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- Fred d'Aguiar's workshop - Guardian Unlimited
Poet, novelist and playwright Fred D'Aguiar was born in London, but grew up in Guyana before returning to England aged 12. His first collection, Mama Dot (1985) won numerous awards and established him as one of the most distinctive voices in English ...
- What 'Dark Knight' and 'Wall-E' have in common (Los Angeles Times)
At the movies this summer, bleakness is pervasive, whether in what used to pass for comic-book adventure or in family-oriented animation. IN "THE WAY WE ARE," a concise, razor-sharp book of existential musings, philosopher Allen Wheelis describes the "margin of terror." Just beyond the agreed-upon scheme of things, like the raw desert and wild places at the edge of the paved city, it's the ...
- Review: Mongol - Cinematical
Review: MongolCinematical, CA - 2 hours agoTwin Davids to the Goliath of Mongol, neither of them had many vistas or battles or much taking over the world, but they had far more in the way of poetry ...
- News in brief: Barboursville crews respond to house fire (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
BARBOURSVILLE -- Barboursville Volunteer firefighters responded to a fire on Palm Drive in Island Estates early Sunday morning.
- Coastal's cafeteria champ (Jacksonville Daily News)
There's an old saying that "an army marches on its stomach." Murray O'Donnell would say the same could be said of a college.
- Erik Darling, 74; singer-songwriter helped revive American folk music - Los Angeles Times
Erik Darling, 74; singer-songwriter helped revive American folk musicLos Angeles Times, CA - 20 hours agoIn an interview, Seeger called Darling a "tremendously talented musician with a subtle sense of poetry and musicianship. . . . He wasn't loud, ...
- Xmas around the corner - iAfrica.com
iAfrica.comXmas around the corneriAfrica.com, South Africa - 43 minutes agoCricket as poetry? Browning would be delighted. There’s also work on a series of rather risqué inflatable Matt Dunning dolls, potentially a huge hit with ...
- Event opportunity for 'youth to tap into their creative side' - Daytona Beach News-Journal
Event opportunity for 'youth to tap into their creative side'Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - 3 hours agoBy TOM IACUZIO DAYTONA BEACH -- On Tuesday night at the HotSpot Coffee Shoppe, a "Night of Poetry and Expression Through Music" will feature performances by ...
- Black lawmakers emotional about Obama's success (The Politico)
At least five African-Americans before Obama have mounted serious campaigns for president, and Obama's win has stirred emotions for black politicians.
- Out & About in Bellevue | June 18 - Bellevue Reporter
Out & About in Bellevue | June 18Bellevue Reporter, WA - 1 hour agoSoulFood Poetry Night: 7-9:30 pm every third Thursday. Includes two featured readers and an open-mic reading. SoulFood Books Cafe, 15748 Redmond Way, ...
- Emptying budget reserves to fill tanks in Wilco (News 8 Austin)
WILLIAMSON COUNTY No one is immune to the pain at the pump these days. Williamson County takes measures to keep the county's emergency vehicles running.
- WAY TO GO! Presidential service award - Newsday
WAY TO GO! Presidential service awardNewsday, NY - 26 minutes agoIn April, Isser read original prose and poetry at the "Know Me, Know My Name" Conference at Hofstra University, a Nassau BOCES event in which high-schoolers ...
- Katie Parks, champion of Lubbock community, dies at 87 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Katie Parks, a celebrated Lubbock community activist and author, died of lung cancer Tuesday. She was 87. Widely known for her efforts to improve the quality of life for blacks across the city, Parks was recognized with more than 200 awards in her ...
- What price art? - San Antonio Current
What price art?San Antonio Current, tx - 1 hour agoTamez declined to back down from her intent to teach a “poetry of witness, resistance and dissidence against militarization, war, and the wall . ...
- TRACEY EMIN: Retrospective - Herald
The trouble with Tracey Emin is "Tracey Emin". More than any artist in recent memory, Emin is a fully-fledged celebrity, her life, and her work, firmly lodged in the public imagination as a crude cartoon drawn by tabloid headline-writers. This is not ...
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