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- Cannes Review: Palermo Shooting - Cinematical
Cannes Review: Palermo ShootingCinematical, CA - 44 minutes agoThere's a quote from the great literary critic Robertson Davies that says "Thou shalt not read The Bible for its poetry"; as a variation on that rule, ...
- A year after raid, lives still on hold - Portland Tribune
Abdias Cortéz and others snared by the June 2007 immigration raid at Portland’s Fresh Del Monte produce plant call themselves “women of the bracelet,” after the electronic monitoring devices they wore during their subsequent house arrest. A ...
- Training and Wisdom (BG News)
What results from having been primarily trained in clearly defined skills as opposed to being generally educated for self-direction? We know what training in a specific skill is but very few courses have had the stated goal of making students wiser. Researchers reported in the American Psychologist that when we are wise, we use knowledge for the well being of oneself and others.
- 'Stitching' Announces Independence Day Weekend Schedule - Broadway World
'Stitching' Announces Independence Day Weekend ScheduleBroadway World, NY - 2 hours agoThe visceral poetry and physicality between the lovers creates a surprisingly tender, often humorous, brutal romance. Stitching challenges the notions of ...
- DSS 2008 Signature Events begin with World of Stories - Al-Bawaba
DSS 2008 Signature Events begin with World of StoriesAl-Bawaba, Jordan - 18 hours agoAudiences of all ages can enjoy hilarious adaptations of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, with two shows organised daily between 5:30pm and ...
- The New Quarterly reaches for the top - Exchange Morning Post
Exchange Morning PostThe New Quarterly reaches for the topExchange Morning Post, Canada - 1 hour agoJudges cited his recent memoir The Names of Things, his book-length poem The Year One (winner of the Atlantic Poetry Prize in 2004), and his novella The ...
- Remembering the brave helpers - Cumberland County Sentinel
Never forget. If there’s anything to learn, it’s never forget. Holocaust survivor Nicholas Attias did not want applause from the people gathered Thursday for a memorial service. The Baltimore man wanted only to share his story and join others in ...
- Dick Martin of TV's 'Laugh In' dies in Calif. (Newsday)
Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, has died at 86.
- Christina Patterson: Equal opportunities? That's so public sector - The Independent
A few years ago, I was taken to tribunal by my stalker. I'd first met him some years before. Whenever he wanted to see me, he would just buy a ticket for one of the literary events I used to run, and sit in the front row and stare. He would send me ...
- Footprints on the stand: who wrote the poem? - National Post
Footprints on the stand: who wrote the poem?National Post, Canada - 7 hours agoBasil Zangare claims that his mother, a former nurse and showgirl, wrote the poem as a child in the 1930s. Inspired by a cat's footprint in the snow, ...
- Remember when: Pope's Visit to U.S. rekindles fond memory (Vero Press Journal)
With all the excitement and publicity concerning Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States, it brought back the memory of a very special day in my life.
- A quiet word with the wicked one - Bournemouth Daily Echo
A quiet word with the wicked oneBournemouth Daily Echo, UK - 4 hours agoBy Jeremy Miles AT last, word has reached me from across the galaxies from the evil Davros and he speaks of poetry, humour, Harpo Marx and jelly babies. ...
- Warm weather workshops - St. Joseph News-Press
Warm weather workshopsSt. Joseph News-Press, MO - 1 hour agoMeg Thompson, who teaches English literature and creative writing at Missouri Western, is teaching a poetry workshop this month. She is anxious to work with ...
- Poetry CDs an alternative to talkback radio - Massey News
Poetry CDs an alternative to talkback radioMassey News, New Zealand - 1 hour agoDr Ross, a North Shore novelist and poet who teaches New Zealand literature and creative writing at Massey's Auckland campus, describes the poems as ...
- Singer credits Guthrie's influence (The Oklahoman)
When emerging singer-songwriter Samantha Crain lists her musical influences, they wind from her dad's favorites including the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan to the electronic experiments of Radiohead to fellow Oklahomans such as Student Film and Ali Harter. "I'd say a major part of my musical influence does come from Oklahoma, and ... the Flaming Lips and Woody Guthrie are probably two of my ...
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