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- Thomas Disch, Novelist, Dies at 68 (New York Times)
Mr. Disch twisted the inherently twisted genre of science fiction in new, disturbing directions, including writing his last book in the voice of God.
- The Hold Steady: The best classic rock band you never heard of would make Petty and 'The Boss’ proud (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By PRESTON JONES When bands like Hinder, Buckcherry or 3 Doors Down are heralded by pop culture pundits as being saviors of rock, returning the genre to prominence after a dominant run of pop starlets and hip-hop acts, you can’t help but wonder if the pundits ever venture outside the Top 40. Case in point: Brooklyn-based The Hold Steady might be one of the best American rock bands hardly anyone ...
- In vodka veritas - Daily Telegraph
One night Fyodor, the eponymous hero of this modern Russian masterpiece, is seized by the thirst of a ferocious hangover. Without turning on the light, he takes up a bottle from a shelf and begins to drink. At the first gulp, he realises that it is ...
- Like butter - San Francisco Bay Guardian
Like butterSan Francisco Bay Guardian, CA - 22 minutes agoBecause frankly, even though I have spewed prose, poetry, and other art forms in praise of butter, I had kind of forgotten what it tasted like. ...
- Stage guide (The San Francisco Examiner)
SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - Tracy Letts couldn’t be hotter right now. The Chicago -based playwright, acclaimed for theater works including “Killer Joe” and “Man from Nebraska ,” recently won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for his drama, “August: Osage County .”
- Quiet, please; God speaking (Winnipeg Free Press)
"A monk is a man who has given up everything in order to possess everything . . . He has renounced his liberty in order to become free."
- Exclusive: Analyzing a Scene from August - ComingSoon.net
Exclusive: Analyzing a Scene from AugustComingSoon.net - 32 minutes agoPoetry must be made by all? Don't f*cking deny it. I've seen the bookshelves. I grew up with them. Cinderblocks, two by fours, You wanted to change the ...
- A meeting with Che Guevara - Rediff
1965 was a very eventful year in Algeria. Jammu and Kashmir [ Images ] leader Sheikh Abdullah, who had been released from prison in India, under the pretext of seeing Algerian Revolutionary leader and President Ben Bella turned up in Algiers and met ...
- Badal misused official machinery: Cong - Tribune
Levelling allegations of misuse of official machinery, the Congress today demanded a probe into the use of a government helicopter by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to tour Punjab for electioneering prior to the panchayat elections. The issue was ...
- Writing a haiku in German - often a tight squeeze - Nation - Thailand
Cologne's haiku workshop, held at the Museum of East Asian Art, often has up to 10 amateurs eager to read their latest poetry in German, a language of long words where it can often be a squeeze to distill an idea into such brief poem. Traditional ...
- Adam Rapp's "Blackbird" at The Bang and The Clatter Theatre Company ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tony Brown/The Plain Dealer Baylis (Sean Derry, left) and Froggy (Alanna Romansky) snuggle up on a urine-stained mattress in a scuzzy Lower Manhattan apartment in Adam Rapp's "Blackbird" at the Cleveland outpost of The Bang and the Clatter Theatre ...
- Bullwhip maestro helped 'Indy' star get cracking (Miami Herald)
Finding Nemo had its ''Fabulous Fish Guy'' to help keep Nemo and Dory swimming in morphologically true fashion. Snakes on a Plane relied on reptile wrangler Jules Sylvester to keep the titular stars slithering.
- A Lot More Joseph Arthur Music On The Way (ChartAttack.com)
Joseph Arthur has been a busy guy. The New York City-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer has been working diligently on a series of four EPs for his Lonely Astronauts label. The first two, Could We Survive and Crazy Rain, are already available online.
- 'Tumbleweed Revue' on tap at AVC - Antelope Valley Press
LANCASTER - Antelope Valley College's Theatre Arts Department will present "The Tumbleweed Revue" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Black Box Theater at the college, 3041 West Ave. K. "The Tumbleweed Revue" has something for everyone, with singers ...
- Danny Abse wins Wales book of the year - News Wales
BBC NewsDanny Abse wins Wales book of the yearNews Wales, UK - 5 hours agoIn 2003 his New and Collected Poems received the Special Commendation of the Poetry Book Society, and Running Late received the Roland Mathias Prize in ...Widower’s tale wins poet Abse book prize WalesOnlineThe Presence wins a Welsh book award guardian.co.ukTribute to lost wife is the Book of the Year WalesOnlineall 10 news articles
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