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- As freedoms wane in ex-Soviet bloc, Ukraine fills the gap (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
A gloomy Vladimir Putin wears a Czarist crown, clutching a bag full of dollars and a miniature television tower. Filipp Pishchik says this and similar cartoons, depicting the former president as a corrupt leader who stifles free speech, got him in trouble with authorities and forced him to leave Moscow last year for neighboring Ukraine. "Ukraine is just great," said the ...
- Brawl over Barbie doll is heading to trial - AZCentral.com
LOS ANGELES - Four years ago, Mattel Inc. exhorted its executives to help save Barbie from a new doll clique called the Bratz. "The House is on Fire!" said an internal presentation on the decline of its iconic Barbie doll franchise. Market share was ...
- Sexual Perversity in Chicago (EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press)
The Actors Company is a really exciting fusion of some of Norfolk's best home-grown talent, including the region's own Radio 4 star, Carl Prekopp. This is a line-up that knows just the etiquette when it comes to Mamet's plays.
- A joyful song of perseverance - Scripps News
A joyful song of perseveranceScripps News, DC - 2 hours agoThey also take great care to enunciate the words, sometimes rapping rather than singing, transforming the music into spoken-word poetry. ...
- Review: Philharmonia Orchestra at Symphony Hall - Birmingham Post
Review: Philharmonia Orchestra at Symphony HallBirmingham Post, UK - 6 hours agoOf poetry, delicacy and tonal shading there was not a trace. The adagio had moments of beauty and tenderness but was often becalmed by the lethargic tempo. ...
- Iskcon ceremony (The Telegraph)
Snan Yatra of Lord Jagannath at Iskcon House, 5pm. Poetry-reading session and the staging of Achin Dweeper Khonje, based on a story by Jose Saramago, at Max Mueller Bhavan, 6pm.
- Scott Whitlock's blog - News Busters
Now that all signs point to Hillary Clinton's exit from the presidential race, Tuesday's "Good Morning America" chose to laud both Bill and Hillary Clinton as "iconic" and speculate, yet again, about an Obama/Clinton " dream ticket ." Over the span ...
- Margaret's Musings: And then there were three… - Hudson Star Observer
Margaret's Musings: And then there were three…Hudson Star Observer, WI - 1 hour agoThere were poetry readings and his declaration that the “plan was working.” As he slowly slipped out of what we think of as consciousness, we were all with ...
- For the lack of a taco, disaster (San Francisco Chronicle)
"Stars used to be the power lunch spot for City Hall insiders," writes spy M.G., but "that's so '90s." In the current era, the new Stars is Los Compadres taco truck, in the parking lot at Hayes and Polk. And now, writes M.G., one of many loyal customers...
- Lowertown Festival Kicks Off Holiday Weekend - WPSD TV
With gas prices higher than ever, some folks are opting to stay a little closer to home this 2008 Memorial Day weekend. There's plenty to do nearby, like the Lowertown Arts Festival in Paducah. Poetry and performance art mixed things up at the annual ...
- Debut novel shortlisted for Montana - Stuff
Mary McCallum is a finalist in the fiction category with her first book, The Blue . She is up against Laurence Fearnley, for Edwin & Matilda , Alice Tawhai, for Luminous , and Charlotte Grimshaw, for Opportunity . McCallum has been a broadcast ...
- Twist of Fate: The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story DVD Review - Wrestling 101
Twist of Fate: The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story DVD ReviewWrestling 101, UK - 1 hour agoHis poetry and song writing are mentioned in detail, as is his motocross track, sculpting and other aspects that make Jeff unique. ...
- STAGE REVIEW: 'Cyrano de Bergerac' a feast for the senses - Reading Eagle
CENTER VALLEY - The final offering of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's season is a sumptuous feast for the senses, as well as a brilliant rendering of one of the most romantic plays ever written: Emund Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac." With ...
- Norma Winstone: Britain's Poetic Jazz Singer - NPR News
Weekend Edition Sunday , July 13, 2008 - In a career spanning five decades, British jazz vocalist Norma Winstone has pioneered, experimented and collaborated to push her music to the cutting edge. She's developed "wordless" vocals, written her own ...
- making hay - ic Wales
making hayic Wales, United Kingdom - 45 minutes ago... Addyman Annexe where rows of books – antiquarian, photography, poetry, literature, cult, wit, travel, children – are testament to its specialist nature. ...
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