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- Usain Bolt electrifies Beijing, winning the 200 in a world-record time - Seattle Times
Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts after his remarkable win in the 200. Wallace Spearmon, left, who was third, and Churandy Martina, right, who was second, were DQ'd. BEIJING — This time he ran every meter of the race. He didn't sightsee. He didn't ...
- Fear of losing children fuelled Cowichan Valley murder, court told (Victoria Times Colonist)
DUNCAN -- The thought of losing his three children to another man filled accused killer Dragan Jojic with terror, a B.C. Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.
- Michael Standen: Novelist and poet - The Independent
Michael Standen was an integral part of the literary scene of the North East, as novelist, poet, co-editor of the journal Other Poetry, an organiser of the invaluable Colpitts Poetry readings, and much else besides. He was born near London in 1937 ...
- EGYPT 80 REAL STAR ON CD (Guelph Mercury)
When Fela Kuti passed away in 1997, two sons were poised to carry on his legacy. The eldest, Femi, formed his own band and updated Fela's pioneering Afrobeat sound by working with European and North American collaborators including The Roots.
- Horror writer’s big ambitions - WalesOnline
Horror writer’s big ambitionsWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 51 minutes ago“I am currently working on a book of short stories and poetry,” he said. “I have not had anything published, but my passion drives me forward. ...
- Calendar of events: Starting June 6 - Salem Gazette
Calendar of events: Starting June 6Salem Gazette, USA - 12 hours agoSalem State College will present a free poetry reading by area women who were published in the Red Hen Press 2008 anthology, “Letters to the World: Women ...
- The Messenger of Athens, By Anne Zouroudi - Independent
The Messenger of Athens, By Anne ZouroudiIndependent, UK - 40 minutes agoIn the 1920s FantĂ´mas novels a "battered" body would be likely to be served up with chips; in any of Chandler's stories the plot rests on poetry. ...
- Auto-erotica topic of film - Nanaimo Daily News
Auto-erotica topic of filmNanaimo Daily News, Canada - 13 hours agoJordan Witham of Springfield, Mo., has romantic feelings for a Trans Am named Todd. "I write poetry about cars, I sing to them and talk to them just like a ...
- Cape Cod Academy Solar Sprint team shines - Barnstable Patriot
Cape Cod Academy Solar Sprint team shinesBarnstable Patriot, MA - 2 hours ago18 to 22, offers sessions for writers of poetry and prose. Taught by published authors with extensive experience in teaching young people, these classes ...
- Ever thine. Ever mine: How romantic are today's authors? - The Independent
The latest collection of historical love letters shows that authors were a romantic lot, finds Emma Hagestadt. But are today's writers as handy with a pen? There's a memorable moment in the recent movie, Sex and the City, when Carrie lugs out an ...
- Book review: Finding the deeper Albert Camus in his 'Notebooks, 1951-1959' (International Herald Tribune)
Beneath the author's ideological quarrels is a deeper unhappiness with the critical bent of the Paris intelligentsia.
- Step out to refresh with sweet music and see something new - Tryon Daily Bulletin
One of the things I love about Polk County is escaping after work on one of these hot days to cool off by the Pacolet River or even jump in a lake. Then once your cooled down and dried off your ready for an evening adventure with the wonderful local ...
- End the Diffusion - OpEdNews
OpEdNewsEnd the DiffusionOpEdNews, PA - 26 minutes agoLet’s start by doing away with the hyphenates – African-American, Hispanic-American, Native-America, et cetera – that persistently divide us and put ...
- Notes on despair - Buffalo News
Notes on despairBuffalo News, United States - 23 minutes agoIt’s the difference between writing poetry and scribbling in your diary. This is nominally country music, and most of the songs proceed at somnolent, ...
- From A to Zyxt - New York Times
From A to ZyxtNew York Times, United States - 3 hours agoThéophile Gautier read the dictionary to enrich and exoticize his poetry. Walter Pater read the dictionary to keep his prose pure and marmoreal — to learn ...
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