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- Wachner's 'Proud' Debut With Washington Chorus - Washington Post
What was originally scheduled as a guest appearance proved to be an inauguration. Julian Wachner's program with the Washington Chorus at the Kennedy Center on Sunday afternoon was his first concert as the group's music director-designate. As I noted ...
- Woodstock icon performs at City Opera House - Traverse City Record Eagle
Woodstock icon performs at City Opera HouseTraverse City Record Eagle, MI - 14 minutes ago"I used to draw portraits and read poetry. I had no idea that I would actually be on a stage by myself," Havens said. He got his start singing doo-wop on ...
- In Bruges (Seattle Weekly)
Black, fluffy, and gloriously unilateral, Colin Farrell's eyebrows aren't the prettiest features of In Bruges . That honor falls to the Belgian city itself, known for its scenic medieval turrets, bourgeois tedium, and unfavorable comparisons with Amsterdam.
- Oil burden - OpEdNews
Oil burdenOpEdNews, PA - 1 hour agoPoetry: The Refined Savage Poetry Review - Refined Savage Editions; Unfinished Works - AIDS Services Foundation – Orange County December 2005; ...
- MARIAH 'OVER THE MOON' WITH MARRIAGE: Andre Leon Talley says singer is 'very happy.' People's Friday issue has wedding ... (Eurweb)
*The paparazzi hasn't seen or heard from Mariah Carey since her marriage to Nick Cannon, but those closest to her continue to come forward with first-hand observations about how she's been doing since the nuptials.
- Literary Calendar - Austin American-Statesman
Literary Happy Hour with Kevin Brockmeier — 6 to 7 p.m. today. Author reads, answers questions and signs his book, 'The View from the Seventh Layer.' Wine and cheese provided. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd. Free. 472-5050, www.bookpeople.com. Meet ...
- Teen Art, Music, Poetry Festival (Garden City News)
A teen art, music, and poetry festival will be held on Saturday, May 31, at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island. Talented teens from across Long Island will perform classical, pop, and rock music, including some original songs. The walls will be filled with art. In addition, teens will present ethical action projects they've done that make the world a better place.
- Lost Dog collars $40,000 fiction prize (The Australian)
MELBOURNE author Michelle de Kretser has won the $40,000 Christina Stead Prize for fiction, the biggest of the NSW Premier's literary prizes announced in Sydney last night.
- National poet scoops book award (BBC News)
The poet Edwin Morgan wins the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year award for his latest collection.
- Mushaira: Charting a new tradition - Saudi Gazette
Some people gather, and that is it. In this couplet, almost a century ago, Meer Taqi Meer, one of the legends of Urdu Poetry, was complaining about the changing state of Mushairas. At Meer’s time Mushairas were exclusive gatherings for literary ...
- What's the worst song cover of all time? - Popwatch
Total Guitar magazine recently named Celine Dion and Anastacia's rendition of AC/CD's "You Shook Me All Night Long" (from 2002's Divas Las Vegas concert on VH1) as the worst song cover of all time. (Thanks to Popeater for the heads up.) As a rabid ...
- Tales of brave 'Ulysses' (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
It's funny that a book that's been lambasted by some scholars for its stream-of-consciousness prose style and suffered obscenity trials should become a cultural touchstone, but such has been the history of James Joyce's "Ulysses."
- US Open 2008 - BBC Sport
2307: Putting lets Els down at the 14th as he slips back to level par but a wonderful approach to the next puts him back to one under. Rose drops a shot at the 14th (his fifth) and then misses a birdie chance at the 15th. Garcia stops the rot with a ...
- Texas abounds in good places to propose - Dallas Morning News
Women can thank St. Patrick for the green light every Feb. 29. Legend says St. Brigid in fifth-century Ireland tired of waiting for guys to propose. She complained to Patrick, and he obligingly decreed that women could step up and ask men on Leap Day ...
- Kunal is all set! (The Times of India)
Kunal Kapoor is a multi-faceted star who dabbles from everything from theatre to go-karting and believes that there is a lot more to life than just being rich and famous.
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