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- Meet a living relic of bohemian New Orleans - South Coast Today
Every morning in Slidell, La., a Southern town of big-box stores and Bible readers, the Beat Generation can still be found dissing the system in the form of a 91-year-old woman in a red beret and cowboy boots. The acts of rebellion take place in the ...
- The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross - guardian.co.uk
The Rest is Noise by Alex Rossguardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours agoStupefied by what he saw, Britten decided to write a cycle of songs on the Holy Sonnets of John Donne, the most spiritually scouring poetry he could find. ...
- Local students win Writer's Guild contest - Fort Scott Tribune
Fort Scott TribuneLocal students win Writer's Guild contestFort Scott Tribune, KS - 23 minutes ago... in previous writing competitions. Both Roberts and DeCocq previously received honorable mentions in the Gordon Parks High School Poetry/Essay Contest. ...
- Requires RSVP to jckamp@aol.com or 703-538-5874 - HometownAnnapolis.com
Join Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks October 11 for a bus trip to New York City to see "Wicked"! "Wicked" tells the story of how two unlikely friends grew to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. Get your seats today ...
- ‘Ironic Iconic America' book turns to TV (The Montana Standard)
NEW YORK (AP) — Bar Refaeli has a sweet spot for destinations that feed her sugar habit: The Israeli model picked the Necco candy factory near Boston and New York's Serendipity restaurant — home of the frozen hot chocolate — as two of her favorite places on a long, winding road trip of the U.S.
- Intoxicating Rhymes & Sobering wine: The life and times of Khayyam - Payvand Iran News
This educational documentary is about the life and times of Khayyam, the famed 11th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer. Although today Khayyam is better known as a poet, during his lifetime he was known mainly for his achievements in the ...
- Poet Captures Imagery Into Words -- A Fascinating Collection of Poetry for the Senses (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
VELIZY, France, Sept. 30, 2008 -- Poet Emma Dorothy Mnaya-Buzy infuses poetry in her experiences and in her outlook on the world around her. The result is a colorful display of sensations condensed into one unforgettable collection called Copper Child, released through Xlibris.
- History captured at YWCA - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-DispatchHistory captured at YWCASt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 3 minutes agoIt was the 1930s, and segregation was a basic part of her life. So was the Y. "It was a mainstay for black girls," Brooks said "That was really the only ...
- Miami mission's 'nice lady' introduces culture to the homeless - Miami Herald
In the fifth pew from the back of the Coral Gables Congregational Church, Luanne Allgood sits with four homeless men on one side of her, two on the other, and listens to flutist Eugenia Zukerman's interpretation of Mozart's Violin Sonata in F Major ...
- S.F. Science Examiner - San Francisco Examiner
Upcoming science oriented lectures and events in the Bay area. This week's highlights include two science-cafe events: Down to a Science hosts a discussion on robots and democracy on Monday at the Atlas Cafe, and Tuesday is Ask a Scientist's 5th ...
- The Egyptian Connection (New York Review of Books)
An article by William Dalrymple from The New York Review of Books, October 23, 2008
- Paint the town: Quincy art star Dean Mitchell takes a brush to New Orleans (Tallahassee Democrat)
New Orleans has been kind to the artist Dean Mitchell, so he returns the favor often by making it one of his favorite subjects.
- Obituaries from The Gleaner for July 23, 2008 (The Gleaner)
Jay Kevin Roberts, 51, Henderson, died at 10 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at his home. He worked at Tyson Foods Inc. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ann Strader.
- Selma mayoral election brings change - Montgomery Advertiser
Selma mayoral election brings changeMontgomery Advertiser, AL - Aug 28, 2008His slogan was "Still We Rise," but voters were more interested in progress than poetry. Evans' theme was "New Bridges to Build"-- recalling not only the ...
- Young writers join Egypt’s literary wave with new workshop - Daily News Egypt
Young writers join Egypt’s literary wave with new workshopDaily News Egypt, Egypt - 20 hours agoWith this belief the Let’s Make a Book initiative is working on teaching children and teenagers how to tell their own tales, and turn them into books. ...
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