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- The Mistress of Spices - Indolink
I, for one, will never again take my spices for granted, thanks to Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's wondrous new novel "The Mistress of Spices." I now know that the dry red chili "was born of Agni, god of Fire to bring taste to this bland world," and "is ...
- Obama's' Pastor Compares Black and White Brains - HULIQ (press release)
Obama's' Pastor Compares Black and White BrainsHULIQ (press release), NC - Apr 28, 2008Obama's Pastor says "In comparing African-American children and European-American children, we were comparing apples and rocks." "Different is not deficient ...
- Budding authors can enter Eden Mills Writers Festival contests - Independent and Free Press
Budding authors can enter Eden Mills Writers Festival contestsIndependent and Free Press, Canada - 2 hours agoYou may submit a short story, poetry or play postmarked by June 30, 2008 (no electronic submissions, please). First prize is $500, second is $300, ...
- Architecture: The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller - New York Times
PALO ALTO, Calif. AS the designer R. Buckminster Fuller liked to tell it, his powerful creative vision was born of a moment of deep despair at the age of 32. A self-described ne’er-do-well, twice ejected from Harvard, a failure in business and a ...
- Stony Brook Southampton adds on to successful witers conference (Southampton Press)
This year’s Southampton Writers Conference will boast a larger cast of writers and characters than ever before, with almost three times as many workshops and events.
- Sex Rocks D.C. Preppies, Lithgow Tells Tall Tales: John Simon - Bloomberg
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- We all have something murky in our past -- that is the thesis of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's riveting drama ``Good Boys and True'' at midtown Manhattan's Second Stage Theatre . Known chiefly for his amiably whimsical comedy ``Based ...
- A stunted Af(fair) (Mail and Guardian)
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. It is crunch time for the Cape Town Book Fair. While this year drew 50 494 visitors, passing last year's 49 000, figures tell only a small part of the story.
- Actor Khosro Shakibaii dies at 64 - Tehran Times
Actor Khosro Shakibaii dies at 64Tehran Times, Iran - Jul 18, 2008He possessed a unique tone of voice and released a number of tapes in which he recited the poetry of several contemporary poets including Sohrab Sepehri. ...
- Teamwork enables greater success - Albany Times Union
Teamwork enables greater successAlbany Times Union, NY - 24 minutes agoPhil Jackson, the highly successful coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, frequently reads poetry to his players. To inspire his players on the subject of ...
- Sunday is libraries’ new fun day - Examiner.com
Sunday is libraries’ new fun dayExaminer.com - 2 hours ago“Now, our kids go there every day for some activity — and if I’ma teen and I can go to a poetry reading, I’m not going to be on the street. It’s wonderful.”
- The house where Al Purdy lived is on the block (The Globe and Mail)
You can find his widow, Eurithe, on the roof, caring for the Eastern Ontario cabin in which her husband morphed from tortured writer to poetic icon
- Nancy Metzgar Lippa | Theater assistant, 64 - Philadelphia Inquirer
Nancy W. Metzgar Lippa, 64, a retired administrative assistant at People's Light and Theatre near Malvern, died of pancreatic cancer Saturday at home in Springfield, Delaware County. Mrs. Lippa graduated from Nether Providence High School. After ...
- Seeking answers: Victim's 13-year-old friend turns to poetry to cope with her grief (Killeen Daily Herald)
Editor's Note: Friends of murder victim Gricelda Ramos interviewed for this story requested that their names be withheld because the killer has not been brought to justice.
- Pincher Creek prepares to host poets and pickers - Prairie Post West
Pincher Creek prepares to host poets and pickersPrairie Post West, Canada - 11 hours agoBy Susan Quinlan The 21st Annual Gathering of Cowboy Poets will be held at the Pincher Creek Agricultural Grounds and Community Hall, June 12 ? 15. ...
- UB Poetry Collection hits the road (UB Reporter)
Founded more than 70 years ago, the UB Poetry Collection was the first to archive the manuscripts and artifacts of living writers, many of them largely unknown outside their field and some of whom were considered outrageous.
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