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- Neuroscientist: Poetry Comes From Synesthesia, Tree-Climbing (Wired News)
A prominent neuroscientist told a crowd at the World Science Festival that the curious phenomenon of synesthesia -- in which some people "taste" colors or "hear" smells -- is simply a consequence of the aptitude humans evolved for abstraction.
- Faith guide (Billings Gazette)
Saturday, June 7, 2008 TodaySt. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 180 24th St. W.: Join in a 40th anniversary celebration with afternoon activities including a pig roast dinner at 5 p.m. A special Taize service is at 6:30 p.m. All mem ...
- Iran native brings the world's spices to New York's top restaurants - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Iran native brings the world's spices to New York's top restaurantsPR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 15 minutes agoWhile he was studying for his master's degree in New York City, Sharifi focused on mystical Iranian poetry. He found food-related passages dotted with ...
- Tremont Art Walk, Friday, May 9 - Cleveland Free Times
Tremont Art Walk, Friday, May 9Cleveland Free Times, OH - 19 hours agoIts concert, Persian Qawwali, integrates Sufi poetry with trance-inducing percussion intended to take listeners to a higher state of spiritual awareness. ...
- Caleb Center manager adds spark to city's art scene - Miami Herald
On any given night, the brown with beige trim building at the corner of Northwest 54th street and 22nd Avenue morphs into an oasis amid a neighborhood drained by economic blight. Dilapidated low rises and vacant businesses loom in the building's ...
- Teenagers jailed for life over goth murder (Guardian Unlimited)
Two teenage boys jailed for life for murdering Sophie Lancaster because they said she 'looked different'
- Willie Nelson, Hammersmith Apollo, London - Independent
Willie Nelson, Hammersmith Apollo, LondonIndependent, UK - 16 hours agoThe brilliant lyrical poetry of "Funny How Time Slips Away" is opened out and explored anew in a stand-alone reading that gives the song room. ...
- Poetry competition at FCCU - Daily Times
LAHORE: Government College University (GCU) student Umer Khan won poetry recitation competition held at Forman Christian College University (FCCU) on Tuesday. The FCCU Ewing Literary Society and English Language and Literature Department had ...
- Chipper celebrates birthday in style - Macon Telegraph
TSN.caChipper celebrates birthday in styleMacon Telegraph, GA - 52 minutes ago"That was just pure poetry in motion," Jones said. "That's pretty much how Pete Rose used to draw it up." McCann's hustle set up an insurance run. ...Happy birthday: Chipper Jones turns 36 in win Daily Mail - Charlestonall 321 news articles
- Canadian poet and playwright James Reaney dies at 81 (CBC)
James Reaney, a poet, author and dramatist of three famous plays about Ontario's feuding Donnelly family, has died. He was 81.
- No stopping 'Joan of Art' - Standard Freeholder
No stopping 'Joan of Art'Standard Freeholder, Canada - 11 minutes agoJoan is also an author of eight books ranging from poetry, meditations and her most recently published book, Jack's Farm (Creative Bound) in 2006. ...
- Books with local links have long shelf lives - Baytown Sun
As mentioned in the previous column, many books with Baytown connections occupy space in my bookcase. Let the browsing continue: In 1979 Texas Monthly Press published a political potboiler, “The Power Exchange,†by former Sun reporter Alan Erwin ...
- Final call for entries 31 July 2008. - Booktrade.info
Final call for entries 31 July 2008.Booktrade.info, UK - 5 hours agoFor anyone between 11-17 years of age, the Poetry Society's Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is an exciting opportunity to discover a talent you never ...
- California Aggie // Jul 10, 08 // Title (California Aggie)
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- Book extract: The Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt (Independent)
A woman I didn't know was shutting the door to Inga's apartment just as I arrived. I saw her hunched body and rust-coloured hair on the landing as she turned and, with her head lowered, proceeded slowly down the stairs. When we neared each other, she abruptly looked up into my face for a fraction of a second. I backed off to allow her to pass, but she didn't move out of the way, and we brushed ...
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