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- BOOKS Fire in the hole!: David Sedaris - Windy City Times
BOOKS Fire in the hole!: David SedarisWindy City Times, IL - 6 hours agoI don't understand how, if two lesbians want to exchange bad poetry on a mountain top, that would threaten the marriage of the people who grew up next door ...
- CPS Rally At Soldier Field Draws Thousands (NBC 5 Chicago)
An estimated 35,000 CPS students attended the "Shout-Out for Schools" rally at Soldier Field, not only celebrating the end of the year, but also putting forward some serious issues.
- Sudanese Child Solider Trades Guns for Beats - Policy Innovations
Sudanese Child Solider Trades Guns for BeatsPolicy Innovations, NY - 4 hours ago"I liked it because it reminded me of how people used to talk poetry and rap in my village when I was small," Jal recalled of his first encounter with the ...
- Reliving Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers (International Herald Tribune)
Philippe Petit's high-wire walk between the towers of the World Trade Center in 1974 is the subject of "Man on Wire," James Marsh's thorough, understated and altogether enthralling documentary.
- Chiwetel Ejiofor has amassed impressive movie resume (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
In David Mamet's "Redbelt," Ejiofor continues his run of work with distinguished directors.
- Poets with roots in Brighton, Victor to appear here - Democrat and Chronicle
Poets with roots in Brighton and Victor will read from their works at 7 p.m. July 24 at Writers & Books, 740 University Ave. Admission is $6; $4 for W&B members. Call (585) 473-2590. Jessy Randall's book is A Day in Boyland (Ghost Road Press, $13.95 ...
- Denver's homeless play inspiring role - Rocky Mountain News
Cast members in Curious Theatre Company's The Denver Project dress like people on Denver's streets. A young woman who goes by "Angel" was telling her story to Steve Sapp. She'd been a teenage prostitute and drug user, clean for one year and now ...
- 24th Annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair Announces Featured ... - Forbes
CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair -- the largest free outdoor literary event in the Midwest -- is expected to draw up to 100,000 book lovers again this year to the two-day showcase, set in Chicago's historic ...
- Summer Poetry Reading: Heather McHugh - BU Today
Summer Poetry Reading: Heather McHughBU Today, MA - 5 hours agoHer works include Eyeshot, which was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize; Hinge & Sign: Poems, a finalist for the National Book Award. ...
- School News: NE area towns (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Poetry Contest The following are the winners of the Penfield Public Library's annual Teen Poetry Contest: Sixth Grade Division: 1. Rebecca Markajani, Bay Trail Middle School, Footprints in the Sand; 2. Aamir Zain, Allendale Columbia School, Excitement; 3. Alex Whitehair, Village Elementary School, Life as a Roller Coaster.
- Steel's themes stress hope (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
NEW YORK - It's only 9:33 a.m., but already Danielle Steel is having a lousy morning.
- Monsters of Achievement - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Monsters of AchievementChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - 4 hours agoAlthough American high schools may be bastions of mediocrity, that doesn’t prevent them from producing students who are what I like to call “monsters of ...
- New Details on Supermodel’s Suicide - Actress Archives
New Details on Supermodel’s SuicideActress Archives, NY - 2 hours agoWhile many had speculated that a lost love was the reason behind the suicide- Korshunova had recently posted poetry about her sentiments on love online- a ...
- Former teacher still remembered at 100 - Altoona Mirror
Former teacher still remembered at 100Altoona Mirror, PA - 10 minutes agoShe required us to remember poetry from some of the greats,'' Kimberlin said. Steckman has photographs of Kimberlin and Robinson's granddaughters on her ...
- Coeur d'Alene Soldier Buried at Arlington National Cemetery - Spokane Spokesman-Review
A highly decorated U.S. Army Special Forces sergeant major from Coeur d’Alene, who died May 9, was buried this afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Sgt. Maj. Bradly Conner, 41, was killed in an explosion while serving his fourth tour in ...
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