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- Monday Medley - Pueblo Chieftain
Long before shoppers explored the cyber wonder-worlds of amazon.com and eBay, there was an alternative to shopping in person: catalogs. This is noteworthy because today marks the 136th anniversary of the first mail-order catalog, published by ...
- The mighty maverick brought down by hubris (Guardian Unlimited)
Even when he was a hairy leftwing councillor giving the Callaghan and Thatcher governments a hard time over rate-capping, there was something different about David Blunkett, apart from the remarkable fact that the young Sheffield firebrand had been blind from birth
- Collection shows Rivera's genius in Chicano genre - El Paso Times
Collection shows Rivera's genius in Chicano genreEl Paso Times, TX - 2 hours agoWhile Rivera assumed that his fiction would be read by a larger audience, he viewed his poetry as somewhat more personal. "His fiction he wrote for his ...
- History's father - Globe and Mail
History's fatherGlobe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours agoHistory, like poetry, began with war. Around 440 BC, some three centuries after Homer, singing of the wrath of Achilles, composed The Iliad, a Greek by the ...
- If we're comfortable in our non-belief, why bash believers? - Chicago Sun-Times
Albert Einstein's letter, containing a short rant about God and the Bible, sold recently for 25 times its expected price, thanks, in part, to professional atheist Richard Dawkins being one of the unsuccessful bidders. It's long been said religion is ...
- Human pincushion welcomes Olympics with head of flags - Reuters South Africa
Human pincushion welcomes Olympics with head of flagsReuters South Africa, South Africa - 12 hours agoBEIJING, July 10 (Reuters Life!) - Wen Shengchu wanted to welcome Olympic visitors from around the world to China, so he decided to set up over 200 ...
- 117 more things to do today >> - Seattle Weekly
Slipknot, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, 36 Crazyfists, Black Tide White River Amphitheatre Wed., July 9, 1:00pm South King County Foo Fighters KeyArena Wed., July 9, 7:00pm Queen Anne Girl In A Coma, Papermache, Jerry Peerson, Stop Motion ...
- Book hits close to home for author - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Book hits close to home for authorMilwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 1 hour agoNow, all these years later, Balistreri is still a member of the club and is about to have her first book of poetry published, too. ...
- The Killer: Anatomy Of A Mat Villain (The Post and Courier)
A recent story on Killer Kowalski brought back a flood of memories about one of pro wrestling’s truly great villains. Killer was one of those classic heels who knew how to generate heat back in the days when that rare and innate ability separated the men from the boys in the wrestling business. He made a nice living by being mean and playing the bad guy to perfection.
- Concert brings Madiba birthday to Africa (The Star)
A truly African concert will bring Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations home to the continent on August 23 at the Johannesburg Stadium.
- Simon Critchley's top 10 philosophers' deaths - guardian.co.uk
Simon Critchley's top 10 philosophers' deathsguardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours agoHe found a vocation in teaching philosophy, although his passions still lie in music, poetry and politics. The Book of Dead Philosophers is his eighth book. ...
- Examiner Feeds - San Francisco Examiner
MSNBC Top Headlines - 2 hrs 10 mins ago A bad omen no matter what presidential candidate you support. The Sunni Awakening, the turning of Sunni militias against al Qaeda (as opposed to U.S. forces) in western Iraq, has been a significant factor in ...
- DMK is a family-run party - Merinews
DMK is a family-run partyMerinews, India - 3 hours agoSubsequently, she attended the party’s youth conference and brought out a souvenir for her father’s 57th birthday. This granddaughter’s brother is also keen ...
- Son of Nun and the art of struggle - Socialist Worker Online
Son of Nun and the art of struggleSocialist Worker Online, IL - 41 minutes agoI used to write poetry. That's how I came into it. Basically, a friend of mine was in a band, and he was like "hey, we're practicing. ...
- A novel (and non-fiction) weekend - Chicago Tribune
A novel (and non-fiction) weekendChicago Tribune, United States - 6 hours agoThe 24th annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair proved a literary diversion worth savoring the way a poetry lover devours an ode stanza by John Keats ...
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