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- Community Calendar (Pahrump Valley Times)
Bible study -- 7 p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, Highway 160 and Fehrs Way. Classes for all ages. Young Adults Bible Study -- 6:30 p.m., college students/adult, The Way Baptist Fellowship, 420 E. Bronco St., 727-5242.
- Quote of the day - Salon
It's my feeling that the weighing, for comparative purposes, of prejudices and inequalities is not useful and can never be accurate. The sexism vs. racism horse race that has stemmed from 2008's primary season has been frustrating and dispiriting ...
- Gayle Heney named town Poet Laureate - North Andover Citizen
Gayle Heney named town Poet LaureateNorth Andover Citizen, MA - 21 minutes ago... whose book is available through Pear Tree Publishing. In 2006 Heney had her own large poetry project in North Andover, the Poet Wall, consisting of 284 ...
- Greek court allows "lesbians" - Xinhua News Agency
BEIJING, July 24 -- A Greek court has dismissed a request by residents of the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban the use of the word lesbian to describe gay women, according to a court ruling made public on Tuesday. Three residents of Lesbos, the ...
- Trailers (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Second run "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" and "The Happening" will play in second run at the Byrd, starting Saturday. Special Byrd Lyric Ave presents its poetry-based variety show at the Byrd at 7 tonight. No movies will be shown. Leaving town "Sex and the City" and "Iron Man" leave in first-run today. Open caption "The Dark Knight" will be shown with open captions at Virginia ...
- Angelou speaks to freshmen on service, virtues - Duke Chronicle
Angelou speaks to freshmen on service, virtuesDuke Chronicle, NC - Aug 25, 2008In her address, which she embellished with spiritual songs, poetry and personal anecdotes, Angelou told students that courage was the most important virtue. ...
- THE SCARLET BEAST—Francis Gerard— Longmans, Green ($2.50 ... - Time
SEASON TICKET—Margaret lies—Harper ($2). Competent but uninspiring first novel about English season-ticket-holders (U. S.: commuters). WILD PASTURES—Rex Beach—Farrar & Rinehart ($2). Modestly described by its publishers as "a novel of romance ...
- Something for readers - Long Beach Press-Telegram
Something for readersLong Beach Press-Telegram, CA - 5 hours agoR. Douglas Jacobs of Long Beach reads from his poetry collection, "The Rhymes of Love & Reason." 8 pm, Borders, 101 S. Pine Ave., Long Beach. ...
- Thursday's Early Buzz: Amy Adams, Brad Pitt, Nick Jonas and More! - Dose.ca
Brad Pitt is threatening legal action if photographers snap pics of his family at their home in France. We're kinda surprised he's waited this long. Bushy eyebrowed heart throb Nick Jonas is reportedly dating Disney star Selena Gomez . Bad grammar ...
- Nothing but Blue Skies - Nashville Scene
Nothing but Blue SkiesNashville Scene, USA - 36 minutes agoWe rattled off a few obscure questions about international fishing rights and early 20th century poetry before turning to more relevant trivia—about ...
- Milford's Salustri shares words of wisdom - Connecticut Post
Milford's Salustri shares words of wisdomConnecticut Post, CT - 20 minutes agoA: "I was teaching a poetry class at the Milford Fine Arts Center, and a friend of mine who'd been leading Writers Unlimited asked me to take it over. ...
- Bargain hunting - Washington Blade
Bargain huntingWashington Blade, DC - 1 hour ago“Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist,†the first nationally touring retrospective of the Harlem Renaissance artist’s work, runs through Aug. 3. ...
- GMA Films' 'Jose Rizal' now on DVD (PEP)
Jose Rizal. That is the name of the 19th century revolutionary mortal who in the span of his 35-year existence rose to become one historical immortal. So it is quite daunting how a group of talented individuals stood up to the challenge of surmounting expectations in making Rizal's film biography.
- Edwin Morgan wins £25,000 arts council award (The Herald)
Scotland's greatest living poet, Edwin Morgan, yesterday won one of the most prestigious prizes in Scottish literature. The nation's Makar, or national poet, won the £25,000 Scottish Arts Council (SAC) book of the year award for his latest collection of poetry, A Book of Lives.
- Rest in pieces (The World)
CHARLESTON — If Charleston’s Charlie had hoped for his friends and loved ones to laugh at his funeral, the fish statue’s wishes were granted.
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