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- On the Verge of a Hmong-American Literary Movement (New America Media)
A member of a Hmong-American writers' group reflects on the importance of the written word in a culture that did not have a written language until the 1950s.
- Weekend Calendar | Events for June 28-29 - Seattle Times
Events for June 28-29 Family fun In the Good Old Summertime Sat Sack races, Dixieland band, vintage firetrucks and toy display, pie-eating... Sat Opening day of exhibit of 40 photos of polar bears in their natural habitat, with displays, programs ...
- Our Daily Bleg: What Are the Film Quotes of the Century? - New York Times Blogs
Our resident quote bleggar Fred Shapiro , editor of the Yale Book of Quotations , is back with another request. If you have a bleg of your own , send it along here . Thanks again to all who contributed great suggestions of TV catchphrases, U.S. and ...
- Foregoing black tie for white formal fetches plenty (Vancouver Sun)
BLANC CHEQUES: Chairing the Heart & Stroke Foundation's Heart of Gold gala recently, Jackie Bevis and Janice Ketcham urged 400 attendees to deep-six their ubiquitous black ensembles and "dress formal white." So-coloured couture can challenge some figures, but the bottom line that counted was pure green. The do took in a reported $410,000, bringing Bevis and Ketcham's three-year delivery to H&SF ...
- Sect families hesitant to return to ranch - Houston Chronicle
ELDORADO — Mother-and-child reunions continued around the state Tuesday but most families belonging to a polygamist sect are staying away from the windswept ranch they used to call home — at least temporarily. Only about a third of the families ...
- That’s What She Said - New York Times Blogs
That’s What She SaidNew York Times Blogs, NY - 9 hours ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- War poet Robert Graves 'stole work from his mistress' - The Independent
Few would doubt the brilliance of Robert Graves, a man considered to be one of Britain's foremost war poets whose verses on Greek mythology and frontline conflict cemented his name in literary history. But one academic has accused the poet of ...
- Sleeper 6th-rounder (Vallejo Times-Herald)
SANTA CLARA - The 49ers have had more that their share of high-maintenance wide receivers. Terrell Owens, Antonio Bryant and Brandon Lloyd spring to mind. So it came as a surprise that they were willing to take a chance on Josh Morgan.
- A Universal monster mash - Diamondback Online
A Universal monster mashDiamondback Online, MD - 4 hours agoSeth MacFarlane (Family Guy) provides the perfect comic counterbalance for Perlman in the form of supernatural bureaucrat Johann Krauss, another one of del ...
- Opportunities abound for area artists to show talents (El Paso Times)
Here are a couple of opportunities for artists of all types-- whether they're visual artists, writers or young singers.
- STRANGE BUT TRUE- Enlightened: Did lamps spark a revolution? - The Hook
STRANGE BUT TRUE- Enlightened: Did lamps spark a revolution?The Hook, VA - 1 hour agoThe ancient Egyptians, Hebrews, and Persians all had their own love poetry, and in ancient Athens, love between an older (male) lover and younger (male) ...
- LEHS students joining journalism collaborative (The Daily Item)
LYNN - Four Lynn English High School juniors will be attending the New England High School Journalism Collaborative at Regis College this summer, and all four have strong opinions on how the media should go forward in the information age.
- Juneteenth to be celebrated Saturday - Yuma Daily Sun
Juneteenth is a celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was official Jan. 1, 1863, but the news did not reach Texas until June 1865. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger read his general ...
- Philadelphia holds a ‘weekend of peace,’ march tonight (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Five years ago, a small group of friends decided they had to stand against violence in their Philadelphia communities.
- The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - The Age
The Suspicions of Mr WhicherThe Age, Australia - 2 hours agoWhile Summerscale sees Whicher as inspirational, his work at Road arguably had a negative effect on crime fiction. For the Victorians, police were ...
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