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- How Ghadar Forged Patriotism Among Diasporic Desis - Indolink
The stories that books on South Asian immigration tell us are nearly all the same: the theme is of unmitigated, runaway success. Success, yes, but the price paid by some of the Indian immigrants of the early 1910s was with their lives: deportation ...
- Wiping out Edmonton's graffiti, one zone at a time - Canada.com
Canada.comWiping out Edmonton's graffiti, one zone at a timeCanada.com, Canada - 1 hour agoPoetry is etched in the downtown alley behind a two-metre chain-link fence, its unwelcome white lettering marring a black metal door. ...
- Library turns page for future, borrowing past - The Register-Guard
Library turns page for future, borrowing pastThe Register-Guard, OR - 28 minutes agoOn tap: Arizona author and humorist Laurie Notaro, author of “We Thought You Would Be Prettier†and “I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies). ...
- Signposts: Berkeley group names '10 best ethical destinations" (Contra Costa Times)
Also, passport cards are must-haves for Americans, World Heritage selects 27 new sites and Wild Horse Sanctuary to host open house.
- The Ash Girl lacks colour and feeling - Georgia Straight
The Ash Girl lacks colour and feelingGeorgia Straight, Canada - 24 minutes agoAsh Girl’s stepsisters still hack off chunks of their feet so that they can wear the magic slipper but, instead of letting the grisly poetry of these acts ...
- Last Chance! Playbill's Reminder of NYC Shows Closing July 27 (Playbill)
The devil's sexy assistant, a long-running Off-Broadway revue, and a tale of a family milestone all disappear on Sunday. Here's Playbill.com's weekly "Last Chance" reminder to catch Broadway and Off-Broadway productions before they close.
- MUSIC: Spin this - Colorado Daily
The Grascals jumped to the top of the bluegrass world as soon as the six-piece band released its 2005 debut. The group won consecutive Entertainer of the Year honors at he International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, and each of its two previous ...
- Change in venue for Oxford American and Tipitina's event (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Ticket sales benefit Tip's Foundation and The Oxford American Literary Project
- `Billy Elliot,' Harry Potter's `Equus' Lead New Broadway Season - Bloomberg
`Billy Elliot,' Harry Potter's `Equus' Lead New Broadway SeasonBloomberg - 3 hours agoCast with teenagers and an onstage adolescent rock band, it premiered in January 2007 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and was shepherded to New York ...
- Exhibit a response to book bans (Contra Costa Times)
Read a challenged book or visit the art exhibit 'Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship' in Oakland to learn more about banned, burned and censored texts.
- Fleeto - Review - WhatsOnStage.com
WhatsOnStage.comFleeto - ReviewWhatsOnStage.com, UK - Sep 29, 2008The script, written by Paddy Cunneen is an enthralling mixture of swearing and almost Shakespearean poetry which at first this seems awkward on the ears and ...
- Fiascos and Fun in Lake Wobegon - Roll Call Online
Garrison Keillor’s latest book, “Liberty,†is a welcome relief in grim times — particularly for readers who are big fans of Keillor’s Midwestern matter-of-factness and portraits of small-town life. “Liberty†is a pleasant journey back ...
- Cultural Life: Wendy Cope, Poet - The Independent
Books In recent months, I've read two outstanding books: Evening in the Palace of Reason by James Gaines (about J S Bach and Frederick the Great); and John Armstrong's Love, Life, Goethe, which is both a biography and superior self-help book.
- Teenage poet sharing her work (The North Bay Nugget)
Susie Gooch didn't think her poem Infinitely was an award-winning piece when she first wrote it. I was on the bus on the way from my sister's graduation in Guelph and I didn't really have anything with me so I started writing on Post-it Notes," said the 17-year-old. [...]
- Danielle Ward In Glorious Technicolor, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh - Independent
Danielle Ward In Glorious Technicolor, Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIndependent, UK - 7 hours agoUnlike Long, who relies on the poetry of the situation to provide humour, Ward crafts actual jokes. She's the "Nicolas Anelka of lovemaking", apparently, ...
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