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- Funny man: David Sedaris (The New Zealand Herald)
David Sedaris is funny, no question about it. But is he as funny as he used to be? The US humorist has been making a living from publishing collections of essays since the 90s and is a regular in the New Yorker and on best-seller lists.
- COLUMN: Leyde: Murphey follows way of the West (The Salinas Californian)
Michael Martin Murphey isn't shy about sharing what his priorities are: The cowboy way, restoring the American prairie, longhorn cattle and preserving our Western heritage.
- An author's life/Ken Wylie (Northern Express)
“I went to West Africa for two years. Those two years were a transforming experience for me, an absolutely transforming experience.” Ken Wylie speaks like a writer, with detailed descriptions full of novelistic digressions, dramatic and sweeping.
- Ryan Adams' prose and poetry to be published - Entertainment.uk.msn.com
Ryan Adams is set to turn his hand to writing books, while simultaneously working on an art show AND a new album. Adams has signed a deal with Brooklyn-based publishing house Akashic Books who will put out the rockers first book of prose next year ...
- Poets share thoughts, ideas, emotions on stage (Galveston County Daily News)
GALVESTON — The group Poetic Voices hosts an open-mic night at Mod Reserve in Galveston, elevating poetry into performance art.
- Other ways to feast at the Picnic - Independent
MUSIC at a music festival? That's just for purists. Since its inception, Electric Picnic has built up a reputation for giving its punters a holistic festival experience. This year again at Stradbally , you can rock your socks off for the entire ...
- A rendering of a mural planned for the TNT Barbershop building at 3803 ... - Southwest Journal
Artists from throughout the nation will work with hundreds of local volunteers during the next four days to turn a stretch of south Nicollet Avenue into a mural Mecca. Ten murals will be painted on eight sites from July 24-27 during the Walldogs on ...
- Heron project is great fun - La Crosse Tribune
Recently, my 9-year-old friend and I accomplished what I call, “The Heron Project.” Within a very limited time frame, we visited 33 of our city’s herons. It was great fun. We used the La Crosse Tribune’s map and set about taking her picture ...
- Word on the street - Times Education Supplement
Pupils say the funniest things, especially in English lessons.... Is English spelling too hard for children to learn? Not according to the English teachers posting on our forums who were sceptical of a recent study by Masha Bell, a literacy ...
- Behind the scenes and beyond the speeches at the Tonys (Chicago Sun-Times)
NEW YORK — When playwright Tracy Letts thanked his backers for producing a new American play and casting it with "theater actors" he hit on one of the more intriguing aspects of Sunday night's Tony Awards.
- The Edge of Love (15) - The Independent
the film is much less about Thomas than it is about two women who were central to his life. It presents a portrait of friendship, not a portrait of the artist. I've not been able to look at the name Dylan Thomas without being reminded of Kingsley ...
- Wednesday's Child - Katie - WTNH.com
(WTNH) _ Katie is a 16-year old girl who is creative, adventurous and looking for a permanent home. Katie has some big plans for her life. She wants to go to college and she's considering a career working with children. On her down time Katie says ...
- Shady poetry contest gets religion - Ann Arbor News Blog
Another press release about a "special poetry contest" arrived in my mailbox today, this one sponsored by Golden Poets Guild of Golden, Colo. The headline announces it as a "Christian poetry contest," although contest director Audrey Mellon goes on ...
- 6th-round pick impressing 49ers coaches (San Jose Mercury News)
The 49ers have had more than their share of high-maintenance wide receivers. Terrell Owens, Antonio Bryant and Brandon Lloyd spring to mind. Fan blog | Forum | More 49ers
- Opening young eyes - Haaretz.com
Bedlam reigns in the Ramle kindergarten yard as the 5- and 6-year-olds await a visit by their peers from an Arab kindergarten in a distant neighborhood of the city. Their excitement is palpable as their diminutive guests finally enter the ...
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