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- CD reviews: The Hold Steady, Nas, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
When bands like Hinder, Buckcherry or 3 Doors Down are heralded by pop culture pundits as being saviors of rock, returning the genre to prominence after a dominant run of pop starlets and hip-hop acts, you can’t help but wonder if the pundits ever venture outside the Top 40. Case in point: Brooklyn-based The Hold Steady might be one of the best American rock bands hardly anyone knows. The ...
- Maui poets to compete in National Poetry Slam (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
WAILUKU, Maui (KHNL) - For the first time in three years, a team of poets from Maui will compete in the National Poetry Slam in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Charles Moskos, RIP - Outside Beltway
James Fallows passes on the said news that Charlie Moskos, the preeminent military sociologist of his era, died yesterday at the age of 74. The email from his wife of 41 years, Ilca, began: “Charles C. Moskos, of Santa Monica, Calif, formerly of ...
- Impact of books influences lives - Arizona Daily Star
Metamorphosis — change — is the theme of the Pima County Public Library's adult summer reading program, which ends July 19, and a larger library program that continues through April 2009. In the latter program, the library is asking Tucson ...
- Community Calendar - July 15, 2008 - Osakis Review
Community Calendar - July 15, 2008Osakis Review, MN - 16 hours agoOsakis Poetry Club meets at 7 pm at Osakis Visitor Center. Senior wellness exercise program at 11:45 am at West View Strength Center. ...
- Mama, that’s your star, Lula Belle - Moultrie Observer
Mama, that’s your star, Lula BelleMoultrie Observer, GA - 3 hours agoSo when you say someone owns a star, that’s just poetry. If you can’t park a bass boat on it or plant butterbeans on it, you’re speaking metaphorically. ...
- Why the Left Doesn't "Get" Obama - Huffingtonpost.com
I've been noticing a defensive note creeping into a lot of response to that "Obama moving to the center" criticism. My friend, Daniel Cardozo, takes a more positive view. Here's what he has to say: A remarkable lecture by neurologist and internet ...
- Taking Back The (Local) Media: The Carbuncles Under Our Noses - Atlantic Free Press
Taking Back The (Local) Media: The Carbuncles Under Our NosesAtlantic Free Press, Netherlands - 3 hours agoGary Corseri has published novels and poetry collections, edited the Manifestations anthology, had his dramas produced on Atlanta-PBS and elsewhere. ...
- 'Katorse Shorts': The long and short of it (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Watching "Katorse Shorts", an omnibus of short films produced by the Katorse Writers’ Group, "a group of young writer-filmmakers who were part of Ricky Lee’s 14th Scriptwriting Workshop"—as they describe themselves—one realizes how many films would have been better had they been shorter.
- to do - Star-Gazette
TWO VOICES ART OPENING, mixed media by Ileen Kaplan and Carol Spence ; Leidenfrost Vineyards, 5677 State Route 414, Hector. Carol Spence 564-9312 or cspence1378@aol.com . 2008 ELMIRA COLLEGE STUDENT "SMALL WORKS" EXHIBITION, works by EC students ...
- I'll take (a) Manhattan (The Standard-Times)
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme.
- Doggerel Days - Washington City Paper
Doggerel DaysWashington City Paper, DC - 1 hour ago“There are a bunch of corny, brilliant, heartbreaking poems about dogs getting old and dying, which touches one one of the two great themes of poetry: Death ...
- A date for all occasions - The National
A date for all occasionsThe National, United Arab Emirates - 6 hours agoThe Liwa Festival began as a one-day affair four years ago; this year it will involve other activities including a group wedding, Nabati poetry and ...
- Library rebuilding - Stuttgart Daily Leader
Library rebuildingStuttgart Daily Leader, AR - 11 minutes agoMonday night’s recited poetry had 25 attendees who sang songs, ate snacks and drew for prizes. “The next regular meeting of the ‘Teen Book Club’ will be ...
- George Carlin: An Appreciation - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The first reactions varied Monday when people learned of comedian George Carlin's death: "George Carlin, really?" "How old was he?" "Oh, man, too bad." But the second reactions were all the same. Like a proud aunt naming her nieces and nephews, folks ...
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