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- Roger Hall; WWII spy who made it fun in his memoir; 89 (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Roger Hall, 89, who wrote “You're Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger,” a wry memoir about World War II spycraft that became a cult classic in intelligence circles and appealed to a wide audience for its irreverence, died July 20 at his home in Wilmington, Del. He had congestive heart failure.
- Left-wing forum pays homage to actor Mohammed Bakri - Ynetnews
Left-wing forum pays homage to actor Mohammed BakriYnetnews, Israel - 1 hour agoIn solidarity with the controversy around his disputed documentary “Jenin, Jenin,” the evening will feature performance numbers and literary and poetry ...
- Today in History - Aug. 4 - The Ledger
Today is Monday, Aug. 4, the 217th day of 2008. There are 149 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 4, 1944, Nazi police raided the secret annex of a building in Amsterdam and arrested eight people, including 15-year-old Anne ...
- The Week In Books: A feast of rich and dark materials - The Independent
Monoculture threatens literature just as much as landscape. If featureless plains of soya beans or oilseed rape can ruin not just the charm but the resilience of an eco-system, then a reading culture built around a narrow band of middle-of-the-road ...
- North Texas Events, September 5 (Wichita Falls Times Record News)
RECEPTION FOR “JOHN KINGERLEE: RECENT WORK” 6-8 p.m. today, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, 2 Eureka Circle, MSU. Part of a 12-city tour. It is the first comprehensive American exhibition representing his recent work.
- Joyce Carol Oates enters 'tabloid hell' - Idaho Press-Tribune
Joyce Carol Oates enters 'tabloid hell'Idaho Press-Tribune, ID - 6 hours agoThe way to handle broken narrators, perhaps, is to try to find poetry in their plain speech. But Oates has already done that — her “Zombie” is a brilliant ...
- 21st annual mayor's walk draws a crowd - St. George Daily Spectrum
21st annual mayor's walk draws a crowdSt. George Daily Spectrum, UT - 3 hours agoMcArthur walked down the course with his megaphone, singing “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” and reciting poetry. Jolene and 10-year-old Leighton Ipson, ...
- Galgut delivers the goods (Mail and Guardian)
The Impostor Damon Galgut (Penguin) Jane Rosenthal Damon Galgut's last novel, The Good Doctor , was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2003 and won the Commonwealth Writer's Prize.His new novel, easily as good, is set in some nameless dorp within easy reach of Port Elizabeth, which conforms to the usual pattern of such places with a farmer's co-op and a coloured/black woongebied (location).
- Libraries schedule book events: Local stores host authors, events - Nashua Telegraph
BROOKLINE The following events are scheduled to take place at the Brookline Public Library 16 Main St. For more information, call 673-3330. • Preschool storytime, for children up to age 6, resumes at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, and continues ...
- AC artist Diane Wehr seeks to capture an animal's 'personality' - Casa Grande Valley Newspapers
AC artist Diane Wehr seeks to capture an animal's 'personality'Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ - 2 hours ago"Not just paintings, but poetry, dance, theater and other forms of art." Diane said that feedback and support from other artists is another benefit of ...
- Ray City mayor gets poetic in new book - Valdosta Daily Times
RAY CITY — Carl Camon had never felt much interest in poetry. He had nothing against it. He’d listen if poems were offered but he didn’t seek poetry. Life kept him busy. Camon is the mayor of the Berrien County town of Ray City. He and wife ...
- Movie scraps - Austin 360 (subscription)
Movie scrapsAustin 360 (subscription), TX - 7 hours agoRed Salmon Arts and the Mexican American Cultural Center present “Writing Behind Bars,” featuring a screening of “Writ Writer” and a poetry reading by Jorge ...
- Taj Mahal harvests blues from around the world - Toledo Blade
Taj Mahal harvests blues from around the worldToledo Blade, OH - 7 minutes agoThese were guys with a third-grade education writing poetry that still stands today: "I'm gonna get up in the morning/and I believe I'll dust my broom. ...
- Getting His Goat: Fun at the Mid-State Fair - Times Press Recorder
Getting His Goat: Fun at the Mid-State FairTimes Press Recorder, CA - 2 hours agoFeatured public contests include: the ugliest cake, famous cookie recipe, adult cake decorating, good ol’ cowboy poetry, junior fashion show, ...
- Cactus Cafe a campus jewel (The Daily Texan)
The Cactus Cafe, located at the far west end of the Texas Union, is one of the oldest sections in the central hub of campus. Despite being a long-term part of campus life, though, it has such a unique flavor and atmosphere that it seems totally separate from every other part of campus.
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