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- Gracing the City - Philadelphia Daily News
The chauffeur waits in a white stretch limo for the two women, both artists in their 50s, both named Jane. One is glamorous, with camera-ready makeup, lustrous curls, and impeccable figure. The other is '60s-hipster plain. Thick shoulder-length hair ...
- At Our Best (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
P.E.O. Oregon Scholarship winners Two Corvallis women were recently honored as recipients of P.E.O. Oregon Marguerite Scholarships. Rebecca Otto and Jennifer Yarrow were selected after their nomination by Chapter CL of P.E.O. in Corvallis. Otto graduated from Crescent Valley High School in 2008 and is a freshman at the University of Portland with an interest in languages, archeology and ...
- Hall feted at 80, for new book - Laconia Citizen
Hall feted at 80, for new bookLaconia Citizen, NH - 1 hour agoAll three subjects figure prominently in Hall's opus which has included poetry, numerous prose works, plays and even sports journalism; but his writing ...
- Where's Weldon? - Los Angeles Times
The poet Weldon Kees was born in Beatrice, Neb., in 1914, though what's best known about him is that on July 18, 1955, his car was found abandoned with the keys still in the ignition in a parking lot on the Marin County side of the Golden Gate Bridge ...
- The dining scene - The Birmingham News - al.com
The dining sceneThe Birmingham News - al.com, AL - 3 hours agoRogers, who is known as Bluz, is the slam master and coach of SlamCharlotte, a competitive team of poets whom he led to National Poetry Slam victories in ...
- Talent showcased at Canwest Cabaret - National Post
Talent showcased at Canwest CabaretNational Post, Canada - 7 hours agoWearing black lace, O'Callaghan presented a sultry, languid Parisian glory. Her repertoire included Claude Debussy, Edith Piaf, Kurt Weill, Tom Waits, ...
- Bumbershoot's mighty literary lineup (Seattle Times)
Bumbershoot's Literary Arts lineup has something for everyone. Headliners include Sherman Alexie, Deb Caletti, Dan Clowes, Joshua Ferris, William Gibson, Nathan McCall, Joan Silber and Edmund White.
- Madonna caps a year of change by turning 50 - Hindustan Times
It seems to be happening to everyone at the moment: Prince, Michael Jackson, Sharon Stone, Alec Baldwin and Paddington Bear are all turning 50 this year with Madonna also blowing out her birthday cake candles next month. Indeed, the Material Girl ...
- Howard Live Calendar - Baltimore Sun
Howard Live CalendarBaltimore Sun, United States - Jul 18, 2008The theme is "Childhood," and includes an interview with and poetry by National Book Award winner Lucille Clifton; fiction by Tom Nugent and Rafael Alvarez, ...
- The best place to watch language evolve - Guardian Unlimited
Urban Dictionary might seem a frivolous place for a poet to go a-browsing. But it's a brilliant window on English in transition In just over an hour online I have learned 20 new words (or more properly neologisms). I have learned that to remove a ...
- FROM PROVOCATEUR TO POLITICO - Canada.com
Canada.comFROM PROVOCATEUR TO POLITICOCanada.com, Canada - 2 hours agoAside from writing a long-list of celebrated novels - two of which have been nominated for Governor General's Awards - poetry and essays on literature, ...
- Tina Fey reprises role as Sarah Palin on `SNL' - Grand Rapids Press
NEW YORK - Tina Fey reprised her role as Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live," again appearing as the Republican vice presidential candidate in an opening sketch. Saturday night's show -- the third of the season for the NBC comedy program -- brought ...
- DACC expands reach of literary magazine (The Danville Commercial-News)
Danville Area Community College has taken some initial steps in promoting the creative writing talents of the surrounding community.
- Patti Smith ends fest fetes on a high note - Toronto Star
Patti Smith ends fest fetes on a high noteToronto Star, Canada - 2 hours agoSmith played and recited poetry for over an hour, singing a cappella and playing acoustic guitar. She kept apologizing, saying she was sorry she was wearing ...
- Calendar today for Oct. 9 (Burlington County Times)
South Jersey Ghost Research Group lecture and seminar, 6:30 p.m., Evesham Library, 984 Tuckerton Road. Registra-tion required. Call (856) 983-1444. Bordentown City Fire Department Open House, hosted by Consolidated Fire Association and Hope Hose-Humane Co. No. 1, 7 p.m., Consolidated Fire, 20 Crosswicks St., Bord-entown City.
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