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- The art of sports (China Daily)
Discover the essence of poetry in motion at a special exhibit at the National Art Museum of China. Colors and Olympics, a massive exhibition coinciding with the Beijing Games, showcases more than 700 paintings and sculptures by artists from 81 countries.
- Feats on film: Get real for high drama (Independent)
It can be said with reasonable certainty that Philippe Petit is the only tightrope walker to have appeared on Desert Island Discs. In 2005, while recounting an extraordinary life spent with his head in the clouds, the French high-wire artist also became the first "islander" to cue up works by Morricone and Dvorak alongside obscure Jewish chants. His luxury: "An object found by my father that ...
- Round Table for Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - Capitol Hill Blue
Round Table for Wednesday, August 13, 2008Capitol Hill Blue, VA - 3 hours agoAnd soldiers, when not actually fighting, were expected to make their living aws poets, and much of their poetry still exists. Aztec architecture is almost ...
- Critics question focus, rationale behind arts cuts - Globe and Mail
Government criticized for not being forthcoming with information about cuts to a slew of arts-and-culture programs ... Read the full article Political Junkie from Canada writes: A problem for the conservatives in doing the right thing is that ...
- Kalima Invites Americans to Nominate US Literature for Translation ... - Forbes
Kalima--an innovative United Arab Emirates-based cultural initiative whose mission is to translate more than 100 works of classic and contemporary titles each year into Arabic--today launched a program inviting Americans to nominate literature by US ...
- Colonialfest comes to Farmers Market - Brookings Register
Colonialfest comes to Farmers MarketBrookings Register, SD - 45 minutes agoVocalist Elisabeth Hunsted will perform from 9-9 :45, as will Christine French, who will recite colonial-era poetry and readings to the crowd throughout the ...
- Bringing up Mommy: Saying prayer for my saving grace (Centre Daily Times)
This week 20 years ago, people were praying and meditating for me as I gave birth to my first child, a tow-haired boy with thick brows, long eyelashes and wide hands like his grandfather's.ÂÂ
- Writer offered a young Barack Obama advice on life - Boston Herald
H ONOLULU - At key moments in his adolescence, Barack Obama could not turn to a father he hardly knew. Instead, he looked to a left-leaning black journalist and poet for advice on living in a world of black and white. Frank Marshall Davis had his ...
- No Theme, but Writers Aplenty - New York Times
No Theme, but Writers AplentyNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoat the Public Theater in 2006, has written about six interconnected African-American men dealing with an unexpected phenomenon. Oz Scott will direct. ...
- Youth Literature Fest coming to U. of I., area schools, community ... - Inside Illinois
Youth Literature Fest coming to U. of I., area schools, community ...Inside Illinois, IL - 54 minutes ago... readings by festival guests, and enjoy storytelling, puppetry, films, a ventriloquist, exhibits, a poetry café for teenagers, and musical performances. ...
- Thursday Event: Day of the Dead Season - College Times
Thursday Event: Day of the Dead SeasonCollege Times, AZ - 16 hours agoLa Calaca Cabaret combines poetry, music, dance and theater on one stage to welcome in the season with artists Zarco Guerrero, Liliana de Leon and many ...
- ‘Bulleh’ being enacted at Alhamra - Daily Times
‘Bulleh’ being enacted at AlhamraDaily Times, Pakistan - 1 hour agoThe play is based on the great poet’s life story. The play is written by Shahid Nadeem and directed by Madeeha Gauhar. It reflects the poetry and the events ...
- On the Verge of a Hmong-American Literary Movement (New America Media)
A member of a Hmong-American writers' group reflects on the importance of the written word in a culture that did not have a written language until the 1950s.
- Gathering of authors - Pasadena Star-News
It was a love of books, authors, reading, or a combination of all, that led hundreds to Westminster Gardens in Duarte on Saturday to see more than 40 authors and a half-dozen artists participate in the sixth annual Festival of Authors. There ...
- Philippe Petit between the Twin Towers. (Magnolia Pictures and ... - International Herald Tribune
Philippe Petit between the Twin Towers. (Magnolia Pictures and ...International Herald Tribune, France - 3 hours agoBut it is also worth recalling that the Trade Center inspired more love posthumously than while it stood. Petit was an exception. ...
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