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- Farewell to arms, hello to books (Manila Bulletin)
The 5 Stages of Grief, as applied to bibliophiles It’s the hard truth that we’re faced with every time we enter a book store, when we swap notes on authors loved or hated, or when we find ourselves talking about our latest reads with our friends: We will never be able to read all the good books in the world.
- Herring 'n' butterflies: Rick Jones remembers his tutor, WG Sebald (Independent)
The inaugural WG Sebald conference took place under heavy skies at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. The 100 international delegates slept in student residences designed to resemble ziggurat pyramids by the architect Denys Lasdun in the 1960s, when the concrete university came and robbed the city of its golf course. Such a pyramid is the Tower of Babel supposed to have been; apt for the ...
- Poet laureate Kay Ryan, a river of contradiction - Buffalo News
The Niagara River As though the river were a floor, we position our table and chairs upon it, eat, and have conversation. As it moves along, we notice –as calmly as though dining room paintings were being replaced –the changing scenes along the ...
- Richard A. Difillipo - Antiques and Arts Weekly
Antiques and Arts WeeklyRichard A. DifillipoAntiques and Arts Weekly, CT - 1 hour agoWE WILL BE OFFERING PERIOD AMERICAN FURNITURE, FINE SILVER, FINE ANTIQUE ACCESSORIES AND DECORATIVE ARTS Furniture; Pair of ca 1770, MA, Chippendale side ...
- Latitude 2008 - NME
With families enjoying poetry, dance and theatre on a beautiful riverbank site, Latitude festival could be Albion if only they sold smack-filled crêpes. Unlike Reading, there’s no litter, no drug casualties and only good, solid stools on display ...
- "When my sales went up my welcome from the Turkish literary scene ... - guardian.co.uk
"When my sales went up my welcome from the Turkish literary scene ...guardian.co.uk, UK - 47 minutes agoReaders who are attracted by Pamuk's political stance may like to explore the poetry of the late Nazim Hikmet, who brought modernism to Turkish literature ...
- Hopper: 'Vote' ain't got that 'Swing' - New York Daily News
Dennis Hopper is trashing a new movie: his own. The veteran actor plays Donald Greenleaf , a Democratic presidential candidate in Kevin Costner 's election comedy "Swing Vote," but feels that some of the greatest parts were left out. "I got cut out ...
- The Mexican emocalypse - Guardian Unlimited
A wave of anti-emo violence is sweeping Mexico, with 800-strong mobs of 'pop-listeners, skaters ... punks, rockabillies, goths, metalheads and basically anyone who's not emo' putting aside their differences to go beat up kids with big hair and ...
- 'Awesome August' events set at Landis - Oneonta Daily Star
'Awesome August' events set at LandisOneonta Daily Star, NY - 12 hours agoThose in attendance may share music, poetry, prose, artwork and crafts. Individuals will take turns on the stage along with area bands, soloists and ...
- Stigler veteran’s poem, artwork win national contest (Muskogee Phoenix)
Disabled veteran Connie Joe “CJ†Lockwood has finally earned recognition for his talent. After years of creating hundreds of poems, songs and paintings, he has won an award for the first time.
- Sadly these products are still on the shelves in Asian supermarkets ... - Globe and Mail
Bill Foonman from Jacksonville, United States writes: Canadian food products are poorly labeled at the best of times. It seems that it is more important to cram both official languages on the packaging than to clearly state nutritional details or ...
- Celebrated poet shares his work at MT - Sidelines Online (subscription)
Celebrated poet shares his work at MTSidelines Online (subscription), TN - 59 minutes agoDespite his accolades, Reiss remains humble about his work and insists that poetry is "not a highbrow experience." "To listen to a really good poem is like ...
- Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87 - Washington Post
Washington PostLesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87Washington Post, United States - Aug 28, 2008... they founded a San Francisco social club for lesbians in 1955 called the Daughters of Bilitis after a book of lesbian erotic poetry published in Paris. ...
- The Olympic winner who didn't get to be Tarzan (Orange County Register)
Securing a Gold Medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics was one of the defining moments of Don Bragg's life journey that has had its ups and downs.
- Laura Bush, Jenna Bush to Meet Book-Lovers at National Book Festival ... - Yahoo Finance
Co-Authors Laura Bush and Her Daughter, Jenna Bush, Will Present at the National Book Festival on the National Mall Sept. 27 WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter, Jenna Bush, co-authors of the book "Read All ...
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