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- Perspective: Quiet, please; God speaking - Winnipeg Free Press
HOLLAND, Man. -- Unlike the mass of men inHenry David Thoreau's day, most of us lead lives of not-so-quiet desperation.Silence is a rare but little-valued commodity in our hyperactive world of instant sound-bites and endless to-do lists. It's ...
- B-52s refuel, get back in action with Lauper tour (Tacoma News Tribune)
The rejuvenated B-52s – Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson – are still dancing this mess around 30 years after their deliriously wacko hit “Rock Lobster” shook up common notions of what rock ’n’ roll should, and could, be.
- Movie capsules AZ, July 18 - phillyBurbs.com
Movie capsules AZ, July 18phillyBurbs.com, PA - Jul 18, 2008A miscast Shia LaBeouf ("Transformers") plays Indy’s ready-to-rumble teen sidekick, and Karen Allen returns from the original "Raiders of the Lost Ark" ...
- Creators try to capture book's beauty - Windsor Star
It was a novel that people thought was unfilmable: too poetic, too complex, too many characters, too many settings. Jeremy Podeswa, who would wind up adapting and directing the film, would write dozens of drafts of the screenplay to get it right ...
- Youngsters' poetry hopes - The Star
Youngsters' poetry hopesThe Star, UK - 6 hours agoThe 12 winners will be announced in July 4 and their poems will be displayed. Each winner will receive book tokens and a tour of Barnsley FC's ground.
- Mine your memories with Jan Drabek at Write on Bowen! - Bowen Island Undercurrent
Bowen Island UndercurrentMine your memories with Jan Drabek at Write on Bowen!Bowen Island Undercurrent, Canada - 58 minutes ago“Everybody’s got at least one book in them, and in this age of blogs and baring one’s bones, that’sa damn good thing,” says Drabek, whose workshop at the ...
- Study: Social Networking Teens Learn 21st Century Skills - TechNewsWorld
With social networking sites, teens can learn more than what their friends were up to last night, according to a University of Minnesota study. The teens who participated in the survey -- all from urban households with median-or-lower income levels ...
- Ecological visions on quilt - Inquirer.net
Ecological visions on quiltInquirer.net, Philippines - 1 hour ago“Central to all my creations is the message of love. Love for self, love for others, the love of solitude and the love of communion. ...
- Teacher, actor, activist - guardian.co.uk
Teacher, actor, activistguardian.co.uk, UK - 13 hours agoI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was one of the first works by an African-American woman to come to universal notice. In the last three decades she has ...
- Outskirts Press Announces One Night Stand, the Latest Highly ... - PR.com
Seattle, WA, July 08, 2008 --( PR.com )-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published One Night Stand by Betty Shafer, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 paperback in the Adult category is available worldwide on book retailer ...
- Hot-and-bothered Dingell slams 'bastard' Republicans (The Washington Examiner)
Maybe it's the summer heat that's making Washington politicians a tad grumpy.
- Bulletin Board: A list of events in Palm Beach County (Sun-Sentinel)
Today Al-Anon Family Groups , Boca Butterfly, beginner meeting 7 p.m., regular meeting 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 22094 Lyons Road, Boca Raton ; Men's Sunday, 7 to 8:15 p.m., Ascension Church, 2929 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach , free; call 561-278-3481 for both groups.
- Pulitzer Prize winner conducts Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society this ... - Wisconsin State Journal
For composer Aaron Jay Kernis, writing music is a way to explore life's fundamentals. Birth. Death. Creation and destruction, freedom and captivity. Kernis, who won the Pulitzer Prize at the age of 37 -- one of the youngest composers to do so -- will ...
- Divas for a Difference: Fundraising events celebrate words and theater - IdahoStatesman.com
Divas for a Difference: Fundraising events celebrate words and theaterIdahoStatesman.com, ID - 5 hours agoA "layer cake share" is $50, which includes the items above plus a CD of the team's poems and a ticket to a local poetry slam. ...
- These kids are poets (Ballard News-Tribune)
Kindergarten through second grade students at Whittier Elementary School are learning more than the alphabet, they are writing poetry. On May first, students held an Poetry Celebration assembly to read their poetry, written with the help of their teachers and writing coach Marci Von Deck.
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