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- Photographer to speak as part of Sierra Art Hop (Madera Tribune)
OAKHURST - Kerby Smith, a photojournalist and artistic photographer, will speak, share photographs and sign books at Willow Bridge Books on the afternoon of July 12 as part of the Saturday Sierra Art Hop.
- PHILOSOPHER PETER SLOTERDIJK ON THE TOUR DE FRANCE - Der Spiegel
SPIEGEL: Mr. Sloterdijk, two years ago you scaled Mont Ventoux, a 1,900-meter (6,232-foot) peak and one of the mythical mountains of the Tour de France, by bicycle. Why? Sloterdijk: Perhaps to prove that men around the age of 60 aren't quite ready ...
- Today in History - Aug. 4 (Washington Post)
-- Today is Monday, Aug. 4, the 217th day of 2008. There are 149 days left in the year.
- Harriet's bloggers named - Examiner.com
Examiner.comHarriet's bloggers namedExaminer.com - 9 hours agoNick Twemlow, editor of Harriet, the active poetry blog of the Poetry Foundation, which publishes Chicago-based Poetry magazine, Thursday named his fall ...
- All for a second chance - Fiji Times
All for a second chanceFiji Times, Fiji - 1 hour agoSome of Peter's write-ups under the creative writing of the YRP involves writing short stories and poetry. Shedding light on his teenage days, Peter says, ...
- Judging the Samuel Johnson Prize 2008 - Daily Telegraph
As chair of this year's BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize, I was privileged to be joined by a diverse panel of judges: the literary editor of the Guardian, Claire Armitstead; the poet Daljit Nagra; the director of the Science Museum, Chris Rapley; and ...
- Now booking: Henry Normal - This is Nottingham
Now booking: Henry NormalThis is Nottingham, UK - 6 hours agoNormal, who grew up in Bilborough, met Coogan on the Manchester poetry and comedy circuit in the 1980s, in a group called Stand and Deliver, ...
- Arts Review - Austin Chronicle
Zell Miller III is many things: hip-hop performance artist, sometime slam poet, and, as with this show from Vortex Repertory Company and UpRise! Productions, author and director. Subtitled a word opera , Radio Silence is like Miller's earlier ...
- Foster kids tell their stories through art in local exhibit (The Arizona Republic)
The West Valley Art Museum features a traveling exhibit depicting life in the foster care system as seen through the artistic eyes of the children it affects.
- Local author to sign books - Bucks County Courier Times
BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Bucks County Community College language and literature professor James A. Freeman will read excerpts from and sign copies of his latest novel, “Liars' Tales of True Love†at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Newtown Book ...
- Ancestors of victim and lyncher gather in Duluth for memorial Monday - BusinessNorth.com
Ancestors of victim and lyncher gather in Duluth for memorial MondayBusinessNorth.com, MN - Jun 16, 2008This marks the 78th anniversary when three African American circus workers were lynched on the corner of First Street and Second Avenue east after being ...
- 'Clever Cats' was a longtime project (Litchfield Enquirer)
Although Alice Dember first put "The Clever Cats and Color Magic" in writing 40 years ago, it has always been something that remained in the back of her mind to share with her grandchildren, if not with the children in her community.
- Painful journey into despair - The List
The ListPainful journey into despairThe List, UK - 5 hours agoThere are the real-world lovers, friends and doctors, but also the hallucinatory visions of the child she once was and the 80-year-old woman she feels like. ...
- Stray Questions for: Katha Pollitt - New York Times Blogs
New York Times BlogsStray Questions for: Katha PollittNew York Times Blogs, NY - 57 minutes agoAs a poet, I squeeze in between Sylvia Plath and, depending on the size of the poetry section, Marie Ponsot, Alexander Pope or Ezra Pound. ...
- Estelle Getty, thank you for being a friend (Salon.com)
The Golden Girl died this morning at the age of 84.
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