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- The old Paris charm of Edith Piaf's Belleville (The Salt Lake Tribune)
PARIS - Tourists looking for old Paris charm and a taste of "La Vie en Rose" should head to Belleville, a largely overlooked part of the city and the birthplace of Edith Piaf.
- Sure shots at Bumbershoot (Tacoma News Tribune)
Get ready for Bumbershoot 2008!
- Sushmita Sen is incredible: swing king Wasim Akram - South Asian Focus
Sushmita Sen is incredible: swing king Wasim AkramSouth Asian Focus, Canada - 10 hours agoIn one of the recent episodes, Akram has been seen reciting 'shayari' (Urdu poetry) to flatter the actress, but he has not shaken a leg with her so far.
- Beatniks and Hollywood Royalty Descend Upon Edmonton Edmonton Festivals Create International Flavour (Hospitality Net)
Edmonton Festivals bring life to the streets for poetry lovers. If to you poetry means the stuff you did in high school English, think again: this is combat in the form of "blink poetry," a yell-a-thon with megaphones, a funkified jazz soundtrack, and multiple battles to the (poetic) death. It's nicknamed "The Word Party in Downtown E-Town" for good reason: it's three days of manic, comic, ...
- Awards bring translators out of 'darkened rooms' - guardian.co.uk
Awards bring translators out of 'darkened rooms'guardian.co.uk, UK - 29 minutes agoRobinson was drawn to Erba's poetry because it depicts the everyday life of Milan. "Italian poetry can be very elevated and abstract and a little bit ...
- Gaia Online Completes $11 Million Series C Funding - Consumer Electronics Net
Gaia Online Completes $11 Million Series C FundingConsumer Electronics Net, CA - Jul 14, 2008With everything from art contests to discussion forums on poetry, politics, celebrities and more, to fully customizable profiles, digital characters and ...
- Movie shorts - University of North Carolina The Daily Tar Heel
Movie shortsUniversity of North Carolina The Daily Tar Heel, NC - 45 minutes agoThe film also is equally (and self-consciously) conversant in the languages of poetry, painting and Spanish guitar. Not to mention the striking visuals ...
- Weekend calendar - Salem News
Saturday, Sept. 6 Clothesline Art Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ipswich Historical Society, 54 S. Main St. For students of all ages, to hang contemporary artwork with paintings by important Ipswich 19th century artists. 978-356-2811. Sunday, Sept. 7 ...
- Remembering legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray - Hindustan Times
"Not to have seen the cinema of Satyajit Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon." These words by legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurasawa best describes the man, who is considered to be have changed the face of Indian ...
- NPS2008: A New Generation Of Poets Speak To The Madison Community - Dane101
NPS2008: A New Generation Of Poets Speak To The Madison CommunityDane101, WI - 26 minutes agoI have done that, but it has not happened because I decided that a poem against the war ought to be written,†says Bergmann. “I really detest poetry that is ...
- School Grounds Being Readied for Students (East Aurora Advertiser)
The East Aurora School Board met on Monday to discuss fiscal news and pressing issues about the beginning of the new school year.
- Author Carrie Allen McCray Nickens dies (WRIC 8 News Richmond)
Associated Press - July 28, 2008 1:45 PM ET COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina woman who became well-known for her book on her biracial heritage has died at age 95.
- Festival to showcase NM wordsmiths - UNM Daily Lobo (subscription)
Festival to showcase NM wordsmithsUNM Daily Lobo (subscription), NM - 7 hours ago"We wanted to celebrate words, and poetry especially, from the state of New Mexico," festival founder and poet Lisa Gill said. "There are so many amazing ...
- American books, Arabic readers: Translation project aims to bridge the gap (Contra Costa Times)
How would you like to help build literary bridges between the Arab-speaking world and our own?Getting works by American authors translated into Arabic and plopped into the hands of Arabic-speaking readers is a good way to start, because apparently, there are darned few great works of literature by
- Kevin Gordon is a songwriter's songwriter (The Tennessean)
Without a hit song or a large following, Kevin Gordon has already carved out something of a songwriter's dream career.
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