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- Grimshaw reunites with award-winning characters (Otago Daily Times)
It's been a huge year for Auckland author Charlotte Grimshaw, who has been named not only the Montana Medal for fiction but also the Reviewer of the Year. She talks to Alastair Bull of NZPA.
- Theatre Unlimited (& sometimes Alfresco) - City Guide Magazine
Theatre Unlimited (& sometimes Alfresco)City Guide Magazine, NY - 29 minutes agoHair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical moves in on July 22nd (through August 17th) as a fully staged version of last September’s stellar 40th ...
- Have a night on the town without leaving town, effort boasts - High Springs Heralds
Have a night on the town without leaving town, effort boastsHigh Springs Heralds, FL - 2 hours agoAbout 30 people gathered to watch fellow residents recite poetry, perform monologues and do stand-up comedy. Particularly entertaining was an old Abbot and ...
- Thomas M. Disch, 1940-2008 - Mediabistro.com
As the holiday weekend drew to a close, science fiction fans were saddened as the news spread online: Thomas M. Disch had died Friday morning , an apparent suicide.
- The Welsh in America and the world - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh Post GazetteThe Welsh in America and the worldPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 9 hours ago... It's said that the Welsh excel in occupations that involve talking -- acting, preaching, teaching, politics, singing, reciting poetry and storytelling. ...
- Poetry contest winners are fine specimens of insincerity - Democrat and Chronicle
If you want a good poem and a good apology, ask a kid. Young people, fourth-graders to be exact, have emerged as the stars of the first-ever Connections Contrition poetry contest. The first-place winner, drumroll please, is Leah Warth, 10, of ...
- AP Top News at 3:36 a.m. EDT (The Washington Times)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Cheered by a roaring crowd, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. "America, this is our ...
- Thompson: School's out, but don't forget teachers - Kane County Chronicle
I’m not what you’d call an instructor. I don’t even like to show people how to work their computer, let alone summon the supernatural patience I’ve seen in the teachers I know. I am the daughter of a teacher, the niece of several teachers and ...
- Hope we get our first female Indian Idol this year: Javed Akhtar (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Young songwriters don't give enough importance to the craft of poetry, says screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar.
- THE MASTER OF MUSHROOM COOKERY - Mother Earth News
THE MASTER OF MUSHROOM COOKERYMother Earth News, KS - 3 hours agoThe flavors of wild mushrooms speak poetry in gourmet dishes in the world's best restaurants. You can match this mastery in your own kitchen. ...
- Did Robert Kennedy run 'The Last Campaign'? - Chicago Sun-Times
Always pungently observant, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, came up with an apt description of Robert Kennedy as he campaigned in 1968: “Bobby could have been a revolutionary priest.’’ She commented on a ...
- Mohammad Hanif lands on his feet - Times Online
Mohammad Hanif lands on his feetTimes Online, UK - 1 hour agoIt is what brings the protagonist and his best friend together for shared torment, poetry and eroticism in an elite Air Force barracks. ...
- Goodbye high school, hello college, and feeling torn (Norwalk Advocate)
DARIEN - It is three days until my high school graduation and to be honest, I really don't know what I am feeling. I'm torn between being ready to move on while at the same time having to say goodbye to the people I've made strong bonds with in the four years since I moved to Darien.
- UNT professor publishes new poetry collection (Denton Record-Chronicle)
University of North Texas English professor Bruce Bond’s Blind Rain, a book of poetry, was recently released by Louisiana State University Press. The book includes several elegies, many concerning last days and death of his father.
- Vetoes leave local entities scrambling for funding - Alexandria Daily Town Talk
Gov. Bobby Jindal's attempt to rein in "out-of-control" government spending has left several nonprofit organizations in Central Louisiana alternately scratching their heads and shaking their fists. Local cultural and tourism entities -- including the ...
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