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- Handicraft items big draw at Liwa Festival - Khaleej Times
Handicraft items big draw at Liwa FestivalKhaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 2 hours agoAmong the events that will be held during the festival are poetry evenings, group weddings, games, lectures on date palm breeding, religious lectures and ...
- New Album Releases 07/08/08: Beck, Patti Smith/Kevin Shields, Albert Hammond, Jr., Billy Joel, Maroon 5, Melvins, & More (Blogcritics.org)
Saleski's back, plus Josh Hathaway on the new Beck. Did we mention Saleski's back? Although we have before us another rather short list of new album releases this week, there are quite a few interesting ones to consider. The biggie this week is of course the new one from Beck -- produced by Danger Mouse no less. Our own Josh "Meet Him At Mary's Place" Hathaway will be along shortly to talk ...
- Political activist Buchanan dies at 62 - Statesman Journal
Political activist Buchanan dies at 62Statesman Journal, OR - 14 hours agoAs a small boy, he could recite poetry from memory. In high school, college and community-theater productions, he played leading roles in plays including ...
- Taking a real flutter in lonely heart race - This is Dorset
A DAY AT THE RACES: Lonely heart Sue Phillips with new love Rod Grainger, left, with friends Neil and Neluka Dunning, Calton and Hilary Stockley and Richard and Wendy Barwick at Royal Ascot Ladies Day LONELY heart Sue Phillips took a flutter on the ...
- Short takes: 'Heaven' is a study of life on Earth (San Jose Mercury News)
'The Edge of Heaven' **** "The Edge of Heaven" is the movie "Babel" so badly wanted to be. Written and directed by the enormously gifted Fatih Akin, "Heaven" deals with many of the same themes of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's over-praised 2006 film (globalization, cultural
- Arts Agenda (DCist)
Not many exhibit openings this week, but that doesn't stop the galleries from throwing big parties for any reason they can find. Keep reading for derby arm wrestling, two concerts from our three star alums, DJs, poetry readings, and of course, tons of (mostly) free alcohol. Head over to Hillyer Art Space on Friday night for the Barrelhouse Magazine Roller Derby Issue launch party, ...
- Burgad and Schneider place 2nd in State Catholic Daughters Contest - Emmons County Record
Burgad and Schneider place 2nd in State Catholic Daughters ContestEmmons County Record, ND - 10 hours agoHe also had a state entry in Division I Poetry. Bradyn is the son of Shawn and Kelli Burgad of Strasburg.Schneider placed 2nd in the Division II Poetry ...
- Positive messages - Chicago Tribune
Positive messagesChicago Tribune, United States - 20 hours agoYour readers' comments about a man of great character in both his personal and professional life filled my soul with goodness. ...
- Local author Andrew Davidson sold his first (!) book for over $1 million - but he hasn't let it go to his head (Uptown Magazine)
That guy in the corner at a Corydon hangout sold his debut novel for $1.25 million. Andrew Davidson is quiet, funny, and dressed in black.
- Bird cam’ to beam live during world-first pigeon event - West Online
The birds and the bards are the words this weekend in a unique event linking poets and some feathered friends near Wollongong. A “bird cam” will beam live pictures of the event billed as the world’s first pigeon-powered poetry competition. The ...
- Lover of Unreason: The Life and Tragic Death of Assia Wevill, By Yehuda Koren and Eilat Negev (Independent)
The excruciatingly painful end of this fascinating biography – Assia Wevill would gas herself and Shura, her daughter by Ted Hughes, to death – overshadows everything we can learn about this unfortunate woman, even as we fantasize, as with all suicides, that we can still save her somehow before the last page and rewrite her story.
- UTC Professor Named Finalist In International Poetry Competition (The Chattanoogan)
Just as the athletic competition concludes for avid Olympics viewers, a UTC faculty member gives another international victory to celebrate. Earl Braggs was named one of 14 finalists for the 2008 Tampa Review Prize for Poetry Competition.
- Watch Web-only Videos of Readings and Interviews From Our Poetry Series (The Online NewsHour)
In these Web-exclusive videos, contemporary poets such as Robert Hass, Terrance Hayes, Li-Young Lee, John Ashbery and Mary Jo Bang read their work, share their thoughts about the writing process and discuss the health of poetry in culture.
- Caroline Kennedy brings Camelot to Obama camp - Louisville Courier-Journal
Caroline Kennedy brings Camelot to Obama campLouisville Courier-Journal, KY - 46 minutes agoShe also has edited a volume of poetry and an updated version of her father's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Profiles in Courage. Today she presents annual ...
- Phoebe Snow Is On the Comeback Trail - Black America Web
Phoebe Snow Is On the Comeback TrailBlack America Web, Tx - 25 minutes ago“I just want to thank you for helping me help save my life.” Snow, the versatile singer-songwriter-guitarist who hit it big in the 1970s with “Poetry Man” ...
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