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- 1936 book for single women still timely (The News Journal)
"The chances are that at some time in your life, possibly only now and then between husbands, you will find yourself settling down to a solitary existence," wrote Vogue scribe Marjorie Hillis in the 1936 book "Live Alone and Like It."
- In living colour (Mail and Guardian)
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Thokozani Mthiyane's name may not be familiar in Johannesburg's mainstream arts and culture scene, but his enormous serpentine dreadlocks certainly are.
- What's in a Street Name? - WorldChanging
What's in a Street Name?WorldChanging - 17 hours agoIf the everyday poetry of losing oneself in the city is not something we should design out of the human experience, then we need to recognize that, ...
- Booker Prize? Who wants a literary award anyway? - Daily Telegraph
Token Asian; Oirish misery novelist; another token Asian; Guardian woman; gay; token Australian wild-card with beard who looks definitely a bit foreign. Hmm. I wonder which of the usual suspects on the shortlist is going to win the Booker Prize this ...
- John's rapid poetry is so rock 'n' roll - BirminghamMail.net
John's rapid poetry is so rock 'n' rollBirminghamMail.net, UK - 14 minutes agoI love the way he uses slang. I’ma big fan of Arctics and The Last Shadow Puppets are fantastic, obviously. Alex and me do social realism but cranked up a ...
- Gymnast predicts USA medal sweep in her sport - MSNBC
The world’s top all-around female gymnast predicts that the USA will sweep the medals in her sport at the 2008 Olympic Games. “Some of my toughest competition will come from my own team,” 16-year-old Shawn Johnson told TODAY co-host Meredith ...
- Sustainable Life Calendar - Sherwood Gazette
Sherwood GazetteSustainable Life CalendarSherwood Gazette, OR - 17 minutes ago... www.belmontbusiness.org, 503-774-2832 The Friends of William Stafford, Oregon’s celebrated poet laureate, will hold its third annual Poetry and Potluck. ...
- Jeanette Winterson wonders if modern life is too frenetic to find ... - Times Online
Jeanette Winterson wonders if modern life is too frenetic to find ...Times Online, UK - 1 hour agoA poem is the perfect compact form, and I spend a lot of time reciting poetry to myself - a line here, a line there to keep me in the richness of language, ...
- Prime Time Calendar the week Oct. 1, 2008 (Independent Press)
A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, is performed by The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, through Sunday, Oct. 5, in the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, Drew University, 36 Madison Ave., Madison. Call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ. org. Facing Sculpture,...
- David Letterman, Jay Leno, Sarah Palin (International Herald Tribune)
A roundup of the day's celebrity news.
- Combative writer had a soft spot for Windsor - Windsor Star
Combative writer had a soft spot for WindsorWindsor Star, Canada - 8 hours agoKnister is regarded as one of the first modern writers in Canada, both for his Imagist poetry and experimentation in his short stories and novels. ...
- Kids perform poetry at writer's workshop (Lancaster Eagle-Gazette)
LANCASTER - Jack Blankenship, a poet and Eagle-Gazettecorrespondent, penned his first-published poem while hiding underneath his parents' bed. His payment was a spanking and $5.
- Cleveland's WCLV to air complete 'Ring' cycle to salute Olympics - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Many music lovers consider Wagner's "Ring" cycle an event of Olympian proportions. After all, the saga contains almost 15 hours of music and requires singers of heroic accomplishments, not to mention a conductor and orchestra of inspired gifts. Peter ...
- Stores thinking outside the book - San Francisco Gate
As independent bookstores scramble to compete with chain stores and online retailers, one small Marin County bookseller found a way to survive. He got rid of the books. "The space was so small that people sitting in the cafe were practically on top ...
- Out of boundaries - Stockton Record
Out of boundariesStockton Record, CA - 9 hours ago"Euphorah" features elements of music, dance, video, stage acting and poetry, which come together in a unique way. "Everyone has something to gain from the ...
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