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- Daily Briefs in Brief: Funkhouser fires big complainer; Barry ... - Pitch Weekly
Daily Briefs in Brief: Funkhouser fires big complainer; Barry ...Pitch Weekly, MO - 2 hours agoI actually did spend a few minutes trying to make that rhyme, or to make more sense, and then I said to myself: "Chris, you're writing poetry like a little ...
- OCtech is site for arts festival (The Times and Democrat)
If you enjoy music, poetry and artwork, make plans to attend the Summer Arts Fest at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College June 5 and 6. The two-day event is sponsored by the South Carolina Arts Commission (with special funding from the Wallace Foundation) and OCtech.
- What happens when actors wax lyrical - Guardian Blogs
Mark Rylance is a great actor whose distinctive presence and delicate, introspective, musical speaking voice have made him unique. Despite many outstanding film roles, he has made his name on the stage more than the screen, which is a pity as far as ...
- Myth and the Royal Ballet Double Bill: making and breaking spells - Daily Telegraph
The poor Royal Ballet saw its opening matinée of The Dream turn into a bit of a nightmare. Having lost wonderful Steven McRae (as fairy-king Oberon) to injury days earlier, they were two-thirds of the way through a spirited if imperfect rendering of ...
- I'll take (a) Manhattan (The Standard-Times)
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme.
- 'Jellyfish' is clever, but like its characters, it drifts (The Plain Dealer)
A couple stands in the harsh sunshine, silently but obviously breaking up. The man is sullen. The woman is silent. Behind them, the sea stretches out in turquoise waves -- but there's something wrong with the perspective. This body of water stretches out vertically, not horizontally.
- Hollywood is finally chasing Amy (Independent)
Amy Ryan knows all about being brought back down to earth. Nominated for an Academy Award this year for her breakout performance in Ben Affleck's credible directorial debut Gone Baby Gone, she went home empty handed. And then? "The day after the Oscars, I was back in New York and dropping off my laundry at the laundromat."
- The Community College of Baltimore County - Hampton Roads Daily Press
Those with good memories may remember a system of junior colleges that started in the 1950s and prepared students for four-year colleges and universities. The Independent System of Junior Colleges eventually became Catonsville Community College ...
- IMAX shares sparkle on Dark Knight debut - Business News Network
Business News NetworkIMAX shares sparkle on Dark Knight debutBusiness News Network, Canada - 11 hours agoMind you Denby warns that "Warner Bros. has continued to drain the poetry, fantasy, and comedy out of Tim Burton's original conception for Batman (1989), ...
- Visit Ireland, learn about family - Myrtle Beach Sun News
Visit Ireland, learn about familyMyrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 1 hour agoHe won the 2007 A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize for his book, "The Boatloads;" the 2005 Randall Jarrell/Harperprints Poetry Chapbook Competition for "Charon's ...
- Weintraub: Gritty Iraq drama gives HBO a worthy successor to 'Wire' (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Cynical, violent, unsentimental, gloriously literate and brilliantly executed, “Generation Kill” is the best HBO series since “The Wire.” David Simon and Ed Burns, the primary players behind that late, great urban drama, have adapted ...
- Fifth book in SEAL series tugs on heartstrings - Hampton Roads Daily Press
D eeply personal touches lend an added dimension to Williamsburg author Marliss Melton's latest military romance, "Don't Let Go." (Grand Central Publishing, $6.99) The fifth book in Melton's series featuring Navy SEALs, "Don't Let Go" centers on ...
- Goodbye Mr. Disch and Mr. Budrys - January magazine
Goodbye Mr. Disch and Mr. BudrysJanuary magazine - 2 hours agoHe was well-regarded for his poetry (which he wrote as Tom Disch) by many who had no idea that he wrote genre fiction. The Telegraph obituary is here. ...
- Diamond Bar has new venue for artistic expression - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Diamond Bar has new venue for artistic expressionSan Gabriel Valley Tribune, CA - 13 hours agoAs a passionate poet, this Diamond Bar resident flocked to the Los Angeles poetry scene to get his kicks. Now Romero is providing a venue for performing ...
- Student poem chosen for anthology - Sun and Press
Kristen McPeak, a ninth grade student at Maine-Endwell High School, was chosen as a Top Ten Winner in the Creative Communication poetry contest. Kristen's poem, "My Insanity" is included in the Fall 2007 New York edition of "A Celebration of Young ...
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