
- Bible Verse of the Day Examiner - Examiner.com
Examiner.comBible Verse of the Day ExaminerExaminer.com - 49 minutes agoMost of his time is now spent writing poetry and prose. Terry has been married thirty-nine years and has three married daughters. I’m not happy, ...
- Human identity (BBC News)
A tribute to Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish
- Archives » September 2008 - Newsweek Blog
In which NEWSWEEK cultural critic Jeremy McCarter reviews the final night of the Republican National Convention--and John McCain's acceptance address. You could make an amusing game of Mad Libs out of this week's Republican National Convention. Just ...
- Nobel prize-winning poet on visit to Limerick - Limerick Leader
Nobel prize-winning poet on visit to LimerickLimerick Leader, Ireland - Jul 22, 2008Mrs Szymborska, who celebrated her 85th birthday earlier this month and lives in Krakow, is said to be currently working on a new volume of poetry. ...
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