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- Booked (The Reader)
* On Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Bookworm will host the monthly What Are You Reading? book chat from noon to 1 p.m. and again that evening from 6–7 p.m. No reservations are required — just enthusiasm for books of all genres.
- Roger Rees on Shakespeare in one-man show - San Francisco Gate
"That's been the tragedy of my life, actually. I've always looked younger than I am," Roger Rees says, perhaps only half in earnest. "I was 36 when I played Nicholas Nickleby," he continues, referring to his breakthrough, Olivier and Tony award ...
- Community Events (Valley Reporter)
VT Festival of the Arts , August is Art! Visit www.vermontartfest.com for info on events, workshops, open studios, theater, concerts and more.
- The women he left behind - Haaretz.com
On the door of the house in the village of Makhoul - also known as Peki'in West - there could easily have been hung a sign saying "Here live Mathal, Munib and Jamila Makhoul in happiness." Except that Munib is dead and buried in the yard of the house ...
- John Keats’s obsession with fame and death. - New Yorker
New YorkerJohn Keats’s obsession with fame and death.New Yorker, United States - 1 hour agoTuberculosis was slowly choking him to death, leaving him without the will or the energy to work: he had written almost no poetry since late the preceding ...
- Yoga proves reliable muse for Accord author - Times Herald-Record
Yoga proves reliable muse for Accord authorTimes Herald-Record, NY - 2 hours agoHis family includes poetry-scribing doctors, rodeo performers, radio announcers, and his beloved mother, who turns "ham" into a three-syllable word. ...
- Todung reads poetry to reflect - Jakarta Post
Todung reads poetry to reflectJakarta Post, Indonesia - 9 hours ago"I love poems about human loneliness, but I like poems with other themes, too. "Poetry helps me reflect," Todung, who likes the works of noted poets Chairil ...
- Pulitzer Winner’s ‘Failure’ Less Than Complete Success - Forward
Pulitzer Winner’s ‘Failure’ Less Than Complete SuccessForward, NY - 4 minutes agoBy Michael Casper In “Failure,” which shares the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for poetry with a volume by Robert Hass, Philip Schultz departs from the measured ...
- Gene Autry - Chicago Tribune
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page. GRIFFITH PARK -- A brush fire broke out Monday on the ...
- A calendar for the bibliophile - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.comA calendar for the bibliophileThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 4 hours agoWriting in any form (poetry, essays, fiction, reportage) and in any length will be considered but should offer unique perspectives about New Orleans and the ...
- A closing Starbucks is a symbol of lost hope and luxury (Los Angeles Times)
Many inner-city residents of L.A. see the coffee shops as a seal of approval for their neighborhoods. R oby T. Chapel's history with Starbucks is long and sweet.
- Midtown Global Market hosting Global Bike Day - Downtown Journal
Midtown Global Market hosting Global Bike DayDowntown Journal, MN - 2 hours ago“Baiku” poetry contest deadline is 4 pm Sunday. Forms will be provided to write down the poems and a drawing will be held for a bicycle.
- Scarlett Johansson, Maya Angelou, Kelsey Grammer - International Herald Tribune
The television producer Norman Lear and the author Maya Angelou will be the 2008 recipients of the Marian Anderson Award, which honors artists whose leadership benefits humanity. They are to accept their honors, each with an accompanying $100,000 ...
- Katie's lighter side - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
NEW YORK – Every weekday evening, Katie Couric is the picture of sobriety on the “CBS Evening News”: buttoned-down and earnest. Viewers who miss the impish humor the anchor exhibited on “Today” probably don’t know that it’s still ...
- Bangladesh mourns death of poet Samudra Gupta (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Dhaka, July 20 (IANS) Noted Bangladeshi poet Samudra Gupta, a freedom fighter who wrote against religious extremism in his poems, short stories and novels, died in a Bangalore hospital in India Saturday.
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