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- The Social Upheaval/Zombie Movie Index - New York Times Blogs
New York Times BlogsThe Social Upheaval/Zombie Movie IndexNew York Times Blogs, NY - 22 minutes ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- Open mic on Mare Island - Vallejo Times-Herald
A Poetry Open Mic will be held 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Panama Red Coffee cafe, inside the Vallejo Ferry Building, 289 Mare Island Way. The "Poetry by the Bay" event will also feature the local live band Malmortem. The public is invited. The Times ...
- The Lobo Threesome - UNM Daily Lobo (subscription)
UNM Daily Lobo (subscription)The Lobo ThreesomeUNM Daily Lobo (subscription), NM - 1 hour agoThe lyricist never graduated past the angst-poetry phase of his life, and the sound patterns and textures are predictable. Maybe if the songwriter did some ...
- Obama, Biden begin campaign journey - abc7.com
Obama, Biden begin campaign journeyabc7.com, CA - 20 hours ago"We're going to make sure that the names of African-American voters don't mysteriously disappear," he said. "Not this time! We will not be divided. ...
- Bring grammar lessons back to classroom, board urges - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
The National Curriculum Board has proposed traditional English and grammar lessons be reinstated in school classrooms to address a deterioration in writing skills. The recommendation comes after complaints from universities and business that students ...
- Jeremy Dodds launches debut book at writers reading series - Peterborough Examiner
Jeremy Dodds launches debut book at writers reading seriesPeterborough Examiner, Canada - 5 hours agoAward-winning poet, Trent University alumnus and Orono native Jeremy Dodds launches his debut poetry book on Nov. 20. Dodds will read from Crabwise to the ...
- Africa: 1000 Years of the Novel - AllAfrica.com
Africa: 1000 Years of the NovelAllAfrica.com, Washington - 13 minutes agoIt is Murasaki's empiricism and that powerful sensory immediacy so characteristic of Japanese novels, poetry and films combined with that irreducible sense ...
- A Dash of Mainstream and a Whole Lot of Metal (New York Times)
Ryan Adams?s playlist includes music by Mariah Carey, Saviours, Metallica, Xasthur and Jay-Z.
- Book ban ends rare Arab-Israeli cultural exchange (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
For 15 years Israeli Saleh Abbasi has traded books between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbours, fostering a rare cultural link.
- The fine art of Iranian political satire (The Daily Star Lebannon)
In Iran, satirizing the establishment can mean being slapped with a publication ban or even jail for an editor. Making fun of the president and senior leaders is not a task to be undertaken lightly. Tightrope-walking, as the publisher of the satirical bi-weekly Golagha (Mr. Nice) tends to refer to it, means having a keen sense of balance.
- CD REVIEW ; Metallica Mans Up - RedOrbit
CD REVIEW ; Metallica Mans UpRedOrbit, TX - 58 minutes agoBut no one's into Metallica for the poetry. As long as there's some good carnage - and there's plenty - the guys who fell in love with "Seek & Destroy" will ...
- China's poetry recital stars find fame with Internet vote - Xinhua
China's poetry recital stars find fame with Internet voteXinhua, China - 48 minutes agoThe 40-year-old from the eastern Anhui Province, Fang Baojiu, was leading the field of 179 performers one week into the three-week poetry recital contest ...
- New Thomas Pynchon book on the way? - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Rumors have begun circulating that Thomas Pynchon is at work on a new novel. And the rumors are pretty specific. Author Steven Moore has spoken to someone connected to Pynchon: The rep told me it's around 400 pages, and is a kind of noir detective ...
- Poetry artist Medina to read at Pub - Kenyon Collegian
Poetry artist Medina to read at PubKenyon Collegian, OH - 5 hours agoMedina writes and performs poetry, writes books, acts in theater and has even designed her own line of clothing. On Nov. 8, Social Board is sponsoring a ...
- Ferdowsi narrated tragic scenes with subtle satire: Ehterami - Tehran Times
He made a speech elaborating on the “Satire in Shahnameh” during a meeting at the Tehran’s Book City main branch on Wednesday. “Hyperbole brings gratification to the epic genre. Exaggeration and contrast between the legend and reality attract ...
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