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- New CDs: The Jonas Brothers, Inara George (Los Angeles Times)
The Jonases hit the right pop notes but offer little depth. Jonas Brothers "A Little Bit Longer" (Hollywood)
- Solzhenitsyn's elusive Russia - International Herald Tribune
In May of 1974, three months after his dramatic expulsion from the Soviet Union, Alexander Solzhenitsyn entered on a search for a place to live in North America. The search would end with a 50-acre hideaway in Cavendish, Vermont, but the first stop ...
- Meter Man - Barnstable Patriot
Cowboy poetry has been around for over 100 years. Initially, it was an oral tradition, as cowboys would gather 'round the campfire at night, tell tall tales and sing songs. Although no "genre" or "form" defines Cowboy poetry, poetic elements were ...
- On the internet this week (Guardian Unlimited)
Caught By The River, caughtbytheriver.net Jeff Barrett, the boss of Heavenly Records - home of Edwyn Collins, Doves, Beth Orton and numerous other fine British musical talent of the past 18 years - is something of a keen angler. It is hardly the most rock'n'roll of pursuits you would have thought, but at this most laidback of blogs it all meanders along beautifully alongside discussions on ...
- Bedecked in Denver (Financial Times)
Something unusual is afoot when Pat Buchanan, the prominent “paleo-conservativeâ€, waxes ecstatic about an African-American liberal. But US television viewers were not hallucinating when they heard him assess Barack Obama’s Denver acceptance speech late on Thursday.
- Teen Center set to open on Saturday (The Desert Sun)
The highly anticipated opening of the new Indio Teen Center is just a day away. The city of Indio will host a 2 p.m. Saturday grand opening ceremony for the 12,500-square-foot, high-tech hangout created and designed by — and for — high school students.
- Highlights From the 2008 National Poetry Slam - Huffington Post
Highlights From the 2008 National Poetry SlamHuffington Post, NY - 23 minutes agoThe National Poetry Slam--or so-called "Superbowl of spoken word"-- took place in Madison, Wisconsin this past week. The event featured more than 75 teams ...
- Penniless author sells shares in next novel - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukPenniless author sells shares in next novelTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours agoTao, who lives in Brooklyn, New York, has also published a collection of stories and two books of poetry. Prospective investors can contact him via his ...
- Poetry panic attack - Independent Record
For poet Rusty Morrison, a state of panic is not necessarily a bad thing. The James Laughlin Award-winning writer will give this year’s poetics lecture, “Poetry, Panic, and the Pan-ic Experience,†11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, as part of the ...
- Click on photo to enlarge - Daily Journal
Click on photo to enlargeDaily Journal, SC - 36 minutes agoHe credits this knack to time spent writing poetry (he’s published three books of verse.) Although Rash has no ambitions of becoming a playwright, ...
- ACLU-NJ hosts poetic justice night - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
ACLU-NJ hosts poetic justice nightThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 4 hours ago... and conscious hip hop artist Completion. The event is free and open to the public. For information about the event or the campaign, visit www.aclu-nj.org.
- Sneak peek: "Mamma Mia" promotional video from PlayhouseSquare - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Mamma Mia!" opens in movie theaters Friday. And the national tour of the original stage show returns to Clevealand yet again for an eight-performance week starting Tuesday, Aug. 5 and running through Sunday, Aug. 10 in PlayhouseSquare's State ...
- The Count of St. Germain: A brief history of an immortal - The Epoch Times
The Count of St. Germain: A brief history of an immortalThe Epoch Times, NY - 40 minutes agoHis mastery of languages (French, English, Chinese, Arabic, Sanskrit, Italian, and others) and his knowledge of politics, history, arts, poetry, medicine, ...
- Special guest at Words on Water tomorrow - Miramichi Leader
Special guest at Words on Water tomorrowMiramichi Leader, Canada - 5 hours agoPoets, prose writers, singers and songwriters will be invited to read a short selection of their work or perform their music during the open mike session of ...
- The Invention of Scotland - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalThe Invention of ScotlandWall Street Journal - 2 hours agoOssian's poetry caused a sensation across Europe and was devoured by everyone from Goethe to Napoleon -- though Trevor-Roper himself dismisses Ossian's ...
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