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- Authors grieve over Wallace's apparent suicide (The Oklahoman)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The literary world is in grief for David Foster Wallace, an author of seemingly unstoppable curiosity, imagination and ambition who apparently killed himself last week. Readers are seeking out his work, including his 1,000-page novel "Infinite Jest" and the essay collection "Consider the Lobster." Wallace, who wrote with an explosive, ironic, but deeply serious passion about ...
- Schools in Texas get OK for elective Bible course - Houston Chronicle
OlberlinSchools in Texas get OK for elective Bible courseHouston Chronicle, United States - 4 hours agoAll of the attention focused on the controversy, together with scrutiny from such groups as the American Civil Liberties Union and Texas Freedom Network ...State board approves standards for Bible course KXAN-TVall 167 news articles
- Major festival marks tenth anniversary of death - Hebdenbridge Today
Major festival marks tenth anniversary of deathHebdenbridge Today, UK - 1 hour agoHe said: "In later life Ted Hughes always acknowledged the profound effect on his poetry of his boyhood spent in Mytholmroyd exploring the woods and moors ...
- Movie scraps - Austin 360 (subscription)
Movie scrapsAustin 360 (subscription), TX - 7 hours agoRed Salmon Arts and the Mexican American Cultural Center present “Writing Behind Bars,†featuring a screening of “Writ Writer†and a poetry reading by Jorge ...
- Sunday's child - IdahoStatesman.com
Sunday's childIdahoStatesman.com, ID - 1 hour agoI like to read and I also write songs and poetry. I'm a pretty good artist, and I like to draw outdoor settings and abstract designs. ...
- Q&A: Patapon 's Rolito Talks Art And Inspiration - Gamasutra
[In this special column, originally printed on sister editor weblog GameSetWatch , Drew Taylor focuses on the art and substance of video game culture with a look at PSP title Patapon , speaking to innovative French artist Rolito about the visual ...
- SWM Seeks A Real Page Turner - Electric City
SWM Seeks A Real Page TurnerElectric City, PA - 1 hour agoAs well, those who look to Charles Bukowski's hungover Monday bar room poetry for inspiration might encounter trouble finding a pertinent message in William ...
- Pride of Place West Lake, buzzing Hangzhou’s center of calm - Inquirer.net
Pride of Place West Lake, buzzing Hangzhou’s center of calmInquirer.net, Philippines - 8 hours agoImmortalized in painting, music and poetry, images of West Lake have been transmitted to each Chinese. Since the early dynasties up to this day, ...
- The Dark Knight, round 2. - GreenCine
Times OnlineThe Dark Knight, round 2.GreenCine, CA - 15 hours ago"Warner Bros has continued to drain the poetry, fantasy, and comedy out of Tim Burton's original conception for Batman (1989), completing the job of ...Video: Ledger Lauded at 'Dark Knight' Premiere AssociatedPressThe Dark Knight (IMAX Cinema Blendall 997 news articles
- Pack of cards - Al-Ahram Weekly
Al-Ahram WeeklyPack of cardsAl-Ahram Weekly, Egypt - 7 hours ago... Charge d'Affaires of the Lebanese Embassy in Cairo Ali Al-Halabi, deputy head of the Egyptian-Lebanese Friendship Association Ghazi Nasser, ...
- Beck's surprise ending - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesBeck's surprise endingLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago"The imagery is coming out of whatever amalgamation of the Delta blues and Beat poetry and film and punk and the things that I grew up with," he added. ...
- One scholar's roots: UMass digs in to renew interest in WEB Du ... - Amherst Bulletin
One scholar's roots: UMass digs in to renew interest in WEB Du ...Amherst Bulletin, MA - 13 minutes agoThere has been a re-emergence over the last six years of interest in Du Bois and collaboration among leaders of New England African American historical ...
- Grit after grit - National Post
Wall Street JournalGrit after gritNational Post, Canada - Jul 15, 2008It has almost become a cliche to call The Hold Steady a true-blue American band. The Brooklyn-based outfit is more like new American cuisine-- traditional ...The Hold Steady: The best classic rock band you never heard of ... Fort Worth Star Telegramall 66 news articles
- Artist of the week no 6: Eva Rothschild (Guardian Unlimited)
When it comes to Eva Rothschild, it is difficult to avoid cliches. Her sculptures are so venomous, all that seedy sex shop leatherette and vinyl just crying out for a good wiping down.
- Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87 (The Desert Sun)
Del Martin, a pioneering lesbian rights activist who with her lifelong partner became a symbol for the movement to legalize gay marriage, died Wednesday morning. She was 87.
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