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- Tilly and the Wall hang onto their whimsy - Tacoma News Tribune
Even though they may be twenty-something indie icons, Omaha’s Tilly and the Wall refuse to grow up. From the conception of their name (after a children’s book by Leo Lionni) to their singalong teen anthems, the five-piece can’t seem to shake ...
- Axe victim escaped 'rage' of Sydney - Canberra Times
The policewoman whose young children were killed in an axe murder in Cowra yesterday was glad to have escaped the "rage" of Sydney, and dreamt of writing plays and poems and playing the saxophone. Friends, relatives and police officers from the Cowra ...
- After 4 decades, 4,000 columns it is time to retire - Louisville Courier-Journal
One of my oft-used throwaway lines -- with all due credit to John Lennon -- is "Life is what happens while you're making other plans." The line, however, never gets thrown too far; it contains too much truth. Which makes it one of the reasons that ...
- Shelf life What's happening at area bookstores - Cincinnati.com
Breaking Dawn (Little, Brown Young Readers, $22.99) the fourth and final book in Stephenie Meyer's bestselling Twilight Saga vampire series is getting the Harry Potter treatment. There will be release parties nationwide Friday night leading up to the ...
- Buzz Out Loud 748: At play in the Web of Misery - CNet
Somehow today's show suddenly turned into a poetry slam, replete with economic gloom, the devastating hackery of coffee pots, and the slow creep of a fox on fire. All right, that's about enough of that annoying crap. In other news that may or may not ...
- Arts&Culture Zombie Haiku This summer, zombies / feast on flesh and poetry / neither one survives. (Chico News & Review)
After Robert Kirkman’s super-powered zombie runs at Marvel Comics, Ryan Mecum shows that no art form is safe with his collection of poetry, Zombie...
- Anecdote answers the origins of a Richard Hugo poem (The Oregonian)
You might come here Sunday on a whim. Say your life broke down. The last good kiss you had was years ago. You walk these streets laid out by the insane, past hotels that didn't last, bars that did, the tortured try of local drivers to accelerate their lives. Only churches are kept up.
- One rancher's solution to the 'Mexican invasion' - Orangeville Citizen
One rancher's solution to the 'Mexican invasion'Orangeville Citizen, Canada - 2 hours agoCowboy Poets — males and females of all ages — tell about everyday life on ranches throughout their poetry. The tales can be funny, sad, or philosophical, ...
- Poetry section was arduous but most enjoyed challenge - Irish Independent
Poetry section was arduous but most enjoyed challengeIrish Independent, Ireland - 1 hour agoBy COLIN BARTLEY Some teachers found the poetry section in the Leaving Cert ordinary level Engish paper arduous and long. Sheila Parsons, from the Holy ...
- OSUM recognizes 2008 academic achievers - Marion Star
OSUM recognizes 2008 academic achieversMarion Star, OH - 20 minutes agoStudents are recognized for their creative writing achievements in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction and chosen by judges who are published writers outside ...
- Reasons to be cheerful - New Zealand Herald
Reasons to be cheerfulNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 31 minutes agoThis is a wild new direction for Ireland - best known for his poetry and memoirs, along with five previous works of fiction - and he even goes so far as to ...
- 10 great festivals to cure the summertime blues (USA Today)
Music festivals are to summer what rock is to roll. USA TODAY gets the lowdown on late-summer and fall festivals from Rolling Stone executive editor Jason Fine.
- Urdu literary body launches website - Peninsula On-line
Peninsula On-lineUrdu literary body launches websitePeninsula On-line, Qatar - 33 minutes agoAnjuman Muhibban-e-Urdu Hind is a prominent Urdu organisation affiliated to the ICC and dedicated to promoting literature and poetry in the Urdu language. ...
- "To Katherine: At Fourteen Months" - Seattle Times
I'd guess you've all seen a toddler hold something over the edge of a high-chair and then let it drop, just for the fun of it. Here's a lovely picture of a small child learning the laws of physics.
- Marriage of love and art (Salem Statesman Journal)
The new Nic and Sloy show opening Friday at Bush Barn Art Center's A.N. Bush Gallery, "Time Cards," is not just another show for the married Salem artists.
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