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- Newspaper and Magazine - Hartford Courant
It's been a hellish week for employees of The Courant, especially those of us who camp in the news department. It's nothing new — shrinking revenue, shrinking staff, shrinking number of newspaper pages devoted to the journalism we hold dear. But ...
- Out from the shadows: Elusive actress Debra Winger to speak about new ... - Jewish News Weekly
It’s the stuff of Hollywood legend: promising young ingénue Debra Winger makes Tinseltown A-list with a couple of star-making roles, then, Garbo-like, mysteriously disappears from the silver screen. Trouble is, the legend isn’t true. The 53-year ...
- Lara Feigel's top 10 smelly books - guardian.co.uk
Lara Feigel's top 10 smelly booksguardian.co.uk, UK - 46 minutes agoBaudelaire's poetry was dominated by the sensual and this collection is peppered with paeans to smell. He extols the odours of 'promises, perfumes, ...
- A closing Starbucks is a symbol of lost hope and luxury (Los Angeles Times)
Many inner-city residents of L.A. see the coffee shops as a seal of approval for their neighborhoods. R oby T. Chapel's history with Starbucks is long and sweet.
- Poetry, Underground - Huffingtonpost.com
Spreading an appreciation for poetry isn't easy in a country that doesn't read as much as it used to and doesn't value the arts as much it should. Let's face it: unless Maya Angelou is on Oprah, we poets don't tend to register on the national ...
- Cameron Sullivan: A new twist on an old bard - Tri-Valley Herald
Cameron Sullivan: A new twist on an old bardTri-Valley Herald, CA - 5 hours agoFive months of Shakespeare plays and sonnets plus lectures on poetry and novels spanning from John Milton to Daniel Defoe solidified my path toward a major ...
- Readiness in question - Wichita Falls Times Record News
A local valedictorian explains — ungrammatically — that “me and my friend” will take a trip this summer. A Wichita Falls school district administrator sends an e-mail, explaining that he is “sighting” number trends — not “citing.” A ...
- Flor y Canto: Celebrating Latino Poetry in San Francisco - New California Media
Flor y Canto: Celebrating Latino Poetry in San FranciscoNew California Media, CA - 51 minutes agoEditor's Note: Poetry is alive and well in San Francisco, home of the beat generation, and Latino poetry is thriving in its Mission District, ...
- Poetry session spotlights humorous verse pioneer (Gulf Times)
AN URDU forum has hosted a poetry session dedicated to Akbar Allahabadi, a pioneer of humorous and satirical verse. The forum, Anjuman Muhibban-e-Urdu Hind Qatar (AMUHQ), is affiliated to the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC).
- How did she do it? - guardian.co.uk
How did she do it?guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoAre the woods coming to life, as they do in the pantheistic poetry of Selwyn Crane, the novel's Tolstoyan dreamer? Does the scene symbolise female awakening ...
- On far too many issues, Obama's poetry doesn't rhyme (Seattle Times)
Barack Obama is such a stand-up guy that he'll stand up twice — once for each side of an issue. The poetry reading on change and hope...
- A paean to books and those who love them (Concord Monitor)
Though it deals with a dark period in history, this first novel is an essentially sunny work. It affirms the power of books to nourish people enduring hard times - not so surprising, since Mary Ann Shaffer, who died earlier this year, had a long career as a librarian, bookseller and editor.
- Joe Jackson @ Bridgewater Hall - Manchester Evening News
Joe Jackson @ Bridgewater HallManchester Evening News, UK - 2 hours agoThe centrepiece was the new song Solo (So Low), introduced by its creator as “a bit of a wrist-slasher, but it does have its funny side..or maybe that’s ...
- LAist Interview: Ed Park, founding editor of The Believer and ... - LAist
LAistLAist Interview: Ed Park, founding editor of The Believer and ...LAist, CA - 1 hour agoEditing is, I realize, part of what I do — at The Believer, at the Poetry Foundation website, and formerly at the Village Voice. ...
- Islam’s spiritual science - alt.muslim
alt.muslimIslam’s spiritual sciencealt.muslim - 2 hours ago... of Rumi often based on the Nicholson translation often with the help of a Persian speaker to a kind of contemporary, American medium of poetry. ...
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