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- Scopes Trial story retold in poetry form - Baton Rouge Advocate
The nation’s attention was focused on a tiny town in the hills of Tennessee 83 years ago this summer. There, in the hamlet of Dayton, the forces of science and religion met in a mighty confrontation that became know as the Scopes Monkey Trial. Or ...
- Will Farrell make John Fante famous? (March 2006) - MSNBC
If you never read or even heard of John Fante don’t fret: you’re far from alone. If you’re lucky one of his books will somehow find its way to you, which is exactly what happened to me. My friend J lent me his copy of “Ask the Dust” a few ...
- Author draws library crowd - Youngstown Vindicator
Author draws library crowdYoungstown Vindicator, OH - 1 hour ago“Just because picture books are short, doesn’t mean that they’re easy to write. It’s like writing poetry and you have to choose just the right word,” she ...
- Schneider novel set during coming RNC - Minneapolis Star Tribune
You cannot help but love the opening line of Bart Schneider 's new novel, "The Man in the Blizzard" (Three Rivers Press, $14.95, 304 pages); the last word is so unexpected. Here it is: I don't know when I first discovered that Detective Bobby ...
- Music! Dancing! Theatre! And much more... (The Globe and Mail)
For its second edition, the arts event has expanded its boundaries. From the sounds of New Orleans to South Asian Shakespeare and fresh work from Joni Mitchell, here's what you need to see
- Scented Worlds - The Daily Star
The Daily StarScented WorldsThe Daily Star, Bangladesh - 4 minutes agoBefore they came to this country of cold rocks, they would read poetry to each other: soothing Tagore, fiery Nazrul. Now all those poems had become icy ...
- Dissecting Nas’ Untitled - Part 2 - Popmatters.com
Salaam Remi, with whom Nas has worked more than any other producer this decade, based this track around a sample of the Whatnaut’s “Message From a Black Man”. Unlike RZA, who recently sampled the same track on his latest Bobby Digital album in ...
- Holocaust survivor’s extraordinary story - WalesOnline
Holocaust survivor’s extraordinary storyWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 35 minutes agoProfessor Rapport’s re-telling of Anka’s story won her the 2007 Ethnographic Poetry Competition, sponsored by the US-based American Anthropology Association ...
- Slam some poetry (The Star)
EVER felt the urge to write an ode to chocolate cake? Or a sonnet about coffins? Perhaps you prefer limericks in which old ladies choke on apple crumble? At this month’s KL Poetry Slam, you get the chance to wax lyrical about life’s two certainties (forget taxes!): Death and Dessert.
- Sport (The West Australian)
Manchester City still wants to lure Brazilian star Ronaldinho from FC Barcelona. “The new manager is looking for new players to join the team.
- Portsmouth area religious services - Portsmouth Herald News
Portsmouth area religious servicesPortsmouth Herald News, NH - Jun 7, 200810 at 11:30 am, "Poetry Festival" featuring a poetry reading and a family-friendly workshop on reading and writing poetry. All programs are free and open to ...
- A Life in Movies: Guillermo Del Toro (Newsweek)
1. "Los Olvidados." Luis Buñuel's film is a searing indictment of urban conditions—but also a dark fable.
- 30 under 30 Honorees: LEWIS, GREGORY, KROELL, ROSENGARD - Windy City Times
30 under 30 Honorees: LEWIS, GREGORY, KROELL, ROSENGARDWindy City Times, IL - 7 hours agoFrom messy finger-paints and notebook doodles to angsty poetry, art has been a driving force for Lewis since his early years. Growing up, his cousins were ...
- Tiny Talents - The Ledger
On the Web’s amazing how-to sites, I am studying bar tricks. I should be learning, once and for all, how to do CPR, but all I really want to know is how to mix a Singapore Sling, palm a card and tongue-knot the stem of a maraschino cherry. The best ...
- Green: Changing the rules of baseball - Metro Boston
Green: Changing the rules of baseballMetro Boston, MA - 1 hour agoAdmittedly, it would be more pedantry than poetry to review every single pitch; surely we don’t need to go that far. But a middle ground that increases the ...
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