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- Boinking: A (Very) Natural History (Nashville Scene)
Robert Olen Butler knows his way around a sex scene. His 1994 novel, They Whisper , is basically nothing but detailed, rhapsodic descriptions of lovemaking. So fans of literary erotica could be forgiven for, um, salivating a little in anticipation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer's new ...
- PM finds time for daughter's trek into ancient history - New Kerala
He loved every moment of it as Upinder Singh held forth on the magic and mystery of bringing ancient Indian history alive as her mould-breaking book on ancient Indian history was launched at the Hotel Taj Mahal here Tuesday night. Away from the hurly ...
- Snubbed by the Queen, abandoned by the muse - Guardian Unlimited
Never mind campaigns to get a female poet laureate instated - comments from present incumbent Andrew Motion yesterday imply it's a bit of a poisoned chalice anyway. In a comical and somewhat petulant rant made at the Ealing Arts Festival in West ...
- Collaborative efforts curbed youth violence in Kalamazoo this summer (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
KALAMAZOO -- After a violent summer for teenagers last year on the streets of Kalamazoo, local leaders say a collection of efforts has made a difference this year.
- Pride in the Ride (Wichita Falls Times Record News)
Every year, thousands of cyclists from all over the world pedal their way through the Wichita Falls area during the Hotter’N Hell Hundred.
- Saginaw arts community reacts to the death of its "vibrant" orchestra ... - MLive.com
Patrick Flynn, since fall of 2004 the conductor of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, died early Wednesday morning of a coronary thrombosis, announced executive director Daniel McGee. "I had just talked to him," McGee said, "and he said had the flu ...
- Why You Should Read Mahmoud Darwish - Huffingtonpost.com
When renowned novelist Ahdaf Soueif said that the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish was "the last poet who could fill a football stadium," it wasn't hyperbole. A Darwish reading in Beirut earlier this year drew more than 25,000 people. His funeral two ...
- Awkwardly Speaking - CU Columbia Spectator
Awkwardly SpeakingCU Columbia Spectator, NY - 7 hours agoThere’s also shrinking vocabulary, disdain of poetry, contempt of hyperbole, the “like†epidemic, and indifference to storytelling and jokes. ...
- "The Lucky Ones": When soldiers return home (Seattle Times)
"The Lucky Ones": This attempt to create an Iraq-war home-front classic like "The Best Years of Our Lives" has its moments, but the story line about three returning veterans (played by Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams and Michael Peña) is predictable.
- Show and tell gets weird - Toronto Star
Show and tell gets weirdToronto Star, Canada - 15 hours agoIt was about how she felt like her innocence was slipping away, all very self-aware, almost like she was writing the narration to a Wonder Years episode. ...
- Teen Talk: Weekend reviews: Singing comedians make quite impression - Daily Star
Good morning, campers, be you happy or crazy. It is time once more to present you with another column, this time about the promised material of singing comedians. I've dangled it, so, here it is. We'll start off this review with Stephen Lynch, a ...
- Genesee County churches help support amazing 'Fireproof' debut - Grand Rapids Press
PR NewsFoto | Samuel Goldwyn Films "Fireproof" starring 1980s teen idol Kirk Cameron was No. 4 in the box office this weekend and sold out at a local Genesee County theater. GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- It was the box office equivalent of a miracle ...
- Elham Gheytanchi: Hardliner Repression of Iranians Online (HuffingtonPost)
As Tehran's nuclear crisis grabs headlines, an ominous development is taking place inside Iran: the escalation of state repression against Iranian dissidents online.
- The Longest Walk (update - Haleakala Times
The Longest Walk (updateHaleakala Times, HI - 23 minutes agoStorytelling, Poetry and Music on Tuesday, July 22, 2-8 pm Featuring: Storyteller Ann, Marie Sayers, all ages welcomed. Founders’ Day Reception and ...
- Signing off: the weird world of book signings - Independent
Signing off: the weird world of book signingsIndependent, UK - 44 minutes agoDozens of poets can recall poetry readings where no books arrived for sale, but where they were asked, as a kind of booby prize, to sign a member of the ...
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