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- DVD Extras: A young Javier Bardem goes wild in `Extasis,' plus reviews ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
An early Javier Bardem film, a documentary of boxer Joe Louis and the inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's next film are among DVDs coming out Tuesday, July 29. The famed black boxer gets the biodoc treatment in this hard-hitting HBO film. Joe Louis ...
- Fourteen Centuries of War Against European Civilization - EuropeNews
Fourteen Centuries of War Against European CivilizationEuropeNews, Denmark - 6 hours agoAt its peak, the destruction and depopulation of some areas probably exceeded what European slavers would later inflict on the African interior. ...
- Poet Kooser, musicians to perform in Omaha bar (Daily Nebraskan)
Ted Kooser, who served as the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2004-2006, made about 200 public appearances during his term. Nowadays, he doesn't do nearly as many poetry readings. "It really is slowing down now, and I'm glad," Kooser said. The reduced pace gives him the opportunity to fix things up on his farm in Garland, Neb.
- Life of crime - The Sun
The SunLife of crimeThe Sun, UK - 6 hours agoIn many ways I made Morse have the same qualities as me, such as loving music and poetry. “There is a lot of autobiography in there but I’m not nearly as ...
- Past As Prologue - The Bulletin
President George W. Bush signed a proclamation that honors the 60th Anniversary of Armed Forces Integration Wednesday. On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order to end segregation in the armed forces. It stated that all in ...
- KindlingsFest sparks deep thought on Orcas - Bothell Reporter
Pastor Dick Staub of the Orcas Community Church said that the four-day KindlingsFest ’08 held last week at the church, was devoted to the art of slowing down, and through the work of Anglo-Irish writer C.S. Lewis, exploring the concept of being ...
- Frank Mundus, likely 'Jaws' inspiration, dies at 82 (Pioneer Press)
Frank Mundus, the hulking Long Island shark fisherman who was widely considered the inspiration for Captain Quint, the steely-eyed, grimly obsessed shark hunter in "Jaws," died Sept. 10 in Honolulu. He was 82 and lived on a small lemon-tree farm in Naalehu, on the southern tip of the Big Island of Hawaii, 2,000 feet above shark level.
- The long return home - Sofia Echo
The long return homeSofia Echo, Bulgaria - 1 hour agoTruth, Street without a Name: Childhood and other Misadventures in Bulgaria is not her first publication – her books include the collection of poetry ...
- Fire-hit classrooms reopen - Dereham Times
Fire-hit classrooms reopenDereham Times, UK - Jul 16, 2008And while finishing touches were still needed to other areas damaged, children, in a poem about the fire, said their new classroom was the cleanest they had ...
- Poetry club gets OK by Crestwood board despite budget issues - Dearborn Press & Guide
DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The addition of a poetry club at Kinloch Elemen-tary School in the Crest-wood School District caused a bit of concern at Monday night's meeting. Board of Education members were concerned about adding the new extracurricular ...
- Remark about ancient scrolls leads to novel (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
"The Night Villa" continues author Carol Goodman's penchant for combining her classical background with plots that include an aspect of mystery.
- Lord Byron had a huge collection of female admirers' letters - Smash Hits
Lord Byron had a huge collection of female admirers' lettersSmash Hits, India - Aug 14, 2008They were often personal outpourings - some were written as poetry and some cast him as one of his own poetic characters, The Independent quoted her, ...
- Lit Beat (Honolulu Advertiser)
PUPPET TIMES with Christy Lipps Ah Sing for ages 3-6; 10:30-11:15 a.m. July 15; Mililani Public Library; free; 627-7470.
- Book-award finalists unveiled (Salem Statesman Journal)
The finalists for the 22nd annual Oregon Book Awards were announced by Literary Arts on Monday.
- Speak your mind - Globe and Mail
"One in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in his or her lifetime. It is a pervasive presence in almost all of our lives. And yet we rarely speak of it," writes Globe and Mail editor-in-chief Edward Greenspon. "The mentally ill are not ...
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