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- Van Gogh's starry nights star in new MoMa show (USA Today)
Before Vincent van Gogh could make what would become one of the world's most famous and beloved images, he had to figure out how to use color to paint the blackness of night and how to do it in the dark.
- New Author Publishes First Poetry Collection on War, Politics, History ... - PR.com
African American poet E. O. Kean is the author of a first book of poetry that is as remarkable as its title. Savage: Poems and Prose Poems on War, Politics, History, Society. Mr. Kean’s view is from the left. His work spans decades, is politically ...
- Ryan Adams Announces New Cardinals Album - andPOP
(andPOP) - Ryan Adams and his band the Cardinals have confirmed they will release a new album, "Cardinology," on Oct. 28. The album via Lost Highway Records will feature twelve tracks, including first single "Fix It," which will be available ...
- Arboretum honors founder (Albany Times Union)
Festival on Saturday celebrates legacy of Landis founder ESPERANCE -- The Landis Arboretum will celebrate its founder's legacy Saturday with a day of family-friendly activities and a night of music by starlight.A renaissance man of his day, Arboretum founder Fred Lape was a poet, musician, English professor, writer and amateur botanist who attracted a following in the local community. ...
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- Stu Scott: Born On The Street And Hard As Hootie - Deadspin
DeadspinStu Scott: Born On The Street And Hard As HootieDeadspin, NY - Aug 12, 2008Scott was the star, though, unleashing a set of pipes that show why he's destined for poetry jam defness. And what was his song of choice? ...
- Vermeer's Hat, by Timothy Brook - The Independent
Tmothy Brook is a Canadian historian of China who has taken up the Shaw Chair of Chinese Studies at Oxford. His many publications range widely across the last half dozen centuries in China: the history of Buddhists, book collectors, Christian ...
- Stuart Kestenbaum's "Prayer for the Dead (Seattle Times)
Stuart Kestenbaum, the author of this week's poem, lost his brother Howard in the destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center...
- Community Events (Valley Reporter)
VT Festival of the Arts , August is Art! Visit www.vermontartfest.com for info on events, workshops, open studios, theater, concerts and more.
- Media-savvy Taliban hurting Afghan gov't - Edmonton Sun
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban have created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militia's views through songs available as ring tones, according to a ...
- Janet Jackson's nipple not "actionably indecent" - Salon
It has been four and a half years since 90 million people caught a glimpse of Janet Jackson's spangled nipple during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, and thankfully, people did eventually shut up about it. But today it's back in the news because a ...
- Author of 'Hitler's Irishmen' to read in Ennis, Co. Clare, for Western ... - Indymedia Ireland
A fascinating story of Irishmen behind the lines in Nazi Germany "A handful of Irishmen fought for Nazi Germany – but only two ever wore the uniform of the notorious Waffen-SS…" Terence O'Reilly, author of the best-selling Mercier Press 'Hitler's ...
- Former boxing champ finds solace in writing, will speak at workshop - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Former boxing champ finds solace in writing, will speak at workshopRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 1 hour agoMurray says he writes every day — in his journal, on scraps of paper or on his cell phone — whether it's poetry he composes in his head or a quote he thinks ...
- Blog: Hoping for some new readers (The Jackson Sun)
Howdy, hope a few new folks will start reading my blog, but, am very thankful for the regulars! When I started writing this, the entries were short and i shared my poems and songs.
- Sasha Frere-Jones: The Brazilian Girls at Terminal 5. (The New Yorker)
Sabina Sciubba has lived in Italy, Germany, France, and New York, and is currently the lead singer of a band called Brazilian Girls, which contains no Brazilians and only one girl. The group’s third album, “New York City,” is sung in five languages, though not all simultaneously. Perhaps the most . . .
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