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- Former backup singer Sarah Buxton stepping forward - Kansas City Star
Former backup singer Sarah Buxton stepping forwardKansas City Star, MO - 4 hours ago“But when I was a teenager and arguing with my parents and trying to figure out how I fit in, I started writing poetry and I discovered Stevie Nicks. ...
- Food, wine events in September - AZ Central.com
Food, wine events in SeptemberAZ Central.com, AZ - 3 hours agoAppetizers, drinks, live poetry, jazz and R&B. BridgeKey Catering & Cafe, 7010 S. 27th Ave., Phoenix. $10. 602-304-0806. Wine Tastings: 5-8 pm Tuesdays. ...
- America's Busiest Poet (Time Magazine)
Kay Ryan is the latest pick as the nation's top poet. If her predecessors are any guide, she'll have an exhausting year
- Intoxicating Rhymes and 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. This documentary reexamines Khayyam's life, work and poetry, and attempts to identify the reasons behind our intellectual preoccupation with his poetry and message.
- Begley the Bookie - New York Observer
For a subtle, impressively intelligent discussion of a topic that’s on just about everybody’s mind these day, see David Runciman’s Political Hypocrisy (Princeton, $29.95). Mr. Runciman, a lecturer in political theory at Cambridge, begins with ...
- Indie film's new, globalized realism - Salon
Left: Pedro Castaneda and Veronica Loren in "August Evening." Right: Venkatesh Chavan and Nana Patekar in "The Pool." Chris Smith, the director best known for his 1999 documentary "American Movie," went halfway around the world to make his improbable ...
- Author! Author! back at Elms (Akron Beacon Journal)
Russ Vernon sat in his family-owned West Point Market in Akron and flipped through a cookbook. It wasn't just any cookbook. This one, with more than 250 pages, has special meaning to the man who back in 1960 sensed there was a gourmet trend on its way.
- Rushdie traces the roots of his latest award-winning tale - Star-ecentral.com
Fatehpur Sikri, the old, abandoned capital of India's Mughal King Akbar, is a somewhat deserted place these days, a bit off the beaten tourist path, outdone by the popularity of the Taj Mahal about an hour away. Here, guides spin questionable tales ...
- A coach and hero (Mail and Guardian)
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- Film reviews: Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and more - Daily Telegraph
Bad title? It could have been worse. At one point, the posters for Gurinder Chadha's adaptation of two Louise Rennison books read as 'Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging': not just lame, but - given the rating - a violation of the Trade ...
- Irondequoit's Sal Parlato Jr. is in the Author Spotlight - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Irondequoit's Sal Parlato Jr. is in the Author SpotlightRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 3 hours agoMost recent work: Having a Bad Hear Day: Poetry and Verse for the Hearing-Repaired (FootHills, $14). Synopsis: A serio-comic, 50-page chapbook reflecting my ...
- Still life: sitting for Lucian Freud - guardian.co.uk
Still life: sitting for Lucian Freudguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoLucian has a great knowledge of poetry. His memory of words is remarkable; he can recite out loud great verses. In a way, poetry is the closest you can get ...
- Around the Region - Modesto Bee
When: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: 4801 Gold Valley Road Info: Salida Union School District to sponsor a "Conscious Discipline" workshop that teaches communication and builds self-esteem. Cheri Sheridan, a loving guidance associate, will ...
- ‘Lesbian’: the word is not an insult - Sofia Echo
‘Lesbian’: the word is not an insultSofia Echo, Bulgaria - 7 minutes agoShe lived during the 7th century BCE, and crafted love poetry expressing her feelings to other women. Some say, however, that a new historical research, ...
- Night Bright - San Francisco Gate
The story of the technical challenges behind "The Starry Night" and other nocturnal scenes, indoors and out, is the subject of a small, very beautiful exhibition on view at the Museum of Modern Art. "Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night" features ...
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