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- Lesbos locals lose lesbian appeal - BBC News
The island's name was applied to gay women in acknowledgement of the female poet Sappho, who wrote love poems about both women and men in about 600 BC. The man spearheading the case, publisher Dimitris Lambrou, had claimed that international ...
- A mum’s diary of her disabled son’s first seven years of life goes on prize shortlist (icWales)
A PERSONAL diary written by a mother to help her cope with her baby son’s severe disabilities has been shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year 2008, it was revealed last night.
- Ray Lewis bites the dust - Daily Telegraph Blogs
Oh dear that didn't last long, did it. A day after Boris Johnson and his pugnacious deputy came out fighting over a series of allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, and Ray Lewis is toast already His position was clearly untenable after it ...
- Wordsmiths Books’ One-Year Blowout - AccessAtlanta
June 15 is the one-year anniversary for Wordsmiths Books, the Decatur store that has re-defined aggressive scheduling of author appearances and funky ways of courting the reading public. Never ones to hide their booklight under a bushel, they’re ...
- Friendship in Hollywood is not something to bank onF - The National
Friendship in Hollywood is not something to bank onFThe National, United Arab Emirates - 38 minutes agoLet me tell you a true story about Hollywood, friendship and money. I’m going to change some of the details a bit – hey, I have to work in this town – but ...
- The masochistic joys of festivals - Daily Telegraph
Now that we all have central heating, televisions and roofs over our heads, where can the old-fashioned British masochist - lover of queues, rain, crowds - go at weekends? The British love of queuing and discomfort and being bossed around seems to ...
- Poets offer a taste of the medieval - Lakeland Today
Poets offer a taste of the medievalLakeland Today, UK - 21 minutes agoTWO poets with an interest in Medieval England will be joining forces to read their work at the Summer Poetry readings organised by the Wordsworth Trust in ...
- Will the real Colin Powell stand up? - Salon
Hadley and Co. worry that Powell may be secretly writing a memoir that would expose their hidden history, though Powell has said he will not produce a sequel to his inspirational autobiography. One of the most significant stories for which Powell ...
- Art (Hattiesburg American)
The Back Door Coffehouse will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday around back of University Baptist Church, 3200 Arlington Loop with artists Angela Ball reciting poetry; music by Cliff Brown, Daniel Keyzer and Daniel Schroeder from the University of Southern Mississippi and prose by Jim Moore. Child care provided.
- Museum event makes art dreamy for kids, families - East Valley Tribune
Justin Germain knows two things about dreams: "Everybody has them, and no one understands them," says the ASU graduate student. He's betting that commonality will make it easy to appreciate fine art on Saturday, when ASU Art Museum in Tempe hosts ...
- Political Islam and Muslim hip hop - Zaman
There is much talk about political Islam and its future these days. The ascendancy of political movements with clear Islamic agendas is being watched closely from Egypt and Lebanon to North Africa. While many see Islamic political parties as a threat ...
- Manukau poetry competition winners (Scoop.co.nz)
The winners in the inaugural Bernard Gadd Memorial Poetry Prize were announced at a Montana Poetry Week celebration held at Howick Library on Friday.
- Last Year at Marienbad - Chicago Reader
Last Year at MarienbadChicago Reader - 6 hours agoThe overall tone is poker-faced parody of lush Hollywood melodrama, yet the film's dreamlike cadences, frozen tableaux, and distilled surrealist poetry are ...
- As Dallas gets hotter, so does hip-hop - Quick DFW
As Dallas gets hotter, so does hip-hopQuick DFW, TX - 10 hours agoHe describes what he does as "guerrilla poetry," and it's an apt title. But he's also refined his delivery and flow with great results. ...
- Audio reviews: 'Untitled,' by nas - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Nas' untitled latest marks his ninth solo effort. Don't be fooled by "Queens Get The Money," the bracing opener of Nas' now-untitled ninth solo album: It sounds like nothing else on the CD. The Jay Electronica-produced cut -- built on a few simple ...
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