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- Bringing literature alive, literally - Guardian Blogs
In the past I've had my run-ins with live literature and performance poetry. I have bemoaned the deadly mixture of self-indulgence, rampant egotism and not very good poetry that can curse such happenings . I still stand by this argument - memories of ...
- Book celebrates Corvallis' 150th anniversary - KVAL
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - A new book called ''The Spirit of Corvallis'' celebrates the city's 150th anniversary with a collection of poetry, images and short stories. The art reflects on the state of the city in 2007. Executive director of Corvallis ...
- A new report says white boys need father figures at school. But the male education crisis is far more complex and ... (Evening Standard)
Any parent will recognise Peter Smith's assessment of the boys he teaches at Hampton School in south-west London: 'Boys are like greyhounds. They love the chase and the race, and they don't care if the prize is a fake rabbit.'
- Calligraphy draws student interest (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge - Calligraphy is considered to be a classic art form pursued by adults, but the fact that nearly 1,000 young students are studying it in Hanoi belies the claim.
- 'Booming' moments (The Springfield News-Leader)
First they mixed aluminum dust and iron dust, making thermite. Then they added potassium permanganate.
- Idlewild Elementary defying the odds (The Charlotte Observer)
When Idlewild Elementary's Odyssey of the Mind team won a state championship, the coaches were as thrilled as the kids. Then they learned what it would cost to get to Maryland for the world finals -- a tab approaching $10,000 for the whole team. "I got such a pit in my stomach," says Tamela Fennell, mother of fourth-grader Charles Fennell. Odyssey of the Mind, or OM, is an elaborate contest of ...
- Auditory woes dampen play's spell - News-Leader.com
Auditory woes dampen play's spellNews-Leader.com, MO - 10 hours agoDespite the actors' skill and exuberance, the plot and poetry of the timeless romantic comedy were frequently obscured by unpredictable area microphones ...
- Robin Williams comedy filming in Wallingford - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Robin Williams comedy filming in WallingfordSeattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour agoThe new independent comedy is "World's Greatest Dad," in which Williams plays a high school poetry teacher who finds his son dead under embarrassing ...
- Shakespeare sonnets hit the stage - London Free Press
Shakespeare sonnets hit the stageLondon Free Press, Canada - Jul 14, 2008But as the work progresses, transformations from theory to poetry marked by the off-stage strumming of a lyre, it becomes more and more theatrical, ...
- Out & About in Bellevue | July 26 - Bellevue Reporter
Out & About in Bellevue | July 26Bellevue Reporter, WA - Jul 26, 2008SoulFood Poetry Night: 7-9:30 pm every third Thursday. Includes two featured readers and an open-mic reading. SoulFood Books Cafe, 15748 Redmond Way, ...
- In praise of the north - Guardian Unlimited
Tennyson wrote that "bright and fierce and fickle is the South/And dark and true and tender is the North". I'm not sure whether the rightwing wonks at the Policy Exchange thinktank are any brighter or fiercer than we northerners but they are ...
- Can science explain why ABBA is so catchy? - Quick DFW
Can science explain why ABBA is so catchy?Quick DFW, TX - Jul 17, 2008"Our poetry, our ballads, our songs are full of repetition; nursery rhymes and the little chants and songs we use to teach young children have choruses and ...
- Fransman, Scholtz give it to 'em Strait - Tonight South Africa
Audiences at a jazz concert, can be a fickle bunch. Sometimes you'll get a raucous lot who will bop up and down and other times it's all polite applause and a few gracious nods. The festinos, who rocked up for Mark Fransman's first performance with ...
- T Posting Board (Townsend Times)
Calendar Friday, July 18 Teddy Town: 10:30 a.m., Townsend Public Library front lawn; Mobile teddy bear company allows visitors to chose their materials, stuffings and outfits and make their own teddy bear, followed by a Teddy Bear Picnic on the lawn.
- So, How Would You Like Your Culture Clash? Joke-Filled or Sugar-Glazed ... - New York Times
CHICAGO â Tracy Letts âs Pulitzer-and-everything-else-winning âAugust: Osage Countyâ is a full theatrical meal, a nine-course tasting menu of family angst. His new play, âSuperior Donuts,â which opened Saturday at the Steppenwolf Theater ...
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