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- A look at dating (The Star)
DOES dating still exist? It’s hard to tell since the rules seem to have changed considerably in the last 10 to 20 years.
- It's sad/ world's not glad/ we are bad - ScrippsNews
Being a patriotic fellow, I am always saddened to learn that the good ol' USA isn't No. 1 in all fields. That was my reaction last week when I read an Associated Press story from Edinburgh, Scotland, that said a collector had paid $12,840 for 35 ...
- Edison teen learns lesson in standing up for herself (Miami Herald)
Never had Jeislee Alvarez imagined something so cold and humiliating as jail. There she was, all of 18 with her whole life ahead of her except for the grimy cell holding her back. Poet, pacificist and now jail bird No. 08-18621. Despite her tough-girl shell, the 5-foot-4 Miami Edison Senior High student feared using the toilet with other inmates and guards watching. Disgusted by the smell of the ...
- Afghan political dislocation contributes to Pashto literary revival (The Daily Star Lebannon)
Afghanistan's tumultuous history of the last three decades is behind the incredible popularity of poetry in Pashto, the language of the majority Pakhtoons in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The Pakhtoons are ethnic cousins of the Pashtuns, Afghanistan's largest ethnic group. Both speak dialects of Pashto.
- 'Southern Masters' opens retrospective at Ogden Museum of Southern Art (The Meridian Star)
For close to 50 years, artist, designer, and urban planner Robert Tannen has interwoven visionary urban schemes, many of which were realized, and environmental, social and urban commentary in his art.
- Garden-variety Shakespeare in the park - Pride Source
It is difficult to kill Shakespeare, and even more difficult to kill "Romeo and Juliet," now in production by the Water Works Theatre Company out-of-doors at Jaycee Park in Royal Oak. However, it is difficult to make Shakespeare truly come alive. The ...
- Dorothy Cunningham: A night with the Pops - Pasadena Star-News
Dorothy Cunningham: A night with the PopsPasadena Star-News, CA - 2 hours agoWith their spoken word poetry and their fast-paced repertoire, the artists had the audience intrigued as their story unfolded. It was a startling piece to ...
- Timing of the incredible Hull is poetry in promotion - guardian.co.uk
Timing of the incredible Hull is poetry in promotionguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago"That Whitsun, I was late getting away..." So begins one of the most celebrated poems of the last century, written in October 1958 at 32 Pearson Park, Hull, ...
- Still looking for ‘literary tattoos’ - Charleston City Paper
Still looking for ‘literary tattoos’Charleston City Paper, SC - Aug 1, 2008I am looking for you, even if you only have a line of poetry, a Biblical verse, a meaningful expression, or even some punctuation. That’s literary as far as ...
- Indian Culture and Social Life - Scoop
Indian Culture is one of the ancient cultures of the world and due to certain unique features; it is still before us in its original form. Similarly, Indian social life has had an identity of its own and for centuries, it has taught many lessons to ...
- A legacy from Newman to Lambeth? - Virtue Online
A legacy from Newman to Lambeth?Virtue Online, PA - 2 hours ago... life-long priest friend Ambrose St John, and the Pope has, interestingly, ordered that he be exhumed as part of his canonisation. The poetry of Hopkins, ...
- Playing the ponies at Thistledown and Northfield Park - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Scott Shaw/The Plain Dealer Thistledown racetrack. The image of the track used to be the grumbling old guy in the bad shirt, studying a dog-eared Racing Form through thick glasses and the smoke from a 50-cent stogie. Well, a lot has changed since ...
- Sheer poetry: The Regina Manifesto - Rabble.ca
Rabble.caSheer poetry: The Regina ManifestoRabble.ca, Canada - 5 hours agoOf particular interest is the detailed account of what needs to be done to build a country where people can be free. In order to warm up the audience for ...
- A festival of Indian dance - Times of Malta
Times of MaltaA festival of Indian danceTimes of Malta, Malta - 4 hours agoIndia's top dancer Vyjayanthi Kashi believes dance is like poetry. "Just as when you're fluent with your grammar, you make poetry instead of words," she ...
- Surviving Spike's laughter in the dark - Metro
Surviving Spike's laughter in the darkMetro, UK - 10 hours agoShe's his agent, his manager, his best friend, his mum. Sheer strength of character keeps her going even in the face of her own marriage collapsing. ...
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