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- Pride and prejudice: In praise of Britain's colonial artists (Independent)
I flew over to the USA in March this year, for the first time since September 11. An indefinable fear combined with fury over Iraq had kept me away for too long. The launch of the new American Empire, as morally corrupt as the old European hegemony, required severance of connections for a while, a self-imposed banishment.
- The ten weirdest exam questions - Times Online
Students taking their finals in Cambridge last week were bemused to turn over their papers to find a question asking them to compare the poetry of Sir Walter Raleigh to the lyrics of Amy Winehouse. Yet mischief-making by the examiners is not new ...
- Cynthia Riley, 60, Webster City - Daily Freeman Journal
Cynthia Riley, 60, Webster CityDaily Freeman Journal, IA - 22 hours agoShe was preceded in death by her parents and daughter, Keria Marie Brooks. Cynthia was a member of the First Baptist Church, were she also taught Sunday ...
- Coming Attractions: Madison team's dates, locations set for National ... - Wisconsin State Journal
NATIONAL POETRY SLAM, Tuesday, Aug. 5 to Saturday, Aug. 9, various downtown Madison venues, www.nps2008.com . Madison team competes at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6 and 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 at the Brink Lounge. Twenty-five teams compete in the semi ...
- 0703 THEATER DANCE ARTS Listings - Daily Herald
0703 THEATER DANCE ARTS ListingsDaily Herald, UT - 1 hour agoTEENS ART WORKSHOPS -- Now through July 22, collage, poetry, pottery, printmaking, photography and more. Art Access, 231 S. 500 West, Salt Lake City. ...
- Orcas a Cappella to give choral music concert - PNW Local News
PNW Local NewsOrcas a Cappella to give choral music concertPNW Local News, WA - 16 hours agoNext, three pieces will be performed from Les Chansons des Roses, set to the poetry of Ranier Rilke, by Waldron resident and University of Southern ...
- July 26 in History - Viet Nam News
July 26 in HistoryViet Nam News, Vietnam - 20 hours agoHe was the author of the poetry series Lac dao (Joy of Following the Path). Liberia becomes the first independent republic in Africa. ...
- A fitting musical memorial - Fresno Bee (subscription)
Fresno Bee (subscription)A fitting musical memorialFresno Bee (subscription), CA - 2 hours agoAlso expect poetry and anecdotes in Steadman's honor. There's no cover charge. "It's just a celebration of his life," says Bruce Koykka, a friend of ...
- Highbrow lo-fi (Guardian Unlimited)
Culture: Meet the American bands giving rock an intelligent makeover
- Bard productions showcase works of Polish composer - Daily Gazette
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON — Polish composer Karol Szymanowski is not a name familiar to most American audiences. Bard Summerscape will change that tonight with its double bill of Szymanowski’s opera “King Roger†and his pastoral dance “Harnasie ...
- Group pays homage to Indian Urdu poet - Peninsula On-line
Peninsula On-lineGroup pays homage to Indian Urdu poetPeninsula On-line, Qatar - 13 hours agoDOHA • The Anjuman Muhibban-e-Urdu Hind Qatar (AMUHQ), which is affiliated to the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC), has held a poetry session dedicated to ...
- School librarian dons different personas to get kids to read (The Sacramento Bee)
With her students out on summer break, now might be the only time to learn the whole story about Cary Kelly, the one-of-a-kind librarian with the multiple personalities. Sacramento Country Day School librarian Cary Kelly, a former ballet dancer who often portrays different characters for her students, plays Mrs. Teaselpaw as Nathan Menan, 6, reads a poem. Cary Kelly has played a ...
- Cleveland rocks in new movie 'The Rocker' - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland will get some nice face time on movie screens later this summer thanks to "The Rocker." The new comedy starring "The Office's" Rainn Wilson, hits theaters Aug. 1. Wilson plays Robert "Fish" Fishman, music-mad drummer of an '80s hair-metal ...
- TV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86 (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as "Sock it to me!" has died.
- BHS's literary magazine so well-received could be award-winning - Bloomington Pantagraph
BHS's literary magazine so well-received could be award-winningBloomington Pantagraph, USA - 3 hours agoShe had six items in the magazine including prose, poetry, song lyrics and two forms of art. She plans to study automotive engineering next year with a ...
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