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- Fantasy football in Zimbabwe drama (BBC News)
A young Zimbabwean dreams of crosses crocodile-infested waters to see his hero, Frank Lampard.
- A motorvating company party (USA Today)
Every year, a rich variety of eye-catching vehicles line the sidewalks and courtyard at the headquarters of Pixar, the Disney-owned digital animation studio. Corvettes, Mustangs, Jaguars and Lotuses. There are even a few surprises, such as an armored military truck and a General Motors hydrogen-powered SUV. Borrowing a name from GM history, the Pixar folks dub it "Motorama."
- St. Charles author pens sports book (The Courier News)
The Society of Midland Authors, which recognizes top authors in the Midwest each year, recently doled its Best Biography award to a St. Charles resident for her book on former Major League Baseball pitcher Sal Maglie. Judith Testa will receive the honor Tuesday night at the society's annual banquet and awards presentation for her book, Sal Maglie: Baseball's Demon Barber .
- Out of Africa (Guardian Unlimited)
Sepha Stephanos is the mild-mannered, middle-aged proprietor of a cash-strapped convenience store who settled in Washington DC after his father was killed in the Ethiopian revolution of 1974. Once a week he meets up with his African friends Kenneth and Joe for a round of guess the despot: "So far we have named more than thirty different coups in Africa.
- Promising poets at Manor Court - Chard & Ilminster News
Promising poets at Manor CourtChard & Ilminster News, UK - 1 hour ago... Chard, have been trying their hand at writing an acrostic poem. The youngsters tackled the tricky poetry - where the first letter of each line spells ...
- Special exhibits visit local museums over summer - Democrat and Chronicle
Several museums in the area have special exhibits over the summer. Cayuga Museum of History and Art: Permanent exhibits include "The Tiffany Window," "The Case Research Lab Museum" and "Both Sides of the Wall: Auburn and its Prison." Noon to 5 p.m ...
- Asheville a book lover's paradise - Asheville Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE – Books do furnish a room, the British novelist Anthony Powell once wrote. In Asheville, books are deeply woven into the fabric of the city’s vibrant culture. "We are lucky in Asheville. We are an art destination and the prevalence of ...
- Poet's Idaho home is reborn - Seattle Times
SUN VALLEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS Ezra Pound's childhood home in Hailey, Idaho, was gifted to The Sun Valley Center for the Arts. The organization recently opened the house to the public as a cultural center. DAVID SEELIG / ASSOCIATED PRESS Sally ...
- Weekly Webb: Poet McRae captures the essence of Western life in verse - Billings Gazette
Colorful characters are like boulders tumbling down a mountain - unpredictable, sharp-edged and volatile. But Wally McRae said the West is running out of these rough-hewn subjects, which have been fodder for his poetry for more than 40 years. McRae ...
- Leonard Cohen: Out of the monastery and back on the road (Independent)
On Tuesday a spry 73-year-old man in a double-breasted suit and fedora will step on to the stage at the Manchester Opera House. For those of us in Britain who love his music, this moment will be both an epiphany and a relief. It is 15 years since Leonard Cohen last toured – after four nights in Manchester, he'll play several more dates in the UK this summer, including the O2 Arena and the ...
- Latitude, Leonard and the mob mind (The New Statesman)
Get out of my country! shouts a young man. A tidal swell of assent and applause fills the comedy tent. I feel nauseous, unnerved by how quickly and completely the crowd has turned
- 'Give me your fakes...' (Mmegi)
At the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York, there is a brass plaque with an inscription. It's rather long, deeply grandiose and is very, very bad poetry.
- NU to Offer MFA in Creative Writing - Daily Northwestern
NU to Offer MFA in Creative WritingDaily Northwestern, IL - 4 hours ago2008, Northwestern will offer, for the first time, a Master of Fine Arts program for students who write poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. ...
- Pioneer party: Small towns make July 24 their own - Salt Lake Tribune
Pioneer party: Small towns make July 24 their ownSalt Lake Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago... parade, barbecue turkey lunch and entertainment, horseshoe tournament, children's games, cowboy poetry and entertainment at night at the city park. ...
- At just 3, Olive Branch child a Mensa member (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Four and a half months out of the womb, Avery Yarbro spoke her first sentence.
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