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- Around the Archdiocese - Catholic New World
Maryville Academy: celebrating 125th anniversary at 4:30 p.m. July 26 Mass with Cardinal George, light refreshments follow, at Maryville, 1150 N. River, Des Plaines, RSVP by July 15 to Ellen, at (847) 294-1982. Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart ...
- Eric Clapton gets the blues big-time at Blossom - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eric Clapton is not only a three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, but an honorary Buckeye. In recent years, the revered British singer-guitarist has been spending quality time in Columbus, his wife's hometown. Turns out he's a bit of a wimp, too. "I ...
- Afghan journalist appeals death sentence (Las Vegas Sun)
Sun, May 18, 2008 (12:47 a.m.) The prison uniform Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh wears is emblazoned with crudely painted black scales of justice, but the young journalist insists on the eve of his appeal that he has yet to see justice done.
- Paul nets £3500 literary prize win - News Guardian
Paul nets £3500 literary prize winNews Guardian, UK - 1 hour agoAwards were judged by Karolina Sutton, literary agent for ICM Books and executive director of the Poetry Society of American Poetry and former editor of the ...
- Nigeria: Inside Kano's Ancient Gurasa Neighbourhood (AllAfrica.com)
Virtually every house in Jakara Quarters in the ancient city of Kano is a small factory of staple food known in Hausa as gurasa, but in English as pita and in Arabic Khubz. A visit to this area gives an insight as to how gurasa is manufactured and sold.
- His performance will not be televised (Creative Loafing Charlotte)
Gil Scott-Heron intrigues with poetry, music... By Grant Britt.Revolution has long been a favorite theme for musicians. John Lennon weighed in on the subject, as did The Clash. But no musical composition to date had the impact that musician/street poet Gil Scott-Heron's did when he told a complacent middle-class American audience in 1970 that the revolution would not be televised. "You will not ...
- Grimshaw reunites with award-winning characters (Otago Daily Times)
It's been a huge year for Auckland author Charlotte Grimshaw, who has been named not only the Montana Medal for fiction but also the Reviewer of the Year. She talks to Alastair Bull of NZPA.
- Fugitive Pieces sucks the poetry and life out of its source material (Phoenix New Times)
Canadian poet Anne Michaels' beautiful 1996 novel, Fugitive Pieces — about a Jewish writer immobilized by the memory of his Polish family's murder at the hands of the Nazis — distills tragedy into grief, terror, and a wary romance built on the redemptive power of love and art, and set on ...
- John Lundberg: Can Poetry Really Be Translated? (HuffingtonPost)
There's a great story of a Japanese production group that decided the conclusion of Samuel Beckett's classic Waiting for Godot was a little too...inconclusive. In...
- Trio of Northville High Girl Scouts goes for the “gold” - Northville Record
Trio of Northville High Girl Scouts goes for the “gold”Northville Record, MI - 6 hours agoStudents submitted poetry, drawings, short stories and photography. The first edition of Cavalcade debuted in January, the second arrived last week. ...
- Author Danielle Steel writes to 'give people hope' (The Standard-Times)
It's only 9:33 a.m., but already Danielle Steel is having a lousy morning.
- Museum and gallery events - Philiy.com
African American Museum 701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org . Modern Masters: Artists From the Permanent Collection - Selected paintings, prints & sculptures. Closes 7/20. The African Presence in Mexico - Exhibit on Mexico's African roots ...
- Pakistani music band enthralls fans in India's portion of Kashmir for ... - International Herald Tribune
SRINAGAR, India : A Pakistani band performed in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Sunday, a rare event for thousands of Kashmiris who screamed and joined in singing popular numbers. Salman Ahmad, the lead singer of Junoon, said he had been trying to ...
- Pakeezah to be screened in capital - Pakistan Daily
Pakeezah to be screened in capitalPakistan Daily, Pakistan - 1 hour agoShe also wrote poetry which was recorded on album with music scored by Khayyam. Her poem were posthumously published titled ‘Chand Tanha’ by poet-filmmaker ...
- 'Iron Man': Downey soars in perfect popcorn movie - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) works on his Iron Man armor. "Iron Man" is a thrill-jolt start to the summer blockbuster season. The Marvel comics hero is brought beautifully to life by director Jon Favreau, who keeps the film focused on characters ...
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