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- Fundraiser aims to pay for prof's prosthetics (The News Journal)
The University of Delaware English Department will host a fundraiser Friday for faculty member Patrick White, who after having an allergic reaction to a blood thinner while undergoing successful open-heart surgery in April lost two legs and his...
- ‘Gracie's Hill' author to visit Mother Goosebumps (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
Galesburg native and children's author Nancy Johnson Knights will sign copies of her book 'Gracie's Hill' from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Mother Goosebumps, 77 S. Seminary St. Knights, who grew up in Galesburg on Prairie Street, attended Silas Willard, Churchill Junior High and Galesburg High School, published 'Gracie's Hill' with Black Forest Press several years ago, and is returning to Galesburg ...
- Conservative Projections How to ride an elephant into the future. - Slate
" The Conservative Crackup ," Slate 's dialogue between conservative intellectuals about the meaning of this year's bruising GOP electoral defeat, makes for truly insightful reading. The attendant conversation in The Fray provides an excellent source ...
- Movie Reviews (filmcritic.com)
Jet Li has touted Fearless as his last martial arts film, at least in his studied style of Wushu. In its initial run in East Asia, the film out-grossed both Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Zhang Yimou's House of Flying Daggers . Within those facts we have surefire proof that the weaker films will always survive, no matter what continent, country, state, or township you're in.
- A performance as great as his nose - Boston Globe
Packed with swordfights, poetry, and an irresistible if highly romanticized sense of honor, Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" is a trusty old warhorse of a play. When it's ridden with energy, grace, and - to borrow the word the play itself made ...
- Find out what's happening in November with this list of events - IdahoStatesman.com
Find out what's happening in November with this list of eventsIdahoStatesman.com, ID - 22 minutes ago4, Woman of Steel Gallery, 3640 Chinden Blvd., Garden City: Part of the Big Tree Arts The Idaho LoudWriters Program, a monthly performance-poetry workshop ...
- Joaquin Phoenix confirms he's done with movies - MLive.com
AP Photo Actor Joaquin Phoenix arrives at the premiere of "Che" during AFI Fest 2008 on Saturday. LOS ANGELES - The writing on Joaquin Phoenix's fists said it all. The words "Good Bye" were penned on the actor's knuckles at a premiere Saturday night ...
- Op-ed column: Time of their lives - Schenectady Gazette
Op-ed column: Time of their livesSchenectady Gazette, NY - 6 hours agoSome of them have written poetry, some of which has been published (“Poems of Guantánamo: The Detainees Speak,†edited by Marc Falkoff, University of Iowa ...
- At The Library: Gingerbread, Cupcakes and Other Goodies (The Lakeland Ledger)
'In the non-stop tsunami of global information, librarians give us floaties and teach us to swim."- Linton Weeks, NPR correspondent and Washington Post editorAt the libraries this week:BARTOW
- Rote-learning poetry competition launched by BBC - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukRote-learning poetry competition launched by BBCTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours agoThe BBC has launched a Victorian-style rote learning competition to "breathe life" into poetry teaching. By Stephen Adams, Arts Correspondent Primary school ...
- Looking beyond the stereotypes - StarPhoenix
Looking beyond the stereotypesStarPhoenix, Canada - 1 hour agoMakka Kleist, writing about Pre-Christian Inuit Sexuality, Marius P. Tungilik in The Dark Side of Sex, Michelle McGeough in Norval Morrisseau and the Erotic ...
- I sing a song of myself (The Victoria Advocate)
As a highly decorated American poet, Mark Doty has a love for another highly regarded poet. As the October speaker for the American Book Review reading series, Doty discussed Walt Whitman's work and the impact "Leaves of Grass" still has today for readers.
- Community Calendar for the week beginning Nov. 13-20 - Houston County News
Community Calendar for the week beginning Nov. 13-20Houston County News, MN - Nov 12, 2008Benefit event through AGAPE ministry for tuition for African women and girls. Mississippi Sippin’: every Tuesday from 5 to 7 pm, Minnesota Marine Art Museum ...
- Heard houses unparalleled collection of Southwest American Indian art - Indian Country Today
Heard houses unparalleled collection of Southwest American Indian artIndian Country Today, NY - 1 hour agoWithout a doubt, Dwight Heard would be happy to know that the institution that bears his name and was created in 1929 to house the collection of American ...
- Being Human: Love: Neuroscience reveals all - Nature.com (subscription)
Nature.com (subscription)Being Human: Love: Neuroscience reveals allNature.com (subscription), UK - 1 hour agoPoetry it is not. Nor is it particularly romantic. But reducing love to its component parts helps us to understand human sexuality, and may lead to drugs ...
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