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- Historicist: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Vice-Principal's Vacation (But Were Afraid to Ask) (Torontoist)
Every Saturday morning, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today.
- Former AP Haiti correspondent Michael Norton dies (Miami Herald)
Michael Norton - who spent nearly two decades covering Haiti's coups, rebellions and disasters for The Associated Press - died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 66.Norton chronicled the turmoil that followed former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier's ouster, spent almost a decade watching the rise and fall of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and wrote compelling accounts of ...
- New kid on the block (The Star)
INSIDE the elaborate set of Grey’s Anatomy in Los Angeles, where the cosy Emerald City Bar has been built, Chyler Leigh is having a ball of a time. “Coming in as an intern, coming into a place that’s already been established, it actually works quite well for me,” the 26-year-old says gently.
- Life's journeys shared by poet and novelist (The Reporter)
A poet and memoirist may seem an unlikely combination, but not in the case of Marcia Ivans and Ethel Lee-Miller who will appear at Bernardsville Public Library to speak about their books 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 29.
- 'Bottle Shock' is diluted and flat - Baltimore Sun
In a 1976 event that became known as "The Judgment of Paris," California wines beat French ones in a blind taste test. Bottle Shock wastes that intriguing bit of history and some seductive Napa Valley settings on a bland script that's part period ...
- FCC: Forging Corporate Control (Brick)
A painted sign on the side of the old Style Craft Uniform Co. at 734 West Broad Street lists some of what the new coffee shop inside has to offer. Free WiFi is a big draw. Local art, local music and local foods hit a soft spot with the hometown proud.
- Love - The Musical, Hammersmith Lyric, London (Independent)
The Icelandic company Vesturport first swung into our attention with an exuberant aerial version of Romeo and Juliet. Created by Gisli Orn Gardarsson and Vikingur Kristjansson and seen here in an English adaptation by David Farr, their latest show could be viewed as the obverse of that. Love is an earthbound musical that celebrates the passion of two people who find love at the end of their ...
- Award entries overflow with a rural theme - Central Western Daily
THERE’S something about the country which has been inspiring the Central West’s wordsmiths over the past few months. Judges of the 2008 Banjo Paterson Writing Awards have reported strong rural themes in many of the entries received in this year ...
- Insightful kids showing willingness to learn (The Arizona Republic)
There is no more important ingredient to the teaching and learning process than students who are willing to learn, and there are plenty of them, says Surprise expert Mark Ryan.
- Sustainable Life Calendar - Sherwood Gazette
Sherwood GazetteSustainable Life CalendarSherwood Gazette, OR - 17 minutes ago... www.belmontbusiness.org, 503-774-2832 The Friends of William Stafford, Oregon’s celebrated poet laureate, will hold its third annual Poetry and Potluck. ...
- First he took Toronto (Toronto Sun)
IN TOMORROW'S PAPER:
- In Praise of Political Insults - Wall Street Journal
The great American political insult is older than the nation itself. Ben Franklin, writing in 1771 before the States were even United, lamented "Libeling and Personal Abuse, which is of late Years become so disgraceful to our Country." Not even ...
- Pacific Market Center Hosts Gift & Home Accessories Show (The Gourmet Retailer)
Pacific Market Center will host the Summer Gift & Home Accessories Show, the Pacific Northwest's premier seven-day market event, August 13-19, 2008.
- Counting the Dead - New York Times
New York TimesCounting the DeadNew York Times, United States - 42 minutes agoBut the fragmentary forms and skittering attention of her poems suggest that 21st-century activist poetry may face some novel challenges, ...
- Slammin' Two Twin Cities teams have a shot at glory at the National Poetry Slam (Pioneer Press)
For spoken-word poets, the National Poetry Slam is the big enchilada — their moment in the spotlight, their shot at glory, an event that's equal parts backstage drama and family reunion.
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