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- Bibliofiles: Plenty of activity for poetry lovers this week (The Kansas City Star)
A first-glance look at this week’s literary calendar reveals only a few events, but glances can be deceiving. Quite a few Kansas City poets, actually, will be stepping up to the podium in the next few days.
- Will Ufology Pressure the Scientific Community for Recognition? - American Chronicle
American ChronicleWill Ufology Pressure the Scientific Community for Recognition?American Chronicle, CA - Aug 10, 2008You can tell I´ma cynical father of a teen-ager, huh? Becoming a UFO investigator means that you are already involved in a heatedly debated field. ...
- Chinese school of rock? Somebody tell Jack Black (Calgary Sun)
How to explain and explore the global expansion of heavy metal music? That sounds like a job for Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, directors of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, the film that took the metal world by storm in 2005.
- Molestation suspect in N.H. after Mexico arrest (AP via Yahoo! News)
A sex offender who lived with a family after prison, then fled after being accused of molesting their 5-year-old son, appeared in court Friday following his return from Mexico, where he apparently spent a decade on the lam.
- Obama hails Madiba for changing lives of blacks - SABC News
Obama hails Madiba for changing lives of blacksSABC News, South Africa - 3 hours agoHe says they want the museum, which is in a depressed part of SA, to become a cultural centre of Mthatha using poetry, music, and drama. ...
- Things to do Tuesday July 15 - St. Petersburg Times
Black on Black Rhyme It's a night of spoken-word poetry at Club 813 (formerly the Harbor Club) with host L.I.F.E. at 915 E Grant Ave. in Tampa. It starts at 9; $5. Forever Plaid The homage to '50s guy groups returns with catchy music and slick hair ...
- AP Top News at 10:36 p.m. EDT (The Washington Times)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Before a crowd of cheering thousands, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. "America, this is ...
- Black poet, journalist advised young Obama (Honolulu Advertiser)
At key moments in his adolescence, Barack Obama could not turn to a father he hardly knew. Instead, he looked to a left-leaning black journalist and poet for advice on living in a world of black and white.
- Obama vows to renew America's promise (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
DENVER, Colorado (AFP) - Barack Obama savaged John McCain and "broken" Republican politics, vowing to restore America's promise in a tumultuous climax to the Democratic convention before an 84,000 strong crowd.
- DJ Taylor: Happy when it rains. Why we'd be lost without our ... - Independent
DJ Taylor: Happy when it rains. Why we'd be lost without our ...Independent, UK - 9 minutes agoLashed to the creative imagination, it produces some of the most striking imagery in poetry: Tennyson and his tears falling "like summer tempests", say. ...
- • Was it satire? - Hamilton Spectator
BBC News• Was it satire?Hamilton Spectator, Canada - 20 hours ago... criticism, poetry and cartoons. Long may it run. Qaeda operatives? Probably not. That is a consequence of a rigorous, free press and free political ...Video: New Yorker controversy over Obama cartoon - 15 Jul 08 AlJazeeraEnglishall 2,128 news articles
- Love and strife under the stars (Belleville News-Democrat)
Outdoor production of ‘Romeo and Juliet' comes close to making the romance work.
- Religion calendar - Toledo Blade
Religion calendarToledo Blade, OH - 30 minutes agoChristian Poetry Contest, sponsored by Golden Poets Guild, open and free to everyone. A $1000 grand prize is being offered, along with 50 prizes in all ...
- Suspect: Alleged Kidnap Was '6 Glorious Days' (ABC News)
Man who calls himself Rockefeller says he had a "wonderful" time with daughter.
- Time well spent at Planet Ant - pride source.com
Time well spent at Planet Antpride source.com, MI - 4 hours agoIt's a fine piece of stage poetry; I wish it were more dramatic. It's about a homeless woman, Hester (remember your Nathanial Hawthorne, kiddies! ...
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