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- Viewing all entries for: September 2008 - Economist.com
SITTING behind McCain, I didn't see the screen behind him, but apparently quite a few people were puzzling over the plush-looking building projected on the screen. Wonder no more: it was Walter Reed Middle School , presumably chosen by a confused RNC ...
- 20 questions for … singer-songwriter Nellie McKay - Miami Herald
Singer, songwriter, actor and activist Nellie McKay calls her music "schizophrenic voodoo." Schizophrenic because she jumps genres - from Tin Pan Alley pop and cabaret to reggae, rap and jazz - voodoo because these elements mysteriously gel with her ...
- Fred d'Aguiar's poetry workshop (Guardian Unlimited)
The idea of revision presupposes a vision, an original which enables the return visit. Poets faced with a prodigious library of forebears, continue precisely because they see opportunities for further exploration of ideas and emotions touched on by previous books. The Guyanese writer, Wilson Harris, characterises this process of return to an unfinished legacy as a creative act of engaging with ...
- Profile: Jeremy Paxman - Guardian Unlimited
Few famous figures manage to capture the nation's attention each time they open their mouth but, unwittingly or otherwise, Jeremy Paxman has perfected the art of getting noticed. The Newsnight presenter's pronouncements on everything from underpants ...
- West Island community notes - West Island Chronicle
West Island community notesWest Island Chronicle, Canada - 2 hours agoFor more information call 450-458-2296. Montreal Public Poetry Festival Sept. 26-28 is now accepting applications. The deadline is Aug. 29. ...
- Poetry harder than it looks - Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Poetry harder than it looksArkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - 6 hours agoReciting poetry takes practice. These tips are from former US poet laureate Billy Collins: Read the poem slowly so it can be understood. Read in a normal, ...
- Rockets Kill Six Hamas Fighters, Child In Gaza - The Bulletin
Jerusalem - A series of explosions rocked Gaza Saturday, and a 6-year-old girl and six Hamas fighters were killed. Hamas blamed Fatah, the faction represented by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, for their deaths and vowed revenge. Loudspeakers ...
- Questions/Answers (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. The Council of African-American Parents' 16th annual Black Cultural Faire celebrated heritage and achievement.
- Sunday, September 7, 2008 (Deccan Herald)
The revolutionary Pakistani poet Ahmed Faraz, whose name is synonymous in South Asia with modern Urdu poetry, died on August 25 in Islamabad. He was 77. The cause was kidney failure, said his son Shibli Faraz.
- Hip-hop emcee Tou Saiko Lee takes his message to the streets as he mentors young poets (Pioneer Press)
Tou Saiko Lee isn't the kind of emcee who spits rhymes like nails, hunched over the mic like he's holding off an attack.
- Serena: This Fall's Most Dangerous Novel - Huffington Post
Serena: This Fall's Most Dangerous NovelHuffington Post, NY - 3 hours agoAuthor of several acclaimed collections of poetry and fiction, Rash has gone beyond any Southern gothic tale to weave a complex and riveting portrait in the ...
- Ackland celebrating 50 years of fine art collections - Durham Herald Sun
Durham Herald SunAckland celebrating 50 years of fine art collectionsDurham Herald Sun, NC - 18 minutes agoEmily Brewer and Patrick McDonough of Carrboro came at the suggestion of a student in Brewer's introduction to poetry class at UNC. ...
- Bostonist Book Review: Figures and Figurations - Bostonist
BostonistBostonist Book Review: Figures and FigurationsBostonist, MA - 3 hours agoCollage would seem to go directly against poetry's goal of reassembly in a place beyond the region of the spirit where signifieds construct and deconstruct ...
- Budding filmmakers get in on the action - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
Budding filmmakers get in on the actionThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - Jul 30, 2008It's about how love is more than just words." Filmed at Boykin's home in Covington, the north shore teen is excited about the premiere of the film online, ...
- Corporate Crime - Baltimore Sun
Seeking to defuse growing racial tensions in the small Louisiana town of Winnfield, the local district attorney announced Monday that he will seek an indictment against a white police officer for the death of a black man who was shocked nine times ...
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