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- The veil vs. French values (Salon.com)
A Muslim woman is denied citizenship -- some say because she wears the niqab.
- What's Happening - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
* Lost Nation's 22nd Annual Rustic Run, 6:30 a.m. registration, one-mile event starts at7:40 a.m. the four-mile event starts at 8 a.m. Details: 319-551-0582. * Dubuque Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, in area around City Hall. Live music will be ...
- When poetry was king (The Prague Post)
May Day may have been relatively quiet in Prague this year, but during the Cold War it was a political flash point. In 1947, the U.S. Congress decreed May 1 Loyalty Day, hoping to stave off its growing international communist overtones.
- Newly Named Poet Laureate Kay Ryan Ready To Assume Post - Post Chronicle
U.S. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named Kay Ryan as the library's 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09. Ryan, a 63-year-old California native, is to begin her duties in the fall, opening the library's annual literary ...
- Poetry by proxy (Leader-Telegram)
Fourth-grade students at Sherman School sat back in their chairs Tuesday, listening as Adora Svitak gave them tips on how to write poetry.
- Culture Ireland again / comment (July 8, 2008) - CIRCA Art Magazine
Culture Ireland again / comment (July 8, 2008)CIRCA Art Magazine, Ireland - 23 hours agoNot every poet wants to do a poetry reading or lecutre or fill out a grant application. What is true of the poet, Meade says, goes for writers more ...
- SF Chronicle Political Writer Enthuses Over Cosmetic JFK/Obama ... - News Busters
Did you know that John F. Kennedy had a whole bunch of pets and now Barack Obama is planning on getting a pet dog too? JFK gave a speech in Berlin and now Obama is preparing to do the same. JFK also spoke at a stadium during the 1960 Democrat ...
- Silence speaks loudly - Baker City Herald
Silence speaks loudlyBaker City Herald, OR - 36 minutes agoDielman repeated during last Tuesday's council meeting his contention that specifically Christian prayers during City Council meetings violate the US ...
- Town players of New Canaan’s summer show is Tom Jones & Harvey ... - Norwalk Plus Magazine
Town players of New Canaan’s summer show is Tom Jones & Harvey ...Norwalk Plus Magazine - 2 hours agoAt the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is a light romantic musical fable. Boy meets girl. ...
- The Beautiful Struggle (2008) (Entertainment Weekly)
It once seemed like every male memoirist of color needed a CV featuring prison time and drug addiction. Ta-Nehisi Coates (a former TIME staffer) sidestepped both, but his The Beautiful Struggle is as gripping as Piri Thomas' classic Down These Mean Streets . He reconstructs his formative years in Baltimore, focusing on his complicated family life (overseen by his dad, a strict, autodidactic ...
- Movie Review: The Dark Knight - SLAM Online
SLAM OnlineMovie Review: The Dark KnightSLAM Online, FL - 1 hour agoThe flick was so well written that it was like poetry on the silver screen. The twists in the plot and the action was phenomenal. The dark humor was great. ...
- Poetry contest inspires young writers (The Standard-Times)
DARTMOUTH — In honor of National Poetry Month, independent bookseller Baker Books hosted its 11th annual poetry writing contest for children in Grades K through 8.
- Obama, JFK parallels - real or media hype? (San Francisco Chronicle)
He's fired up youth with eloquent oratory and a message of change. He has the pearl-wearing wife and two adorable little kids. He's making plans for a huge speech in Berlin. So ask - or ask not: Is Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama channeling...
- Ancient Egyptian Folklore Is Source of Innovative Literary Collection (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Ancient Egyptian history, mythology, and poetry still reveal truths about human nature. In "Hermetica," Paul Kiritsis reinvents Egyptian literature by retelling myths, creating new poetry, and giving stunning insights into culture and life.
- Bronzeville film fest has Lennix in a featured role - Chicago Sun-Times
The Bronzeville Film Festival will begin Thursday at three South Side venues. The screenings, running through June 22, will feature a selection of movies and documentaries by black filmmakers that chronicle and celebrate the struggles and triumphs of ...
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