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- Poet of defiance - The National
Poet of defianceThe National, United Arab Emirates - Aug 10, 2008Arabs, for whom poetry remains the highest form of literature, acclaim his unique contribution to the repertoire. He revolutionised poetic conventions by ...
- Fledgling gangs brutal and rash (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
During the first eight months of 2008, gang gunplay in the Seattle area killed at least a half-dozen young men, injured scores more and left police scrambling to find new ways of addressing a problem that is decades old.
- McCain: He's Lost Alter! - Slate
Jonathan Alter, Joe Klein, Richard Cohen, David Ignatius, Jacob Weisberg: all former McCain admirers now turned brutal critics. Equally if not more damaging, the shift has been just as pronounced, if less operatic, among straight-news reporters ...
- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dies - CBC News
Mahmoud Darwish, the world's most recognized Palestinian poet, whose prose gave voice to the Palestinian experience of exile, occupation and infighting, died Saturday in Houston, Texas. He was 67. Darwish, whose work has been translated into more ...
- Phoenix news briefs - Arizona Republic
Phoenix news briefsArizona Republic, AZ - 3 hours ago... with the forum at 7. NORTHEAST PHOENIX - Asia Suite: Of Truth and Circumstance,a multimedia exhibition featuring paintings by Josie Taglienti, poetry by ...
- Documentary to explore BASE jumpers' leap of faith (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Oscar winner Alex Gibney is taking off with "Gravity," a documentary about the extreme sport of BASE jumping.
- Portrait Gallery exhibit gives hip-hop a good rap (Baltimore Sun)
The National Portrait Gallery in downtown Washington has definitely changed since its reopening in 2006.
- Poetry Princess - The Times
Poetry PrincessThe Times, South Africa - 1 hour agoThere are however a number of poets who have been publishing new, exciting and original work in the last few years. These include Isobel Dixon, ...
- Viewing Highlights - The Province
Viewing HighlightsThe Province, Canada - Oct 1, 2008(Live) GOLF 5:30 am A Place of Our Own -- Poetry and rhyme. KCTS 6:30 am The Early Show -- Sen. Joe Biden; using technology to stay in touch while traveling ...
- Lunch & laurels - Amherst Bulletin
Lunch & laurelsAmherst Bulletin, MA - 41 minutes agoThe 55-page festschrift, titled "Lay This Laurel," from a version of the poem Dickinson sent to Thomas Wentworth Higginson in 1877 in remembrance of her ...
- Erik Darling, 74; singer-songwriter helped revive American folk music (Los Angeles Times)
Erik Darling, a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who played a vital role in the revival of American folk music and was identified with the pulsing 1960s pop hit "Walk Right In," died Aug. 3 in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 74 and had lymphoma.
- Enjoy a cruise, parties, and a picnic at Black Gay and Proud - Gay People Chronicle
Enjoy a cruise, parties, and a picnic at Black Gay and ProudGay People Chronicle, OH - 10 minutes agoby Anthony Glassman Cleveland--Northeast Ohio’s African American LGBT community and their allies will gather this weekend for the eleventh annual Black Gay ...
- Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
During the 15th and 16th centuries, Europe underwent an information revolution unprecedented in the history of mankind.
- Musharraf's Turbulent 9 Years In Power (CBS News)
Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president who took power in a high-altitude coup and later dragged a reluctant Islamic nation into the U.S.-led war on terror, submitted his resignation Monday after a turbulent nine years in office.
- Buckingham takes his own pathway - Daily Local News
In 2006, Lindsey Buckingham issued a soft-spoken songwriter's disc entitled "Under the Skin." It was all-acoustic, deeply reflective, poignant and drenched in beauty. It was also criminally under-noticed. While doing press interviews for that project ...
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