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- Origins of festival; (The North Bay Nugget)
The Duanwu Festival originated in ancient China. There are a number of theories about its origins. Today, the most commonly accepted version relates to the death of poet Qu Yuan in 278 BC despite a number of competing theories. Qu Yuan The traditional story holds the festival [...]
- 'Globalisation is only for men' - Sify
New Delhi: Globalisation, as Tamil poet and MP K Kanimozhi sees it, remains masculine in gender. It has not brought liberation for India's women who still do not have the freedom to say and write what they want, says the daughter of a famous father ...
- Date platter will set record - The National
Date platter will set recordThe National, United Arab Emirates - 12 hours agoThe record attempt will mark the culmination of 17 days of festivities, including date auctions, poetry evenings, a group wedding and a competition for the ...
- Alice at the opera - The Australian
The AustralianAlice at the operaThe Australian, Australia - 52 minutes agoIt is a complex and intriguing work, featuring flowers that talk, poetry that makes sense only when the words are held up to a mirror, and Humpty Dumpty, ...
- JP Morgan Chase Latino Cultural Festival: July 23 - All About Jazz
JP Morgan Chase Latino Cultural Festival: July 23All About Jazz, PA - 3 hours agoAn open mic night, hosted by veteran poetry slammer Rich Villar (Queens premier), will round out the Festival program, giving young poets and writers a ...
- From both sides of humility - Economic Times
From both sides of humilityEconomic Times, India - 2 hours agoBut then poetry has always been a way of looking at things using language for its aesthetic and evocative qualities rather than — or in addition to — its ...
- The Edge Of Love - Screendaily
Dir. John Maybury. UK . 2008. 112 mins . A movie about the poet Dylan Thomas and his hellraising wife Caitlin would seem to herald booze, sex, fighting, dubious personal hygiene, Wales , and the always-challenging task of reciting poetry onscreen in ...
- Faith schools 'are being subjected to a Government witch-hunt to win favour with the left' (Evening Standard)
Faith schools are being subjected to a vicious Government witch-hunt which is undermining their independence, a report claims today.
- Wergeland hailed on 200th birthday (Aftenposten)
Henrik Wergeland, viewed by many as one of the most important founding fathers of the modern Norwegian state, may be long gone but he's certainly not forgotten.
- Comedy preview: May 10-16 - Guardian Unlimited
Mention comedy and charity in the same sentence, and most people think of worthy, overblown events like Comic Relief. Yet, away from the self-aggrandising glare of the television cameras, countless comedians toil away in relative obscurity raising ...
- As freedoms roll back in the ex-Soviet world, Ukraine becomes an ... - PR Inside
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - A gloomy Vladimir Putin wears a Czarist crown, clutching a bag full of dollars and a miniature television tower. Filipp Pishchik says this and similar cartoons, depicting the former president as a corrupt leader who stifles free ...
- All dressed up ... and in disguise - Globe and Mail
All dressed up ... and in disguiseGlobe and Mail, Canada - 2 hours agoIn fact, the more Vivien hears about her family's past from Sandor, the shakier her sense of self becomes. I admit that Vivien's story is interesting to me ...
- SFU's Blaser wins $50000 poetry prize - Canada.com
SFU's Blaser wins $50000 poetry prizeCanada.com, Canada - Jun 5, 2008The two other finalists on the Canadian shortlist were David W. McFadden for Why Are You So Sad? Selected Poems of David W. McFadden; and Erin Moure and ...
- The E-list great things to do today - The Province
Why: Northern Ontario singer-songwriters Kate Maki, Nathan Lawr, Cindy Doire and Ryan Bishops are on tour in support of their latest release. Tonight's show will have a little something for everyone as these songsters serve up some roots, rock, folk ...
- McCain Has Plenty of Reason to Pick Pawlenty - Canada Free Press
Canada Free PressMcCain Has Plenty of Reason to Pick PawlentyCanada Free Press, Canada - 6 hours agoEarlier this year, Aaron put out a chapbook titled Oysters and the Newborn Child: Melancholy and Dead Musicians. Aaron’s poetry can be found on ...
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