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- University Press books 'part of the mission' at NU (Daily Northwestern)
Walking into Northwestern University Press is almost like walking into a far corner of the campus library. The muffled tapping of fingers on a keyboard and the abrasive creaking of the front door break the silence. A simple table of books stands in for a front desk, and cubicle walls hide employees from sight.
- Lula Lounge a world beater (Toronto Sun)
Thanks to the Internet, local club makes a mark internationally with its eclectic lineup of artists
- Beyond definition - Financial Times
“To make dictionaries is dull work,” said Samuel Johnson. Well, yes and no. Several years ago I was staying with relatives in the Rupununi savannahs of Guyana, South America. El Nino had struck. The red earth was parched and the laterite roads ...
- DVDs to be released Tuesday, July 1 - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Norah Jones (left) and Natalie Portman star in "My Blueberry Nights," one of the movies to be released on DVD Tuesday. "My Blueberry Nights" Grammy-winning musician Norah Jones, making her film debut, is the weak link in this otherwise well-played ...
- Riffs: Swearin’ that Valli’s solo efforts were great - Nashville City Paper
Frankie Valli had already achieved rock ‘n’ roll fame and success by 1967 in his role as lead vocalist of the Four Seasons. His inspired falsetto and often spectacular singing on a host of classics since their first hit “Sherry” kept the band ...
- A rare slice of NZ railway history now online - Scoop
A contributor to the last issue of the New Zealand Railways Magazine in 1940 wrote that those who had not experienced a railway train had been “cheated” and “failed to share in one of the grandest experiences of life”. All issues of the ...
- Event Calendar this week - Denver Post
Event Calendar this weekDenver Post, CO - 4 hours agoPoetry slam Denver poet laureate, Cafe Nuba and Let Us Rise celebrate lyrical activism at Vision Slam in Five Points, with 15 of Colorado's most visionary ...
- Bridging History and Culture with Flor y Canto en el Barrio: A ... - Businesswire.com
SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, the San Francisco Public Library, and Litquake announced today the San Francisco International Poetry Festival — Flor y Canto en el Barrio : A Celebration of Latino ...
- In the Land of the Master Chess Player - Dissident Voice
In the Land of the Master Chess PlayerDissident Voice, CA - 9 hours agoClifton Ross represented the US in the Second World Poetry Festival of Venezuela in 2005 and his book of poems in Spanish, Traducir el Silencio, ...
- Fourth of July: Annual festival celebrates heritage - Sterling Journal-Advocate
The annual Heritage Festival Auction always draws a crowd of people, who bid on the Western-themed items donated by businesses and individuals in the community. An attendee over the antique cars on display at the 2007 Heritage Festival. Each year ...
- Kürşat Kızbaz’s ‘Rumi’ fit for TV rather than silver screen - Today's Zaman
Today's ZamanKürşat Kızbaz’s ‘Rumi’ fit for TV rather than silver screenToday's Zaman, Turkey - 2 hours agoReading Rumi’s poetry, you always imagine the two men to have Buddha-like smiles on their faces, ready to give you a huge bear hug should you run into them. ...
- You don't want to lose to (bleeping) Purdue - Aurora Beacon News
You don't want to lose to (bleeping) PurdueAurora Beacon News, IL - 9 hours agoIt was pure poetry. He promised his players that he was going to leave and "you (bleeping) guys will run until you can't eat supper. ...
- (#pharyngula on irc.synirc.net) - ScienceBlogs
(#pharyngula on irc.synirc.net)ScienceBlogs - 2 hours agoStay abreast of your favorite bloggers' latest and greatest via e-mail, via a daily digest. The introductory schtick to my talk at the Seattle Skeptics ...
- FIGHT CLUB - New York Post
June 15, 2008 -- BROOKLYN-BASED indie rockers the National are still riding high on the band's critically adored fourth album, "Boxer." But after talking to singer Matt Berninger (below, right) about its recording, it's clear that what goes on among ...
- Calendar » - UW Daily Online
Wendy Swartz, assistant professor of pre-modern Chinese literature, presents a discussion of Xie Lingyun’s poetry. 3:30 p.m. Free. Speed Racer, played by Emile Hirsch, a skilled young car driver who belongs to a family of racing fanatics, is ...
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