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- Letters: Fathers (Independent)
Sir: I have to express my alarm at the advice dispensed by Virginia Ironside and five female readers in relation to the man deceived by his partner into unwillingly fathering a second child (Dilemmas, 23 June). Once again the sisterhood rises in unquestioning support of one of their own, and in contempt for the man concerned.
- Vandals go from bad to verse (The New Zealand Herald)
Call it poetic justice: More than two dozen young people who broke into Robert Frost's former Vermont home for a beer party and trashed the place are being required to take classes in his poetry as part of their punishment.
- 'Jon Dee Graham: Swept Away' captures Austin musician - Austin 360 (subscription)
'Jon Dee Graham: Swept Away' captures Austin musicianAustin 360 (subscription), TX - 3 hours agoHe thinks deeply – profoundly, even — about the human condition, then turns his experiences into a sort of poetry that offers some hope to those who stumble ...
- Lockyer out of Test - News.com.au
JUST IN: DARREN Lockyer's dream of leading Australia in the historic Centenary Test against New Zealand on Friday has been shattered as doctors ruled him out. Lockyer managed to play the full 80 minutes for Brisbane in Saturday night's triumph over ...
- The Two Cultures, Redux - The Plank on TNR.com
The Two Cultures, ReduxThe Plank on TNR.com, DC - 10 hours agoBonus: I had nowhere else to fit this link, but here's a great Guardian blog post debunking CP Snow and calling on the commenters for poetry about science, ...
- "Pet Whisperers" Analyze Your Pets (CBS News)
Animal whispers help open the lines of communication between pets and their owners, improving the relations between them.
- The Week[end]: June 20-22, 2008 (Isthmus)
Summer officially begins this weekend, dawning with a multitude of tunes at the National Women's Music Festival, the Mad City Summer Hip-Hop Jam, MadCeltFest, the Madison Blues Picnic, and the Launchpad state finals. That's only the start, though, with the fun also including: productions of 'lt;i'gt;For What It's Worth'lt;/i'gt; and 'lt;i'gt;Ah, Wilderness!'lt;/i'gt;; Rooftop Cinema, Feast with ...
- Aspen to holds poetry contest on dog poop (Vail Daily)
ASPEN, Colorado — The city of Aspen wants the scoop on dog poop. By holding a poetry contest on canine feces, the city hopes to raise awareness about unclaimed dog poop in Aspen. In a survey conducted in October, Aspen residents deemed left-behind feces their biggest complaint about living here.
- Stephen Moss on the use of Morse code today (Guardian Unlimited)
One had assumed that Morse code's last hurrah (that's ···· ··- ·-· ... oh, life's just too short) had been in about 1944. But one had assumed wrong. The writer Alan Sillitoe, who trained as a wireless operator in the second world war, this week revealed that he still practises taking Morse every day, listening to chatter across the airwaves, including a French station that broadcasts poetry in ...
- Saved by poetry (The Star)
THIS book is based on the true story of Pan Yuliang, a famous artist who lived in early 19th century China. The novel kept me glued to from the start to the end with page after page of shocking revelations, scandals, erotic scenes, political upheavals, and dramatic romance.
- Best Bet (The Hunstville Item)
Best Bets items may be submitted up to two weeks in advance and are subject to editing. Items must be received by 1 p.m. to run the following day. Items must be submitted via e-mail or U.S. Postal Service. All submissions must be typed and may be e-mailed to newsroom@itemonline.com.
- Book briefs: Writers Institute; Holocaust biography on Saul Nitzberg - Sun-Sentinel.com
Book briefs: Writers Institute; Holocaust biography on Saul NitzbergSun-Sentinel.com, FL - 1 hour agoWorkshops on fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting and publishing will be featured. For information on fees, call 305-237-3940 or visit ...
- A Promising Start - San Francisco Gate
Ron Hansen's best novels, "Mariette in Ecstasy" (1991) and "Atticus" (1996), probe the realms of religion and ethics with uncommon intelligence and deeply felt characterizations of people in crisis. In the former, it's a nun inflamed by love for ...
- Elevating science to an art form - Malaysia Star
Elevating science to an art formMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 2 hours agoIf science requires rigorous mental discipline, the arts – painting, poetry, literature and so on – require deep thinking. And the best, most revolutionary ...
- Family ties to New Zealand for poet (Otago Daily Times)
Expatriate poet Fleur Adcock is grateful to New Zealand for the affection it has shown her, despite her having lived in England since 1963. Ms Adcock was named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature in the Queen's Birthday Honours today.
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