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- Chinese may put money on ancient poet - Times Online
In with the old and out with the new. That is the cry of a group of Chinese scholars and lawyers who are demanding that Chinese heroes and literary giants be added to banknotes. The appeal by 12 intellectuals from across China has been issued to ...
- Boombox (click for larger version) - Black and White
Boombox (click for larger version)Black and White, AL - 51 minutes agoNaturally, this is the only Zappa-sanctioned tribute out there, and it's kind of nice to see the family celebrating Frank's legacy as a regular guy. ...
- Ilyas Malayev, 72, Uzbek Musician and Poet, Dies (New York Times)
Mr. Malayev was a musician and poet renowned in Uzbekistan and transplanted to Queens, where he was a legend among fellow Bukharan Jews.
- Angelou celebrating 80th birthday in Atlanta - Charlotte.com
Maya Angelou may be 80, but she doesn't party like it. The author-poet-dancer-singer-activist will celebrate her birthday in Atlanta Sunday with a star-studded gala including a red carpet and a celebrity guest list. The soiree will benefit a YMCA ...
- Looking Hot, Mama - Kentucky.com
Looking Hot, MamaKentucky.com, KY - 3 hours agoWe asked you to nominate your mom for a special Mother's Day makeover — we asked for a few words of prose or poetry explaining why she was special — and we ...
- Verdict: Lesbian not just from Lesbos - MSNBC
Greek-American Paul Thymou, resident of the Aegean island of Lesbos, holds a banner reading: "If you are not from Lesbos, you are not a Lesbian," outside of an Athens courthouse on on June 10. July 22: As Portuguese authorities close the case on the ...
- Where nothing is easy to pin down - Sri Lanka Sunday Times
‘like myth and mother’ is not an easy read, but then it was never intended to be. Shortlisted for the Gratiaen Prize, Sumathy Sivamohan’s ‘political autobiography in poetry and prose’, is a staggering work. It is a book that both challenges ...
- Camp introduces youths to Tupac - Oakland Tribune
OAKLAND — He was a poet, a thug, the son of Black Panther parents and the top-selling rapper of all time, and youths in East Oakland recently were introduced to Tupac Shakur's legacy during a free two-week-long summer camp. The Tupac Amaru Shakur ...
- Father's Day has special meaning for Astros' Brocail - Houston Chronicle
Of all the men in the Astros' locker room, reliever Doug Brocail might make the best use of his cell phone. He carries it with him everywhere but the pitcher's mound, and he uses it to referee fights, offer unsolicited dating advice and whisper good ...
- Reel news (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
A consumer alert for the millions who have seen “Sex and the City: The Movie”: There is no such book as “Love Letters of Great Men,” which Carrie Bradshaw reads.
- Arnold Green finds joy in his poetry (The Hooksett Banner)
BY SUSANNA HARGREAVES Just up the road from the Hooksett library is a popular family-run boat dealership called Green’s Marine Inc. With anticipation for summer, the store is filled with inquiring customers, ringing phones, boats, life preservers and paddles. Sitting behind a desk in a small cubicle is Hooksett resident and business owner Arnold Green, 81, who is happy to discuss of all ...
- Nigeria: latest on Nigerian stock exchange - Global Voices Online
Nigeria: latest on Nigerian stock exchangeGlobal Voices Online, MA - 14 hours agoKenyanPoet announces that the winner of the last Poetry Slam event in Nairobi was Tim Mwaura. On a previous post, he offers a rough guide to poetry ...
- Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman to host Residential Yoga Retreat in ... - ASIATravelTips.com
Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman to host Residential Yoga Retreat in ...ASIATravelTips.com, Thailand - 3 hours agoHe is the cofounder of the Piedmont Yoga Studio in Oakland, California, and author of Yoga: The Poetry of the Body and Moving Towards Balance. ...
- VMI receives grant to enhance Arabic program - WSLS
Selected cadets at Virginia Military Institute will benefit from a more robust Arabic language program, and the college will become a model for how other schools can teach the language, thanks to a grant award announced last week. The Virginia ...
- Greek court rules lesbians are not just from Lesbos - Reuters
ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek court has dismissed a request by residents of the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban the use of the word lesbian to describe gay women, according to a court ruling made public on Tuesday. Three residents of Lesbos, the ...
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