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- Qingdao, China: A six-pack of surprises - Newsday
QINGDAO, China - Millions of Chinese sun seekers annually visit Qingdao, the beach capital of northern China. It occupies a hilly peninsula on the eastern coast of the mainland that meets the Yellow Sea in a series of stunning bays. Olympic yachting ...
- McCartney, Daltry, Bennett and Brooks join Joel in Shea Stadium ... - Buffalo News
Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles famously ushered in a new era in rock 'n' roll four decades ago. He was joined by an all-star lineup of ...
- Weekend options: A Wookiee at Pinehaven Farms, Hmong exhibit - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Weekend options: A Wookiee at Pinehaven Farms, Hmong exhibitMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 14 minutes agoChallenge yourself by learning a few Hmong phrases or write down your thoughts about the exhibit at a poetry station. (9 am-8 pm today; 9 am-5 pm Sat.-Sun. ...
- Pulitzer-prize winning poet Hayden Carruth dead at 87 - Watertown Daily Times
MUNNSVILLE (AP) — During a long, distinguished career, Hayden Carruth wrote more than 30 books, winning the National Book Award for Poetry and the Pulitzer for his 1996 book "Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey." "He loved words, and he loved to use the ...
- Tango Diva Announces Shams Ensemble from Iran on Tour with the First ... - Forbes
Before the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, composer Kaykhoro Pournazeri enjoyed a career in traditional Persian music. He boasts a century-long music heritage and was a driving force in shaping the newest talent -- both men and women -- that came ...
- Catherine is new poet laureate - Leamington Spa Today
Catherine is new poet laureateLeamington Spa Today, UK - 13 hours agoShe said: "I'm delighted to be chosen and look forward to promoting the writing and enjoyment of poetry in Warwickshire." Runners up were Fran Hill and ...
- A prize misjudgment - Guardian Unlimited
Horace Engdahl has stuck his little stick of dynamite into the fundament of the literary world with his declaration that American literature is "too isolated and insular", too much up its own fundament, that is, to win the world's premier literary ...
- Best Bank Holiday events: Three days of fun start here... - Independent
Best Bank Holiday events: Three days of fun start here...Independent, UK - 4 hours agoShakespeare wrote it after Elizabeth I requested a play in which Falstaff fell in love. For more modern romantics, the evening is the perfect opportunity to ...
- Rappers and poets and artists -- oh my! (Miami Herald)
It's no secret that some of us, ahem, love little, off-the-beaten-path places, especially in this town, where paths may be off and may be beaten but rarely does the twain meet. One of those places is Circa 28 in Wynwood. On Friday, a bigger than usual fusion of art, poetry and music will occur, beginning with a live performance by monthly resident band Elastic Bond at 11 p.m. and continuing with ...
- Bush Vetoes Bill Outlawing CIA Waterboarding - Common Dreams
WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush on Saturday vetoed legislation passed by Congress that would have banned the CIA from using waterboarding and other controversial interrogation techniques. Lawmakers included the anti-torture measure in a ...
- Made of Honor - DVD Talk
Made of HonorDVD Talk, OR - 1 hour agoThe fantasy that "everything will work out" and "love conquers all obstacles" makes for great sophomoric poetry but it generally results in a level of ...
- Idan Raichel Project unites the sounds of Israel - Times Online
When somebody claims “to reflect the social character of Israel through musicâ€, it's hard not to respond with a sad shake of the head. But with 70 members, countless ethnicities, and ages ranging from 16 to 83, Idan Raichel's assertion that his ...
- Nude sculpture wins religious prize - Sydney Morning Herald
A provocative unravelling of an ancient Hindu goddess has won this year's Blake Prize - the first sculpture to take the top gong for religious art in the award's 57-year history. David Tucker's work, A Local Girl Comes Home , was awarded the prize ...
- Magazine to host day-long writers workshop - Desert Sun
Mary Sojourner, an author and commentator, will host "WRITE! A Desert Writers Workshop" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at The Sun Runner Magazine headquarters - 61855 29 Palms Highway in Joshua Tree. WRITE! will be an intensive all-day workshop for ...
- An ode to Joy Division, where Wordsworth met punk (The Globe and Mail)
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