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- Palace sets stage for literature's Everywoman - Albany Times Union
Palace sets stage for literature's EverywomanAlbany Times Union, NY - 31 minutes ago"I've had 10000 people fill an arena and pay to hear an old black woman talk of love, of poetry, of laughter. I guess it means I belong to everybody. ...
- Fierce rivalry could rejuvenate tennis (Miami Herald)
There is no question the Wimbledon men's final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will go down as one of the best tennis matches of all time. Nadal's dramatic triumph after five sets and nearly five hours of breathtaking poetry on grass was the perfect advertisement for a sport that has seen dwindling numbers in this country.
- Amy Winehouse lyrics analysed as poetry by Cambridge University ... - Daily Telegraph
Those taking the Practical Criticism paper were given a sheet containing the singer's words to her single Love is a Losing Game and asked to contrast them with a work by the 16th century poet and explorer. Winehouse's song, which last week won her a ...
- Hitting the shelves (Denver Post)
Two gruesome homicides preoccupy Det. Sgt. Diane Fry and Det. Constable Ben Cooper in StephenBooth's ambitious seventh police procedural (after "The Dead Place").
- Report: Taliban using sophisticated media network - BusinessWeek
The Taliban have created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militia's views through songs available as ring tones, according to a report released Thursday ...
- Engrossing 'Dark Knight' redefines genre (The Aspen Times)
"Batman" isn't a comic book anymore. Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. It creates characters we come to care about.
- Best friends join efforts to publish book (Newport News-Times)
Sara Megan Kay and Amanda Waley have been friends for 15 years, and both share a passion for writing. The two this week released their first joint effort book - “A Candlelit World,” taking the initiative to self-publish their project through lulu.com after writing it for nine years.
- Zidane to play in Sydney (Tribalfootball.com)
French legend Zinedine Zidane heads a star-studded international line-up that will play an exhibition match in Australia next month.
- Poet will read from inspirational collection - SunJournal.com (subscription)
SunJournal.com (subscription)Poet will read from inspirational collectionSunJournal.com (subscription), ME - 42 minutes agoSince her 80th birthday, she has written a book of poetry a year. One of the purposes for publishing her works is to let the younger generation know there ...
- Garden siteseeing in Canada - Christian Science Monitor
Garden siteseeing in CanadaChristian Science Monitor, MA - 6 hours agoWhether the discussion is about unusual pinks, luscious tuberous begonias, or geraniums, she might share some lines of poetry or song lyrics as a ...
- Sally Paxson Davis, 68, the Academy of Vocal Arts chair - Philadelphia Inquirer
Sally Paxson Davis, 68, the Academy of Vocal Arts chairPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 5 hours agoMrs. Davis enjoyed the symphony, museums, fiction and poetry. Though she had tremendous love for the Academy of Vocal Arts, her family came first, ...
- Young writers' scripts showcased - Western Telegraph
Young writers' scripts showcasedWestern Telegraph, UK - 1 hour agoEarlier this year, the squad took part in poetry and music workshops on Arriva trains with writer Dylan Adams, to promote journeys around Pembrokeshire by ...
- Mary Whitehouse is the real monster - Times Online
One of the least pressing problems of the 21st century is that we don’t have a postmodern Mary Whitehouse. Ann Widdecombe was almost it, but the peroxide hair ruined it. Edwina Currie showed early promise, but then kissed and told and told and told ...
- Sharon LaMotte shares her love of jazz (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Sharon LaMotte didn't start singing professionally until her mid-40s.
- Comic Dick Martin dies at 86 (NBC 10 Providence)
Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, passes away.
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