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- Enters $1.5 Billion Virtual Goods Market Company Launches First Venture in Partnership with Elvis Presley (INO News)
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 14, 2008--Millions of Us LLC, an agency specializing in virtual worlds and large online communities, today announced that it has launched a new company, "Virtual Greats," to take advantage of the rapidly growing market for virtual goods.
- Bridging the 'two cultures' of arts and science - Globe and Mail
Bridging the 'two cultures' of arts and scienceGlobe and Mail, Canada - 54 minutes ago(an exclamation that later became the title of a prose poem by Edgar Allan Poe, describing his solely intuitive conclusions on nature and the universe). ...
- 'One Remaining Star' shines bright - Gloucester Daily Times
Reading poetry is, for me, a bit like traveling to a foreign country. Perhaps I know some of the language, but am timid to speak it. In a poem, I may understand the gist of the words, but there is that aura of intrigue as I rest my gaze on unfamiliar ...
- Calendar of Events (New York Times)
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- Review: Gloria and The Hat, by Selima Hill - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukReview: Gloria and The Hat, by Selima Hillguardian.co.uk, UK - 39 minutes agoDespite Hill's recently "outing" herself as living with Asperger's syndrome, hers is a poetry of piercing emotional apprehension, lightly worn: "Although ...
- The Good Rat - Slate
If I can be said to have a favorite kind of column, it's one in which I can bring to your attention an exciting literary development—one whose importance has not received the notice it deserves outside the ivory tower—and then tell you what to ...
- 'Othello' -- without any tricks -- retains power - Albany Times Union
'Othello' -- without any tricks -- retains powerAlbany Times Union, NY - 8 hours agoAnd it absolutely clearly spoken while retaining Shakespeare's essential poetry. The text work that S&C is known for shines here, with lead actors John ...
- Edinburgh Comedy Festival kicks off - The Press Association
Edinburgh Comedy Festival kicks offThe Press Association - 3 hours agoIt features acts across the spectrum of sketch, poetry, musical and comic theatre. Comedians Mark Watson and Tim Minchin are among those performing as the ...
- 2 speakers compete at national tourney - Sharon Herald
Two Mercer High School speech team members competed last week at the 2008 National Forensic League National Tournament. The weeklong event, “Desert Lights Nationals,” was held June 13 through 18 in Las Vegas. More than 3,300 contestants and 1,800 ...
- Literary journeys lead back to childhood for 2 women (Daily Record)
While at Rocking Horse Ranch Resort recently, Marcia Ivans of Chatham Township asked her son for batting pointers so she could hit better in her next game with the Chatham Adult Women's Softball League. She's 68. He's 44.
- Pernik hosts festival for people with disabilities - Sofia Echo
Pernik hosts festival for people with disabilitiesSofia Echo, Bulgaria - 6 hours agoThe audience can enjoy a colourful mixture of musical and dancing performances, recitals, poetry reading, acting, craftwork, and basket weaving. ...
- Lutcher season tickets on sale Friday - Orange Leader
Lutcher season tickets on sale FridayOrange Leader, TX - 13 minutes ago“The Pajama Game,” the must-see musical of the season, scampers onto stage Oct. 14 at 7:30 pm Bright and riotously funny, this all-new production of the ...
- Regent Square poet favors words that allow for evolution - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Regent Square poet favors words that allow for evolutionPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 26 minutes agoBy Regis Behe Leslie Anne Mcilroy's life has changed dramatically since she released "Rare Space," her first full-length poetry collection, in 2001. ...
- Conor Oberst - Houston Press
Conor Oberst's lyrics tend to be heavy-handed with metaphors and language in general, often reading like a hipper, more literate version of a 16-year-old girl's poetry journal. His self-titled effort (and first under his given name) doesn't shy away ...
- Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction: the shortlist - Guardian Blogs
The big man himself ... but which book is a winner worthy of his name? Photograph: National Portrait Gallery/PA There are almost as many ways to read a book as there are books to read - in the bath, on the loo, or slumped in your favourite armchair ...
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