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- Galal Amin on teaching: “Preparing a lecture - Egypt Today
In the introduction to Madha Allamatni al Hayat (What Has Life Taught Me), economics professor and bestselling author Galal Amin quotes his favorite writer, George Orwell, who once said that an “autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals ...
- Why poetry matters, By Jay Parini (Independent)
In 1989, the American poet Dana Gioia lobbed a grenade into the cosy world of the US creative-writing industry. His essay, "Can Poetry Matter?", spoke wittily and despairingly of "poets" graduating from courses who teach and produce fresh multitudes of versifiers, publish in the same magazines and reverently review one another's books, most written in the same chopped-up free verse that has ...
- Why I Love My Job - Indianapolis Star
Why I Love My JobIndianapolis Star, United States - May 14, 2008I love my job, although this statement is an oxymoron when juxtaposed with the realities of being an 8th grade English teacher! ...
- In Quake, Apotheosis of Premier ‘Grandpa’ (The Gainesville Sun)
As China grapples with its greatest natural disaster in three decades, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s uncommon image as an empathetic, benevolent official has been cemented in popular lore.
- A cheer for queer arts - Tameside Advertiser
A cheer for queer artsTameside Advertiser, UK - 3 hours agoAnyone can bring along their original poems to read, or just sit back and enjoy some of Manchester’s finest new poetry, at Freed Up Poets at Greenroom on ...
- Kansas City is hopping this weekend (The Kansas City Star)
There’s jazz, blues, rhythm and ribs at 18th and Vine, Scottish Highland Games, dragon boats roaring down Brush Creek, fabric acrobatics, and a fashion show in the Crossroads Art District are among the highlights of the many things to do this weekend in Kansas City.
- Of caste and Sikhs - Tribune
Jyoti Grewal’s, Betrayed by the State: The Anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984 in “Memories that haunt” , (Saturday Extra, Dec 15) by Khushwant Singh. She is grossly misinformed about castes of the Sikhs. Sikhs have a caste system similar to Hindus. Non ...
- Avram Grant faces judgment days (Times Online)
For Avram Grant, it is a matter of pride. For the rest of us, a case of simple mathematics. Chelsea’s first-team coach wants greater respect for a record of five defeats in all competitions since succeeding José Mourinho at Stamford Bridge; the question is, how many did he seriously expect to lose?
- Dann fires agent for misconduct - Columbus Dispatch
Dann fires agent for misconductColumbus Dispatch, OH - 1 hour agoHis firing came as Dann's office opened an investigation into allegations that Anthony Gutierrez, a friend of Dann's who headed the office's purchasing and ...
- Gulzar 'booked' for life - NDTV.com
NDTV.comGulzar 'booked' for lifeNDTV.com, India - 3 hours agoBut Gulzar's other side is the deep love of poetry, which evokes many moods from nostalgic love to elegy of an uprooted tree. It is not for the first time ...
- First Night: Grace Jones, Meltdown Festival, Royal Festival Hall ... - Independent
First Night: Grace Jones, Meltdown Festival, Royal Festival Hall ...Independent, UK - 2 hours agoHer face melts and stretches like the liquid metal cyborg from Terminator 2, as thumping tribal bass backs her android poetry. It’s an apt opening for one ...
- Saratoga celebrated National Library Week - San Jose Mercury News
Saratoga celebrated National Library WeekSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 5 hours agoA 3 pm poetry reading by Mary Lou Taylor is scheduled April 15 in the library's community room, followed by a question-and-answer session. ...
- India-West Staff Reporter - San Leandro India West
India-West Staff ReporterSan Leandro India West, CA - 1 hour agoShot on location in India, South Africa, China and around the world, “The Fall” is a fantasy fable packed with images of beauty, horror and poetry. ...
- Bonnet claims state speech championship - Emporia Gazette
Bonnet claims state speech championshipEmporia Gazette, KS - 11 hours ago... Schinkel in serious solo acting, junior Jordan Edwards in interpretation of poetry, freshmen Sonia Lara and Zach Windsor in interpretation of prose, ...
- MOVIE REVIEW: 'Jellyfish' (The Charlotte Observer)
A beautifully strange movie, "Jellyfish" - from the Israeli author, and now director, Etgar Keret - tracks the perambulations of three Tel Aviv women. Though they are unrelated, and their paths cross by chance, they share a common bond: a profound sense of disconnection - from family, from loved ones, from themselves. The mesmerizing Sarah Adler is Batya, a young woman whose boyfriend has left ...
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