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- Schools Open, and First Test Is Iraqi Safety - The Ledger
Schools Open, and First Test Is Iraqi SafetyThe Ledger, FL - 1 hour agoStanding in its crumbling courtyard, he fantasized about reviving the theater, stocking a library and holding poetry readings.
- The world of Etan Thomas (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Etan Thomas finished practice with the Washington Wizards yesterday at the Siegel Center, sat down on a trainer's table and addressed matters of the heart. There's the physical part: Thomas, a 6-10 backup center, is returning after missing last season because of heart surgery to repair a leaking aortic valve. And the feeling part: Thomas is passionate in his social and political views.
- Mourning and Melancholia: Pierre Michon's 'Small Lives' - New York Sun
Mourning and Melancholia: Pierre Michon's 'Small Lives'New York Sun, United States - 30 minutes agoBoth an experiment in hagiography and an episodic confession, "Small Lives," first published in 1984, immortalizes the author's failure to love those who ...
- August 2008 - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
After a summer slumber, Baltimore’s literary scene will pick up this month. Some events that you should place on your calendar now : One Maryland One Book. In the first statewide reading program, Marylanders are being asked to read and discuss A ...
- New Indian Bible Draws Fire over Hindu References - Christian Post
A new Indian version of the Bible recently, published by the Catholic Church, has run into controversy over its inclusion of verses from the Bhagavad Gita, a form of Hindu chant, and references to the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. An illustration in ...
- Minister's gift of poem keeps giving 32 years later (Knoxville News Sentinel)
GREENVILLE, N.C. - For 32 years, Lynn Morgan of West Knoxville has held onto a poem handwritten for her in the corner booth of the restaurant inside the Days Inn on Lovell Road.
- The outdoors is great for Lincoln Center's free performances (The Star-Ledger)
Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors. Where: Damrosch Park Bandshell, Lincoln Center, 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, New York. When: Various times, beginning at 8 Thursday and running through Aug. 24. How much: Free. Call (212) 875-5766 or visit LincolnCenter.org .
- Nickelsville emptied in uneventful police sweep; 22 arrested - Seattle Times
Seattle police tell John Clark, seated, that he must vacate the homeless encampment known as Nickelsville. Clark refused to leave and was taken away by police. JOHN LOK / THE SEATTLE TIMES Before police arrived, volunteers and residents worked on ...
- Nice guys can still finish first - Detroit News
John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, have been doing so much to help Barack Obama's presidential campaign lately. I wondered, as I watched Obama's debate performance, why he was doing so little to give them a hand. His dry ...
- Ted's Picks: Five things to do in Denver and nearby (Vail Daily)
The Drunkard National Convention, sponsored by Modern Drunkard magazine, is this weekend in Denver. Everybody’s talking about the DNC — the candidates, the speeches, the parties and whether or not that salt-and-pepper-haired dude at the Tattered Cover really was George Clooney.
- A new generation of icky, angsty, inspirational books for teens ... - Calgary Herald
Calgary HeraldA new generation of icky, angsty, inspirational books for teens ...Calgary Herald, Canada - 4 hours agoYellowknife poetry slammer Shane Koyczan is a burly yet magnetic performer who stuns his audiences with mind-blowing performances. ...
- Roll up, roll up (Otago Daily Times)
There are probably just about as many opinions on the nature, meaning and worth of art as there are people who consume it. But it can safely be said it is as old as the hills and the caves they sometimes harbour.
- The Bible takes an Eastern influence (Mudgee Guardian)
THE words of the Bhagavadgita, the songs of a Hindu mystic and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi have all found a place in a controversial Bible published in India.
- Portrait of a tangled triangle - Boston Globe
"Dear Daddy, I hate you. Lots of love, Julia," the 6-year-old wrote her addled, drug-and-drink-soaked, alternately violent and tender poet father. As for her artist mother - abusive, hysterical, sex-obsessed - Julia Blackburn's memoir is charged with ...
- Sarah Palin Is Not A Woman, Not Really - Anorak.co.uk (satire)
Sarah Palin Is Not A Woman, Not ReallyAnorak.co.uk (satire), UK - 14 minutes agoSarah Palin Is Not A Woman, Not Really - WHY Sarah Palin is not a real women, by Menstrual Poetry: Not only is Sarah Palin not a feminist, she is . ...
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