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- Collection shows Rivera's genius in Chicano genre (El Paso Times)
Editor's note: Tomás Rivera (1935-1984) was an executive vice president at the University of Texas at El Paso in 1978. "What is, then, the principal intent of Chicano Literature: to exchange one stereotype for another? To destroy stereotypes? To verify that which is Chicano and to conserve it?
- A Van Cliburn anniversary (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
If cultural gods tell us more about us than about themselves, Van Cliburn holds a particularly warped and smoky mirror up to the classical-music world he intermittently dominated over the last half-century - one that shows much about the strange price of being a folk hero.
- The return of British avant garde fiction - Guardian Blogs
Ever wondered what happened to British avant garde fiction? Well, it seems to have found a home in London's conceptual art world. Given the homogenised state of modern literary fiction today, it's hard to believe that an experimental (British ...
- Anselm Kiefer awarded the 2008 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (Art Daily)
BERLIN.- The Board of Trustees of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade has chosen German artist Anselm Kiefer to be the recipient of this year’s Peace Prize.
- In short, a perfect day - Miami Herald
Father's Day is coming, and millions of children and/or wives are thinking: ''This year, I think I'll get Dad a nice casual shirt.'' Fine. Go ahead. Although you might want to ask yourself a couple of questions first, such as: Does Dad WANT another ...
- Robin Williams comedy filming in Wallingford - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Robin Williams comedy filming in WallingfordSeattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour agoThe new independent comedy is "World's Greatest Dad," in which Williams plays a high school poetry teacher who finds his son dead under embarrassing ...
- African-American series character is a role model for black girls - Miami Herald
KANSAS CITY, Mo. In his mind, Derrick Barnes is already casting the film version of his new children's books. Will Smith's daughter, Willow, currently appearing in "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," would play the lead, Ruby Marigold Booker. (But ...
- UHV announces American Book Review lineup - Victoria Advocate
UHV announces American Book Review lineupVictoria Advocate, TX - 13 minutes agoOct. 21: Mark Doty, author of eight books of poetry and four volumes of nonfiction prose, including "Dog Years," a “New York Times” 2007 bestseller, ...
- Doveside Promotions LLC Presents: A Nation of Lost Children - Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung)
Doveside Promotions LLC Presents: A Nation of Lost ChildrenLive-PR.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 29 minutes ago16.07.2008 15:27:36 New Book uses people, politics, prose and poetry to emphasize the needs and feelings of children awaiting permanency. ...
- Art Museum Offers Immersion in Gullah Culture (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Residents and visitors to the Grand Strand can learn about Gullah culture at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum’s Free Family Day June 14. With the works of African American artist Jonathan Green as a backdrop plus a host of notable experts in Gullah art and culture, and lots of hands-on activities for all ages, the Museum will be “full’up” with fun for the whole family. A ...
- Veteran Seattle Symphony violinist, composer dies - TheNewsTribune.com
Veteran Seattle Symphony violinist, composer diesTheNewsTribune.com, WA - 14 hours ago“It was a very unusual combination,” said his son, Ralph Heino Jr. Heino Sr. also enjoyed writing poetry, working on wood sculptures and painting. ...
- Study: Social networks may subvert 'digital divide' - CNET News
Study: Social networks may subvert 'digital divide'CNET News, CA - 12 hours ago"They're also sharing creative original work like poetry and film and practicing safe and responsible use of information and technology." As an added bonus, ...
- Can A Poet Be More Accurate Than A Journalist? (El Faro)
The author is a Romanian poet, essayist and novelist, living in the United States since 1965. He learned journalism on the road, working for some of the major US radio and television networks.
- COURT CLEARS WAY FOR TWO PROJECTS - redbankgreen
COURT CLEARS WAY FOR TWO PROJECTSredbankgreen, NJ - 3 hours agoshow that's been called 'a rowdy, gutsy, free-for-all party' and a 'fusion of sport, poetry, and living-newspaper.' Guaranteeing '30 plays in 60 minutes,' ...
- St. Prosper of Aquitaince - Catholic Online
Called "the best disciple of Augustine," St. Prosper of Aquitaine (c. 370-c. 463/465) devoted his life to defending Augustine's doctrines of grace and predestination against those who opposed it. Prosper may have been born at Limoges; he may have ...
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