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- Sault post-grad student proves herself 'best of the best' (The Sault Star)
When Rachel Burns showed up for her first day of kindergarten, she was already reading. And by her 11th birthday, she had poetry published in a U.S. magazine. Needless to say, Burns ascended to the top of her class at an early age. Since then, the former [...]
- Young woman killed in possible gang crossfire - Chicago Sun-Times
As a child, Ishma Stewart liked to park her kid-sized rocking chair in the middle of a family gathering, where she'd spin a tale about a girl named Wendy who lived within the colored bands of a rainbow. Sometimes, Ishma's living room performances ...
- Parts of Saddam Hussein's prison diaries released (CBC)
Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or other diseases during his U.S.-supervised captivity, a leading Arab newspaper said Monday in publishing excerpts of his prison writings.
- 'Only room for so many' (Post-Tribune)
Ulysses Chew bowed his head, absorbed booming bass tones into his body and penned his poetry. "I'm back in the building, back in the booth," Chew begins, "Who Dat? Mr. No Love, and this is the truth."
- Original look at 'Frankenstein' creator, friends - Akron Beacon Journal
I've never had a laudanum dream, but after seeing Frankenstein by the New World Performance Laboratory at the University of Akron's Sandefur Theatre on Saturday, I think I might be able to imagine one. Under the artful direction of James Slowiak, the ...
- Couple Seek New Hope in NYC Run of Monsterface June 5-28 - Playbill.com
Couple Seek New Hope in NYC Run of Monsterface June 5-28Playbill.com, NY - 1 hour agoCurrently, he is developing a project for HBO based on his award-winning, one-act play Ost and teaching poetry at Harlem's PS 101. ...
- Former Essex Junction student returns bearing gifts (The Burlington Free Press)
A former Thomas Fleming School student plans to return to the Essex school with 1,000 books in honor of a long-time teacher.
- Around the Area: 07.11.08 - 07.17.08 (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
ARTWORK: The art work of Rockport artists Clementina Rivera and Donna S. Warner opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Rialto Theater Gallery, 327 S. Commercial St., Aransas Pass. The exhibit will be on display through Aug. 24. Rivera's work speaks of the Texas coast and also brings her cultural background into play in a three-piece series representing abstract Mayan architecture.
- Hundreds impressed with offerings at Spring Spectacular - Florida Times-Union
Hundreds impressed with offerings at Spring SpectacularFlorida Times-Union, FL - 3 hours agoGeiger said she hopes everyone involved had a fun evening with the opportunity to celebrate their child's work, including student performances, ...
- Bassist and composer Christian McBride performs in a musical ... - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesBassist and composer Christian McBride performs in a musical ...Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoThe connection between jazz and spoken word reaches back at least as far as the beatnik poetry and jazz performances of the 1950s. ...
- Write on: Gathering for scribes of all sorts (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Writers of all experience levels and of all genres - from novels and short stories to memoirs, journals and poetry - will seek fellowship, comfort, advice, and even tough love from one another this weekend at the 60th Annual Philadelphia Writers' Conference.
- Asia's love of 'living art' koi fish growing (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Koi, an ornamental fish which enthusiasts liken to a moving work of art, are gaining popularity across Asia thanks to changing lifestyles and increasingly sophisticated tastes, experts say.
- A 'Finest Hour' for Presidential Candidates? - Wall Street Journal
In the late 1970s, Citibank adopted a tagline that captured its sun-doesn't-set brand promise, "The Citi Never Sleeps." This was dropped a decade ago, succeeded by several forgotten taglines. Now, Citibank has a new one: "Citi Never Sleeps." Is a ...
- Bush Fire Festival 2008 line-up unveiled - The Swazi Observer
Bush Fire Festival 2008 line-up unveiledThe Swazi Observer, Swaziland - 15 minutes agoSamm Farai Monro, one of the most popular & controversial poets in Zimbabwe, performs his Toyi-Toyi poetry - radical street poetry that mixes Shona with ...
- A celebration of freedom - Lancaster Newspapers
A celebration of freedomLancaster Newspapers, PA - 5 hours ago"I think why people get confused is because we have been taught that once the Emancipation Proclamation came along, all of the Africans were free and ...
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