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- Legendary sportswriter Campbell puts down his pen - Waco Tribune-Herald
When Dave Campbell walked away from the Tribune-Herald 15 years ago, retiring after an incredible 40-year run as sports editor, he planned to relax, tend to his garden and maybe take a few more road trips with his wife. That “retirement” lasted ...
- Edward Albee at 80: Still a 'Young Troublemaker' - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalEdward Albee at 80: Still a 'Young Troublemaker'Wall Street Journal - 1 hour agoAt 18 he lit out for Greenwich Village, where he wrote bad poetry, worse fiction, then took up drama "because I'd failed at the other things," he said. ...
- ShowBuzz by Christina Kennedy - ArtslinkNews
ArtslinkNewsShowBuzz by Christina KennedyArtslinkNews, South Africa - Jun 6, 2008This autobiographical tale is clearly very close to De Villiers’ heart, but the poetry of her words does not translate comfortably into a play format. ...
- Fair looking for vendors (The Arizona Republic)
On Tuesday, Avondale is hosting a Balancing Work & Life Resource Fair and is looking for gyms, child care, meal planning and other vendors to participate. Information: 623-333-1613 or www.avondale.org.
- Americans, French gather to recognize historic contribution of Belleau Wood Marines (DCMilitary.com)
BELLEAU, France — More than 200 Marines and Sailors from numerous commands joined together with thousands of French locals at the World War I Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial near the tiny village of Belleau, France to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood during a Memorial Day ceremony May 25.
- Gang Starr keeps literate street poetry in hip-hop - Baltimore Sun
To those of you who have been selling "bling-bling" pop and have the nerve to call it true hip-hop, DJ Premier and Guru - collectively known as Gang Starr - are back to even the score. The duo's new and seventh album is The Ownerz. Throughout the ...
- Cowboys’ Ware Fulfills a Challenge for Fatherhood - New York Times
New York TimesCowboys’ Ware Fulfills a Challenge for FatherhoodNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoHe wrote poetry for her and professed his love so often that every phrase in his marriage proposal had been spoken many times before. ...
- Could you be the next poet laureate? - Kenilworth Today
Could you be the next poet laureate?Kenilworth Today, UK - 7 hours agoAnyone from the area who can write “good” poetry and is willing to perform their work can enter for the honorary position. Warwick Words is one of the ...
- Rush University - Morning Call
Rush University, the academic unit of Rush University Medical Center, has its main campus on the West Side of Chicago, not far from downtown. Founded in 1972, the University has expanded from one college and fewer than 100 students to four colleges ...
- Britain is in the midst of a lyrical Golden Age - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukBritain is in the midst of a lyrical Golden Ageguardian.co.uk, UK - 39 minutes agoHe would sneak Bob Dylan lyrics into his poetry handouts, alongside Auden and Larkin. It wasn't as radical then, in the late Eighties, as it would have been ...
- SlamCharlotte repeats as champion at National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison (Isthmus)
A mere four teams among the 76 total competing at the National Poetry Slam this week took the stage at Overture Hall on Saturday to compete in the final round. This crowning bout pitted last year's champions SlamCharlotte against three other powerhouses of competitive spoken word: Austin Poetry Slam, Boston Cantab, and louderARTS from New York City. It was the culmination of so much work on the ...
- August and South Pacific Are Tony Winners; Rylance, Dunagan, Reed ... - Playbill
Among winners so far at the 62nd Annual Tonys are Laura Benanti and Boyd Gaines of Gypsy , Jim Norton of The Seafarer and Rondi Reed of August: Osage County as featured performers. Bartlett Sher won for Best Direction of a Musical for South Pacific ...
- Poetry: The poetry bug can bite at any age - The Evening Sun
Poetry: The poetry bug can bite at any ageThe Evening Sun, PA - 9 hours agoHe quickly related how he had recently been following a Reader's Digest's contest where potential poets respond to a piece of art with a limerick. and ...
- 2500 students take part in talent search contest - Khaleej Times
2500 students take part in talent search contestKhaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 1 hour agoPoetry and elocution competitions were held for the senior students. Dr Maryam Al Ali, Director of Private Schools Education, Ministry of Education, ...
- Mr Snoop - Scotsman
Mr SnoopScotsman, United Kingdom - 30 minutes agoIn terms of looking at all these style icons and the other pictures, I know you'd rather go to a poetry reading than to Butlins." So far, so unsurprising ...
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