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- Superb epic 'Mongol' shows us Ghengis' Khan-do attitude - Orlando Sentinel
Superb epic 'Mongol' shows us Ghengis' Khan-do attitudeOrlando Sentinel, FL - 30 minutes agoWith a painter's eye for the brown, green, gray and white beauty of the steppes and a flair for finding poetry, myth and romance in a harsh and bloody tale, ...
- Are men victims of forced abortions? - Salon
At age 20, Yi Qiang Yang married his 17-year-old wife in a traditional ceremony; they were still years away from meeting China's age requirement for legal marriage. His wife soon became pregnant, but in the middle of her third trimester, local ...
- Roethke's Poetry Rooted in Humble Beginnings - NPR News
All Things Considered , May 25, 2008 · The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Theodore Roethke's work is known for its clarity, intensity and haunting images. And throughout his life, a major source of inspiration and comfort came from his childhood home ...
- ‘Carpetbagger’s Children’ is storytelling at its best - Cleveland Jewish News
‘Carpetbagger’s Children’ is storytelling at its bestCleveland Jewish News, OH - 13 minutes agoThe play, tenderly directed by Lucia Colombi, captures the understated elegance of Foote’s lyrical prose. The intimacy of the performance space at Studio ...
- In Praise of Vulgarity - Reason.com
Who will ever forget the strangeness of the first images out of post-Taliban Afghanistan, when the streets ran with beards? As one city after another was abandoned by Taliban soldiers, crowds of happy men lined up to get their first legal shave in ...
- Outfront and center: Bad poetry returns! - Charlotte.com
When the Observer's Doug Robarchek retired in 2005, the humor columnist known as the Outfront Guy single-handedly caused a citywide shortage of cheesy jokes that make you laugh in spite of yourself. For readers who've been jonesing for an Outfront ...
- TV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86 - The Associated Press
The Associated PressTV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86The Associated Press - 17 hours agoOther times, Gibson, clutching a flower, would recite nonsensical poetry or Johnson would impersonate a comical Nazi spy. "Laugh-In" astounded audiences and ...
- LifeWays hands out awards at celebration - The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
LifeWays hands out awards at celebrationThe Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com, MI - 1 hour agoFollowing a catered lunch, members of the J-Town Clubhouse entertained with an original song, poetry and inspirational readings. ...
- Charles Van Doren - Hartford Courant
The annual summer lecture sponsored by the Litchfield County Writers Project will feature a talk called "Poems of Love, Poems of Loss' by Charles Van Doren on the life and works of Emily Dickinson. Van Doren has written more than a dozen books and ...
- Someone You Should Know: Sean G - WCTV
Someone You Should Know: Sean GWCTV, FL - 1 hour agoI used to have to go to poetry readings to get an open mike. I had to beg for stage time." Whether it's the Second City or Saturday Night Live, ...
- Grammy's wisdom - Alton Telegraph
Grammy's wisdomAlton Telegraph, IL - 21 minutes ago"The majority of things that we go through on the journey through life are more informative than the destination," she said. Miller's first book of poetry, ...
- University of Arizona Press Earns Top Honors - University of Arizona News (press release)
University of Arizona News (press release)University of Arizona Press Earns Top HonorsUniversity of Arizona News (press release), AZ - 9 minutes agoIt publishes two critically acclaimed series in fiction and poetry, "Sun Tracks: An American Indian Literary Series," and "Camino del Sol: A Latina and ...
- The 5-minute Interview: Alina Ibragimova, Musician - The Independent
At 14, Alina Ibragimova, was the youngest person to win the Royal Philharmonic Society's Emily Anderson Prize. Now 22 she has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, winning a scholarship in 2005, and is a Radio 3 new generation artist If I ...
- Ohioana Library honoring writers from the Buckeye state - Dublin Villager
For the second time in the past 12 months, Ohioana Library will hold a book festival to highlight the state's writers. Though it might seem unusual to have a festival twice in a year, the upcoming event will mark the start of Ohioana's yearly spring ...
- Rediscovering Aenid, the epic of the West - Daily Telegraph
There is a superb exhibition at the British Library at the moment based on the great Indian national epic, the Ramayana. On display are illustrated manuscripts in the possession of the library, showing the wanderings and adventures of Rama, the ...
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