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- Master of the bench - The Australian
Master of the benchThe Australian, Australia - 3 hours agoHistory, literature politics, science, poetry. He's quite amazing in meetings and coffee breaks when we discuss whatever's going on. ...
- Performance: Patton Oswalt - Delaware Online
When a famously funny comedian comes to town for a gig, one whose fans have taken that comic's albums and listened to them beyond the mere point of memorization, there's only one request his giggling groupies have before he hops on stage: Bring ...
- The Diary: Susan Irvine - Financial Times
The Esoterics is not the name of an art-rock band but what my friend Lucy and I call the particular kind of event we invite each other to. I’ll invite her to a forum on Jacques Derrida. She’ll invite me to hear Iain Sinclair’s bearded cohorts ...
- Attention of any kind embarrasses me: Amitabh Bachchan - SantaBanta.com
Attention of any kind embarrasses me: Amitabh BachchanSantaBanta.com, India - 4 hours agoI always have pictured my Father and Mother singing it for one of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's Birthday's at the Teen Murti House, for the first time, ...
- Life-long bonds emerge from Minneapolis bridge tragedy - Argus Leader
MINNEAPOLIS - A year ago, Jennifer Holmes and Betsy Sathers were strangers. Now they golf together every Tuesday. Ron Engebretsen knew neither woman a year ago, but now he often calls one of them when he can’t sleep. On Aug. 1, 2007, they all lost ...
- In praise of the north (Guardian Unlimited)
Ten writers explain why everything about life in thenorth of England is the best in Britain
- Goodnight and Good Sales - Newsweek
President Bush's approval rating is mired in the high 20s, and his presidency is nearing its end-making this an ideal moment for a requiem for the Bush presidency, albeit an unconventional, and slightly controversial one. "Goodnight Bush," an ...
- Pairs burn survivor and mental health patient - The North Bay Nugget
Pairs burn survivor and mental health patientThe North Bay Nugget, Canada - Aug 24, 2008Davidson -- who had written poetry, stories and plays since age 16, but never had a story that deserved a novel" -- was teaching English in Japan when the ...
- Novel idea unveiled to create literary quarter on Royal Mile - Scotsman
Novel idea unveiled to create literary quarter on Royal MileScotsman, United Kingdom - 10 hours agoOther organisations involved would include the Scottish Poetry Library, the National Library of Scotland, the Writers' Museum and Canongate Books. ...
- Language as an open door - Daily Iowan
As far as the IWP is concerned, Madeleine Thien is a writer from Montréal. But she considers herself a product of multiple cultures, and it's apparent in her writing. "I live in French Canada," she said. "My parents speak two different languages and ...
- Literary listings for August (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Saturday "Warhol-o-Rama" (Carnegie Mellon University Press, $16.95) is a new collection of poetry by Peter Oresick, Ford City native, editor, poet and former publishing executive. ...
- Fleeting words - Haaretz.com
The death of poet Mahmoud Darwish, in an American hospital, far away from his land, grieves me. This man and his multifaceted poetry has occupied me since the 1960s. Even then he was already known as a young member of the group of poets and writers ...
- Author Spotlight: Lawrence Berger of Henrietta - Democrat and Chronicle
Lawrence (Larry) R. Berger : I live in Henrietta and work for the University of Rochester Medical Center's Strong Ties program. Most recent work : Dragon's Dance, Vol. 1 (self-produced, $10), a spoken-word CD of me reading my poetry. Backlist ...
- Sheehan Challenges Fed with Impromptu Street Theatre Protest - OpEdNews
Sheehan Challenges Fed with Impromptu Street Theatre ProtestOpEdNews, PA - 5 hours ago... publish hundreds of freelance magazine and newspaper articles and political commentary columns along with 7 books of poetry and short fiction. ...
- Zion Lutheran, Gibsonburg - Fremont News Messenger
Zion Lutheran, GibsonburgFremont News Messenger, OH - 2 hours agoThe weekend of worship and praise will start with a musical at 5 pm Saturday, featuring choirs from Fremont, Sandusky and Detroit, poetry reading, ...
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