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- Thurgood Marshall (Westland Observer)
Wednesday, July 2, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. A descendent of slaves, Marshall built an impressive law career fighting for civil rights and equality for all Americans before serving on the Supreme Court. Called "the most important Black man of this century" by "Ebony" contributor Juan Williams, Marshall often stood alone as the ...
- Calendar Girls picks and clicks for May 24-30 (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
(FILM) Unless you've been living under some ancient ruins, you've probably already heard that America's favorite archaeologist is back in action on the silver screen.
- Exhibition in Dubai: 'Iran Today' by Elham Moaidnia - Payvand
PayvandExhibition in Dubai: 'Iran Today' by Elham MoaidniaPayvand, Iran - 4 hours agoOne can observe Rumi poetry in many of her paintings, best described as post-expressionist and influenced by the great master Marc Chagall. ...
- Rock Me, Ahmadinejad! - TIME
Rock Me, Ahmadinejad!TIME - 38 minutes agoDe Burgh will share the stage with Iranian pop giants Arian, on whose forthcoming album he has collaborated — in one song, De Burgh even sings "I love you," ...
- Unorthodox station's voice may be muted - New Zealand Herald
With no front teeth, Pacotillo is an unlikely radio sensation. And his patter with members of his on-air posse sounds more like a group therapy session than a Saturday show. But then the broadcast is coming from the inside of a Buenos Aires ...
- Orkney’s St Magnus Festival: Sound of the summer (Independent)
Residents of Orkney do a good line in self-deprecation. When asked to pinpoint their island home, the traditional response appears to be: "The bit under the big black cloud on the BBC weather map." What they don't mention is that when the sun shines – and it does, frequently – this beautiful archipelago off the north coast of Scotland is a glorious place to visit. After all, if it were so ...
- Celebrate the Beginning of Dreams -- New Book is a Beautiful ... - Primenewswire (press release)
Celebrate the Beginning of Dreams -- New Book is a Beautiful ...Primenewswire (press release), CA - 2 hours agoShe started writing poetry and short stories when she was fourteen years old and in the eighth grade. Kiyana's early writing included short series stories ...
- Dancing to the Music of Time - Cyprus Observer
Dancing to the Music of TimeCyprus Observer, Cyprus - 27 minutes agoThese are difficult things to express, but the American poet Robert Bly who has translated Hafez describes a sonnet by him as moving forward like a Bach ...
- Possibly 4th Street #13: Peter Case « - Village Voice
Possibly 4th Street #13: Peter Case «Village Voice, NY - 1 hour agoAnd I was writing all sorts of weird 14-year-old poetry. You know, I had a girlfriend with long straight hair. She thought I was great. ...
- Gross Margin, by Laurent Quintreau Personal Days, by Ed Park - Independent
Gross Margin, by Laurent Quintreau Personal Days, by Ed ParkIndependent, UK - 13 minutes agoThere's the strange, modernist poetry of a trail of email subject headings, and the "instant folklore" of the internet age. "When you feel a tingling in ...
- Tapestry of Life… Ndidi’s days of little beginnings - Daily Sun
Daily SunTapestry of Life… Ndidi’s days of little beginningsDaily Sun, Nigeria - 19 hours agoThe painter also drew a connection between sculpture and paintings, poetry and folklore, stressing that the hallmark of creativity is dynamism. ...
- On view in Tel Aviv - Jerusalem Post
On view in Tel AvivJerusalem Post, Israel - 21 hours agoOr should pragmatism be thrown to the wind in search for pictorial alternatives as well as painterly techniques in the fields of melodrama, poetry or the ...
- The Architecture of Dartmouth: Our History Across the Landscape (Dartmouth Review)
Dartmouth ranks among the oldest colleges in America, and the deep sense of history and loyalty shared by alumni for their College over the centuries reflects this. Yet in terms of physical buildings, little remains that connects the students of today with Eleazar Wheelock’s wooden college.
- After much anticipation, critic's 'Waits' is finally over - Charleston Post Courier
After much anticipation, critic's 'Waits' is finally overCharleston Post Courier, SC - 4 hours agoOK, there was the awesome version of "Black Market Baby," followed by a single light bulb being lowered to the stage beside Waits, where it flickered while ...
- English Professors Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships (Newswise)
Paul Sorrentino was awarded a Guggenheim for his work on the life of Stephen Crane. Bob Hicok, awarded the Guggenheim for poetry, has been called one of the best poets of his generation. He also garnered the 2008 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry for his most recent collection, This Clumsy Living.
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