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- Wit and Wisdom of Alfred Brendel - Minnesota Public Radio
Pianist Alfred Brendel doesn't just play piano--he's a painter, too, and an excellent writer. As one critic wrote of his books, "He writes so well that it seems almost unfair in someone who plays as he does." Besides books on music, he's also fond of ...
- Rafael Chacón’s definitive biography of unsung architect AJ Gibson. - New West
Rafael Chacón’s definitive biography of unsung architect AJ Gibson.New West, MT - 1 hour ago... and the editor of the Clark Fork Journal. His second book, Fresh Oil and Loose Gravel: Road Poetry 1998-2008, was published last month. By Richard Martin.
- 'I am an Arab' - MWC News
MWC News'I am an Arab'MWC News, Canada - Aug 16, 2008The Darwish family fled just before the arrival of the troops, taking 7-year old Mahmoud with them. Somehow, the family made their way back into what was by ...
- Begley the Bookie - New York Observer
For a subtle, impressively intelligent discussion of a topic that’s on just about everybody’s mind these day, see David Runciman’s Political Hypocrisy (Princeton, $29.95). Mr. Runciman, a lecturer in political theory at Cambridge, begins with ...
- Beck's surprise ending (Los Angeles Times)
The moody album, with themes of alienation, wasn't what the artist envisioned when he began recording. It's just what developed. BECK'S rented recording studio is a tiny, vault-like cell set in the core of a Fairfax-area office building. It's one of the last vestiges of a hotbed of musical production in the 1960s and '70s -- the headquarters of the ABC-Dunhill record label, where some seven ...
- Francis Mena, a Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association member, can ... - Gibraltar Magazine
Gibraltar MagazineFrancis Mena, a Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association member, can ...Gibraltar Magazine, UK - 2 hours agoThe car which of course is the star of this article belonged to the late Ralph Torilla, one of Gibraltar’s local personalities, well known for his poetry, ...
- The antidote to universal troubles - Times Online
The antidote to universal troublesTimes Online, UK - 9 hours agoThe most concise distillation of why poetry matters is in Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys. When one of the boys complains that most poetry is about ...
- Bolt Sprints Into History - Washington Post
Washington PostBolt Sprints Into HistoryWashington Post, United States - 57 minutes ago"The stride -- it's poetry in motion," said Renaldo Nehemiah, the former American hurdling champion. "He's not like a beast running. He's a gazelle. ...Video: Olympics '08: Bolt Wins 200, Gets Sprint Double AssociatedPressStunning Bolt doubles up on records guardian.co.ukJamaican sprinter provides breath of fresh air to scandal-ridden sport Arizona RepublicSeattle Times - Indianapolis Starall 1,909 news articles
- The Rush to Save Timbuktu's Crumbling Manuscripts - Spiegel Online
Spiegel OnlineThe Rush to Save Timbuktu's Crumbling ManuscriptsSpiegel Online, Germany - 4 hours agoThe Ahmed Baba Library alone contains more than 20000 manuscripts, including works on herbal medicine and mathematics, yellowed volumes of poetry, ...
- Listen to us talk about beer ... AGAIN! - MLive.com
KALAMAZOO - Hardcore pork action, Charlie Papazian, The Livery and a "brain-melting" series of beer related events are just a few of the things KalamaBrew bloggers Josh Smith and Anne Holcomb discussed this week on WIDR. What else did we talk about ...
- Stattwurst für die heiße Parkplatzsuche - Echo-muenster.de
Echo-muenster.deStattwurst für die heiße ParkplatzsucheEcho-muenster.de, Germany - Jul 13, 2008Am Anfang war das Wort: Ausgefuchste Poetry Slammer werden es wissen. Eine Auswahl ihrer Besten tritt am Montag, 14. Juli, um 20 Uhr im cuba nova ans ...
- Onslow County Public Library hosts Ha-Ha-Halloween Featuring a Series ... - WNCT
(Onslow County) Onslow County Public Library hosts Ha-Ha-Halloween, a series of free family-fun events that celebrate the lighter side of Halloween. The entire family is invited to join Story Yeller Scooter Hayes in Monster Mayhem –a humorous ...
- Dude, here's your ranch (The Standard-Times)
The heifers are acting surly, but my horse pushes forward. My young crew of 10 or so cowpunchers encircles about 30 head of cattle on a wide pasture in the shadow of a sawtooth mountain just west of Bridgeport, Calif. Our horses slowly lead the cattle...
- Q&A: Patapon 's Rolito Talks Art And Inspiration - Gamasutra
[In this special column, originally printed on sister editor weblog GameSetWatch , Drew Taylor focuses on the art and substance of video game culture with a look at PSP title Patapon , speaking to innovative French artist Rolito about the visual ...
- Iran's Mr Nice - satire on a tightrope (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
In Iran, satirising the establishment can mean being slapped with a publication ban or even jail for an editor.
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