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- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dead at 67 (Las Vegas Sun)
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 (12:06 a.m.) Mahmoud Darwish, a Palestinian cultural icon whose poetry eloquently told of his people's experiences of exile, occupation and infighting, died Saturday in Houston. He was 67.
- Molestation suspect in N.H. after Mexico arrest - Seattle Times
A sex offender who lived with a family after prison, then fled after being accused of molesting their 5-year-old son, appeared in court Friday following his return from Mexico, where he apparently spent a decade on the lam. The FBI had put Jon ...
- The Bulletin Board - Queen Anne News
The Bulletin BoardQueen Anne News, WA - 1 hour agoSAT Festival of art in action with artists, poetry readings, face painters, music by Commandr Whitehead, 10 am - 5 pm Saturday, Aug. ...
- Butts’ fabric creations a blend of art, poetry - The Chronicle Herald
Wilma Butts’ silk chiffon bubble scarves in an Arashi (pole wrapped) pleated shibori technique have small pebbles encased in silk at their ends. Butts exhibits both art and clothing in her show, Dynamic Resistance, at the Craig Gallery, Alderney ...
- Scuba accident victim's coma now considered irreversible (Cyber Diver News Network)
GINNIE SPRINGS, Florida (1 July 2008) — The coma that enveloped Shannon Leigh Lewis, one of Austin's most honored spoken-word poets, turned irreversible Monday. She had entered the coma after a June 14 cave diving accident near Ginnie Springs, Florida.
- Serb fugitive captured at last - Globe and Mail
With the capture late last night of one of the world's most wanted war-crimes fugitives, the new government of Serbia made a major move toward leading its country in from the cold. For years, Serbia has been cut off from normal economic and political ...
- Nigeria: 'Mediocres Are Killing Country's Publishing Industry' - AllAfrica.com
Nigeria: 'Mediocres Are Killing Country's Publishing Industry'AllAfrica.com, Washington - 2 hours agoIf you write a textbook on Biology, a book of poetry, short stories, novel, you'll wear your shoes out walking from one publishing house to another, ...
- Urban Theatre & Entertainment Festival kicks off in Fort Lauderdale ... - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
The first-ever Urban Theatre & Entertainment Festival in 2006 barely registered a blip on South Florida's cultural radar but that's changing as the second one approaches. The UTEF — and awards — due July 29-Aug. 2 has become the third face in a ...
- Poetry legend Faraz passes away - Pakistan Daily Mail
Poetry legend Faraz passes awayPakistan Daily Mail, Pakistan - 9 hours agoHe said the decision to allow him to return to Pakistan was made at the request of members of his family who believe that his recovery might pick up in his ...
- Bash'd gives its regards to off-Broadway - Canada.com
The Calgary Fringe Festival returns to town Aug. 1 in a new location in Inglewood and we'll be spending a lot of time there in the coming weeks. As a bit of tease, we thought we'd catch up with Chris Craddock, the Edmonton actor and playwright who ...
- China's total urban makeover (Los Angeles Times)
As the Olympic Games approached, authors witness an extreme makeover in Beijing that all but erases the past. IN THE fall of 2005, I moved to Beijing to work on the launch of the Chinese edition of Sports Illustrated. Booming, prosperous China, with an ever-expanding mass media and leisure class, was undergoing a sports-industrial evolution similar to that which the United States had ...
- Play Day in Park set for Friday (Salina Journal)
The 33rd Annual Play Day in the Park will be from noon-4 p.m. Friday at Oakdale Park, sponsored by the Salina Parks and Recreation Department. Free hot dogs, chips, watermelon, ice cream bars, popsicles and soft drinks will be available beginning at noon.
- Elegy’ is sensitive depiction of man’s last chance at love - Daily Gazette
“Elegy” is such a beautiful word. It at once encompasses and transcends sorrow, sadness and regret. It is, properly speaking, a lament — a word and feeling one comprehends with a tremor of recognition. The longer one lives, the more profound is ...
- Sami Al-Arian: From Exoneration to Criminal Indictment - Bay Area Indymedia
Sami Al-Arian: From Exoneration to Criminal IndictmentBay Area Indymedia, CA - 4 hours agoOn the web site maintained for him (yassinaref.com), Aref responded to the Appeals Court decision in prose and poetry. Below are extended excerpts. ...
- African music icons for Madiba celebration - Star
A truly African concert will bring Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations home to the continent on August 23 at the Johannesburg Stadium. Starting at 11am, the Madiba Concert will be a musical birthday party for the father of the nation and will ...
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