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- Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies (San Francisco Chronicle)
Del Martin, a lesbian rights pioneer who took part in one of California's first same-sex weddings, died today in San Francisco after a long period of declining health. She was 87. Ms. Martin's political activism began more than five decades ago when in 1955...
- Speedy stories for short attention spans - guardian.co.uk
Speedy stories for short attention spansguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoAnd poetry; Eleanor Updale's poetic account of the universality of the nit in The New Masters of the Universe will strike a chord with many. When I Was Ten, ...
- Mahmoud Darwish - Monthly Review
Mahmoud DarwishMonthly Review, VA - Aug 10, 2008Here is a video of his most famous poem "Identity Card" (published in 1964): A poet of exile par excellence, Darwish died in exile. ...
- What's on (and off) Broadway this season (Miami Herald)
Shrek, that cuddly green giant who fueled a movie franchise, is making his Broadway debut this season. So is Daniel Radcliffe (aka Harry Potter), in Equus and in the buff. Tom Cruise's current Mrs., Katie Holmes, is braving critical slings and arrows in a revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
- Author Carrie Allen McCray Nickens dies (WRIC 8 News Richmond)
Associated Press - July 28, 2008 1:45 PM ET COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina woman who became well-known for her book on her biracial heritage has died at age 95.
- Civil Unrest - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Israeli agents who kidnapped Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann from Argentina in 1960 found the notorious death camp doctor Josef Mengele but let him get away, one of the operatives said Tuesday. Mengele was one of the most wanted Nazi war criminals, a ...
- Celebrating a family of the arts - Grand Rapids Press
You may think your family is entertaining, but the LaZebniks have proof. A full five members of the extended family, the descendents of Russian immigrants who settled in Jackson, make a living in the entertainment industry, including publishing ...
- Author Patricia Smith gives poetic voice to Katrina victims - Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Poet Patricia Smith is gifted beyond reason. Fluid, impassioned, inexorably profound, she puts fire to the page with such brilliance you don’t even have to like poetry to be arrested by her hand. Small wonder she has more awards than you can shake ...
- Who's leaving shells at poet Hilda Doolittle's grave in Bethlehem? (The Express-Times)
Express-Times Photo | Bill AdamsThe grave of Hilda Doolittle in Bethlehem's Nisky HIll Cemetery Hilda Doolittle died nearly 50 years ago, but her poetry keeps her alive and well in the hearts of her fans. Someone pays tribute to the...
- I just don't get modern art, says Italy's culture minister (Guardian Unlimited)
Italy's culture minister has enraged members of the country's arts community with an attack on modern architecture and an admission that he is completely mystified by contemporary art.
- Area Briefs, 9/6 (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
BIG SPRING SYMPHONY Symphony concert set in Big Spring BIG SPRING -- The Big Spring Symphony's opening concert is set for 8 p.m. today in the Big Spring Municipal Auditorium.
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund to Induct Five Exemplary Latinos Into Its Prestigious Alumni Hall of Fame (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Five extraordinary Latinos will be inducted into the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Alumni Hall of Fame at its seventh annual gala September 17, 2008 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.
- Man Asian longlist strong on Filipino writers (Guardian Unlimited)
The longlist for the second Man Asian literary prize features a strong showing from Filipino writers
- TIGER TALES - Juneau Empire (subscription)
TIGER TALESJuneau Empire (subscription), AK - 2 hours ago"Spirit of the Siberian Tiger: Folktales of the Russian Far East," interweaves translated Russian folktales with ethnographic information, poetry and ...
- Pa. Board Of Education Chair Resigns - The Bulletin
In the midst of controversy surrounding a proposal that Pennsylvania students pass a series of tests before they can graduate high school, the chairman of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education is stepping down. At the request of Gov. Ed Rendell ...
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