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- A man at odds in 'Flash of Genius' (Boston Globe)
"Flash of Genius" is a true-story drama about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. It's a very earnest movie and I don't mean to be cruel, but shouldn't we draw the line on biopics right around here? Can the life struggles of the discoverer of dental floss be far behind? A miniseries on the inventor of the toilet ...
- New indie publishers speak out optimistically in the face of decline - Los Angeles Times Blogs
From some quarters, it looks like publishing is in big trouble . But that's not enough to slow down editors with vision and inspiration. At the Emerging Writers Network , Dan Wickett interviews seven new independent publishers: Ellipsis Press , Hotel ...
- Leading New Zealand Writers Honoured - Scoop
Three of New Zealand's most celebrated writers – WH (Bill) Oliver, Lloyd Jones and Elizabeth Smither were honoured at tonight's 2008 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement at Premier House in Wellington. Each writer receives $60,000 in ...
- Open minds, free spirits - Tonight South Africa
J J Tswai, aka Puo Phaa, is a poet who hails from Pretoria. He is also the national secretary for labour and economic affairs for Azayo (Azanian Youth Organisation). He calls himself a poetic philosopher and lets us in on the Tshwane poetry scene ...
- Ruckus Magazine Launches - blogTO
blogTORuckus Magazine LaunchesblogTO, Canada - 3 hours agoPoetry readings? Currently, we have our reading series the first Wednesday of each month in TRANZAC's Tiki Lounge. We also have an all-weekend unplugged ...
- Mr. David Viner Poetry Recital Exclusive - Sound-Check Music
Underground blues singer, Mr. David Viner, gave a very special interview for Gigwise on Sunday. Speaking just after his set at Standon Calling festival in Hertfordshire, the blues musician told Gigwise of his disillusionment with the music industry ...
- Musharraf's turbulent 9 years in power - Miami Herald
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president who took power in a high-altitude coup and later dragged a reluctant Islamic nation into the U.S.-led war on terror, submitted his resignation Monday after a turbulent nine years in office ...
- Highlights From the 2008 National Poetry Slam - Huffingtonpost.com
The National Poetry Slam--or so-called "Superbowl of spoken word"-- took place in Madison, Wisconsin this past week. The event featured more than 75 teams that had won their way through preliminary slams and city championships around the country to ...
- Writer offered a young Barack Obama advice on life (Lexington Herald-Leader)
At key moments in his adolescence, Barack Obama could not turn to a father he hardly knew. Instead, he looked to a left-leaning black journalist and poet for advice on living in a world of black and white. Frank Marshall Davis had his opinions. He once argued that the public schools of his youth prepared neither blacks nor whites for "life in a multiracial, democratic nation." He called ...
- Heritage Alive! youth contest coming up - Asheville Citizen-Times
Heritage Alive! youth contest coming upAsheville Citizen-Times, NC - 13 hours agoCSA is encouraging entries in vocal, instrumental, dance, poetry, prose and storytelling for any youth up to the age 18. Entry forms are available at the ...
- More Economics Haiku - New York Times Blogs
New York Times BlogsMore Economics HaikuNew York Times Blogs, NY - 2 hours ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- A Few Fresh Puffs in between Clichés: Back Soon - IcelandReview
IcelandReviewA Few Fresh Puffs in between Clichés: Back SoonIcelandReview, Iceland - 4 hours agoThe run-down truck, bad and pointless dirty poetry, the long and wide road shots—obviously taken from a plane—and the laughably dramatic portrayal of ...
- SOS for wayward homing pigeon - Illawara Mercury
SOS for wayward homing pigeonIllawara Mercury, Australia - 2 hours agoThe race involved the poets "writing about sport, racing, gaming and bird life" before the poems were strapped to the ankles of thoroughbred pigeons and set ...
- Community Calendar - July 29, 2008 - Osakis Review
Community Calendar - July 29, 2008Osakis Review, MN - 13 hours agoOsakis Poetry Club meets at 7 pm at Osakis Visitor Center. Farmers Market 9 am - 1 pm Lots of good fresh eating. Located at Paul's Pump and Pantry, E. 27. ...
- 2008 'Florida Book Awards' competition begins with call for entries - Herald Tribune
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Book Awards has kicked off its third annual competition with a call for entries in eight categories, including a new one for “Book Design.†Established in 2006 and now the most comprehensive state book awards ...
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