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- Zimbabwe: Power Cuts, Low Turnout Mar Nyanga Arts Festival (AllAfrica.com)
INTERMITTENT power cuts and low turnout of artistes were biggest let-downs in the just-ended three day Nyanga multicultural arts festival held in the resort town over the weekend.
- 'An embarrassment of riches' - St. John's Telegram
St. John's Telegram'An embarrassment of riches'St. John's Telegram, Canada - 1 hour agoFor the first time in its 35-year history, the League of Canadian Poets is holding its annual poetry festival and conference in this province. ...
- Barack Obama could win a landslide - Times Online
Most aspiring presidents and prime ministers face a myriad of challenges as they embark on their journey. Controversial issues, questions about ethics or past conduct, wounds within their party all raise their heads. But the doubts that Barack Obama ...
- All Akeley HRA members resign (Park Rapids Enterprise)
Akeley is posting a “help wanted” notice. Within a single meeting, the Akeley Council accepted the resignation of five members of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) and heard suggested names for replacements from Nels Kramer, all having been contacted by him and agreeing to serve.
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Backstage.com)
, but the two-year-old Flux Theatre Ensemble certainly has tried. The show's program describes the effort. Before starting production, Flux presented a four-night reading series featuring 16 playwrights' takes on Midsummer's characters.
- TV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86 - Hampton Roads Daily Press
LOS ANGELES - Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as "Sock it to me!" has died ...
- Plotting a Crime - Wall Street Journal
For her new novel "My Sister, My Love," the acclaimed Joyce Carol Oates writes in the voice of 19-year-old Skyler Rampike, the only surviving child of an infamous American family, a decade after the murder of Skyler's 6-year-old sister Bliss, an ice ...
- Goethe establishment slams lawyer's romance claims - Feature - Earthtimes (press release)
Goethe establishment slams lawyer's romance claims - FeatureEarthtimes (press release), UK - 6 minutes ago... self-destructive romantic love, The Sorrows of Young Werther. All German children are obliged to learn some Goethe poetry at school and Germans are ...
- Maid in Sweden - DVD Talk
Maid in SwedenDVD Talk, OR - 4 hours agoOr maybe you read poetry together?" I kinda tried to keep a running tally for the drive-in totals. One aborted lesbian fantasy. Two rapes. ...
- Children's tale comes to stage (Rocky Mount Telegram)
Whatever you do, don't call her "Carrots."
- EDITOR'S CHOICE - Winsford Guardian
A TEN-year-old Winsford girl will have another of her poems published in a book that showcases young literary talent. Casey Washburn, who attends St Chad's Church of England School, in Gladstone Street, wrote a poem about global warming after her ...
- Critics' best bets for Sunday - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-DispatchCritics' best bets for SundaySt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 3 hours agoThe St. Louis Poetry Center presents the winners of several different contests reading their works. At least 12 poets will read and a reception follows. ...
- Pain Beyond Words - Slate
In the predictable universe of the illness memoir, doctors save by diagnosis and fail by misdiagnosis, alleviate symptoms or unintentionally increase them, order too many tests or refuse to test enough. Patients are the authors of these accounts, but ...
- Celebration and questioning - Tonight South Africa
When one speaks of poetic heritage in this country, Lesego Rampolokeng is up there with the greats. Controversy follows him around, because he calls a spade a spade. His poetry strikes a chord, because it reflects what's happening in this country ...
- Hello, summer! Festival lineup offers tons of food, fun - Beacon News
Ready or not, summer is upon us with its many music, food and cultural fests and fairs. The Southland abounds with weekend activities, so clear the calendar, rally the family and be sure to go to these events hungry. • Sept. 7 - The free family fun ...
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