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- This band of brothers (Al-Ahram Weekly)
The story of the Palestinian oud Trio Joubran is an unusual and fascinating one. Rania Khallaf interviews Samir Joubran, the oldest member of the oud -playing family trio, on their latest visit to Cairo.
- Poetry in motion - Connect Savannah.com
Poetry in motionConnect Savannah.com, GA - 1 hour agoThey said he had asked them for money and offered them a poem he had written in exchange. They said he told them he had a peddler’s license to sell poems. ...
- National grief follows death of Mahmoud Darwish (Guardian Unlimited)
A state funeral will be held for the hugely popular poet Mahmoud Darwish following his death after heart surgery
- Series of talks at UT to address obesity; Concordia students ... - Austin American-Statesman
Series of talks at UT to address obesity; Concordia students ...Austin American-Statesman, TX - 50 minutes agoHere's one hallmark of a full-service university: poetry readings. UT's Harry Ransom Center has organized a series of "poetry on the plaza" readings, ...
- 'Miracle' is mired in war clichés - Detroit Free Press
Poor Spike Lee. You just knew the moment he lashed out at Clint Eastwood for leaving black soldiers out of his two-part Iwo Jima epic that he had really put his foot in it. And now here's proof. "Miracle at St. Anna" is Lee's sloppy, absurdly long ...
- Sex doctor: How to make a clean break (Independent)
Telling someone you don't love them any more must be done face to face. It's necessary for the person to see you saying the words "It's over", so they can have some sense of closure. Your feelings are secondary in this situation the idea is to make it as painless as possible for them. For this reason, do the deed as soon as you're sure it's finished. It's normal to feel upset at the prospect of ...
- Musharraf's turbulent 9 years in power - Times Daily
A poster of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, which is hang up over his effigy, is burned by lawyers during rally in Multan, Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. Musharraf said he was handing in his resignation to avoid an impeachment battle that ...
- Political Punch - ABC News Blogs
Jake Tapper is ABC News' Senior National Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. He writes about politics and popular culture and covers a range of national stories. Inspiration is nice. But some folks seem to be getting out of hand ...
- All's Well in the Glen (Metro Santa Cruz)
The visual resonance of repertory casting--watching, for example, a trio of competing Baroque organists transformed into a troika of French soldiers--added much richness to last weekend's performance of All's Well That Ends Well . Seeing Romeo turned servant, Juliet as a Florentine wench and the airiest would-be concertmaster transformed into the King of France--again through ingenious ...
- Watkins Glen Library to host ‘Moving Possibilities’ exhibit - Star-Gazette
“Moving Possibilities,†a multi-arts exhibit featuring work from a dozen visual artists, will be on view at the Watkins Glen Public Library, 610 S. Decatur Street, from Saturday through Oct. 31. The exhibit will open at 12:30 p.m. Saturday with a ...
- Fairfax woman's wild ride as national poet laureate - Marin Independent Journal
What a difference a year has made for Kay Ryan of Fairfax. A year ago, she was recuperating after being run over by a car. Today, she's aglow following her selection by the Library of Congress as the 16th poet laureate of the United States. Back in ...
- A Proud Lesbian - South Dakota Politics
A Proud LesbianSouth Dakota Politics - 17 hours agoShe wrote love poems to other women. I read her poetry in a Greek literature class back in the late seventies. It was quite striking. ...
- Pardon Our Monsters - Ottawa Citizen
Pardon Our MonstersOttawa Citizen, Canada - 8 hours agoHood mines the flotsam and jetsam of trashy suburbs, highways, garage sales and, of course, high schools, often finding poetry in the mundane details. ...
- Landis students use poetry to bolster troops - Daily Journal
VINELAND -- Landis Middle School students shortened the distance between themselves and a few members of the military overseas with words of encouragement. Teachers Saundra Williams, Diane Rakotz, Carmella Heer and Corinne Kavanagh wanted to give ...
- Safe at Home - American Conservative Magazine
Safe at HomeAmerican Conservative Magazine, VA - 2 hours agoI regarded this as a sequel to last summer’s Baseball Poetry Night or, as we called it, Shoving Culture Down Fans’ Throats Night. Team president Brian Paris ...
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