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- Now the smart money is on magazines for intellectuals (Guardian Unlimited)
Standpoint, launching this week, is the latest periodical funded by an entrepreneur in search of powerful friends and social cachet, reports James Robinson
- Abortion and Crime: The Flip Side - New York Times Blogs
Abortion and Crime: The Flip SideNew York Times Blogs, NY - 1 hour ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- TV's "Laugh-in" comic Dick Martin dies in Calif (Trentonian)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as "Sock it to me!" has died. He was 86.
- Gay and lesbian film fest has several Bay Area connections - Contra Costa Times
A psychic (Zoe Tapper) does some time in prison in "Affinity." A Concord man emotionally recounts how he felt when his son became his daughter. A former Albany woman digs through numerous photos and letters while trying to figure out if her great ...
- Angelou's uplifting - Cincinnati Enquirer
Maya Angelou sat in a chair in the middle of the stage and began singing. "When it looked like the sun wasn't going to shine anymore, God put a rainbow on the clouds," she sang in a deep, melodious voice. Then, she stopped, hummed for a second and ...
- Subtle, humble 'Jellyfish' is visual poetry - MLive.com
In "Jellyfish," Noa Knoller plays Keren and Gera Sandler plays Michael. "Jellyfish" does a decent job of balancing the weighty and the whimsical. Weighty, because miscommunication is the norm for its characters. Whimsical, because of a mystery at its ...
- Hussein Al Jismi sings Muhammad Bin Rashed’s poetry (Al Bawaba)
Emirati singer Hussein Al Jismi finished recording the opening and closing songs for the new Bedouin drama series “Siraa Ala Al Rimal” (Conflict on the Sand).
- Annual poetry boxing tournament to get the Japanese talking! - Thaindian.com
Annual poetry boxing tournament to get the Japanese talking!Thaindian.com, Thailand - Jun 4, 2008The first winner of the Poetry Boxing Lightweight division, Mariko Wakabayashi, 17, thought up a poem incorporating the word “butter” in a matter of moments ...
- Summer reading programs about to begin - Gadsden Times (subscription)
Summer reading programs about to beginGadsden Times (subscription), AL - 39 minutes agoEach registered child who reads at least 15 library books by July 16 will receive a free T-shirt and be invited to a party July 30. ...
- Author’s earliest work in collection (The Fayetteville Observer)
“The Magical Campus” collects for the first time the earliest published writing of Thomas Wolfe, the Asheville native who was once called “the most promising writer of his generation.”
- Poetic Justice: Spike in sales for Kay Ryan, the next poet laureate (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK - Kay Ryan is no longer an unknown poet. Demand for her work jumped sharply Thursday upon the Library of Congress' announcement that she had been named the new U.S. poet laureate, a one-year term beginning in the fall.
- 'Breath' by Tim Winton - Los Angeles Times
'Breath' by Tim WintonLos Angeles Times, CA - 47 minutes agoIt achieves that essential quality of a short novel: Its poetry becomes its imperative, its motivating and most risky venture. "Breath" is a coming-of-age ...
- Old Town’s Creole Gallery set to reopen on June 1 - Hub
Old Town’s Creole Gallery set to reopen on June 1Hub, MI - 9 hours agoFrith said Ena will continue hosting art, poetry and theater-related events and wants to eventually host live music on a more frequent basis. ...
- Collection of essays celebrate's Corvallis' 150th anniversary (KMTR Eugene)
A new book called "The Spirit of Corvallis" celebrates the city's 150th anniversary with a collection of poetry, images and short stories.
- August, South Pacific, In the Heights, Boeing-Boeing, LuPone Are ... - Playbill.com
Playbill.comAugust, South Pacific, In the Heights, Boeing-Boeing, LuPone Are ...Playbill.com, NY - 2 hours agoStew, the self-proclaimed rock club rat, won the Tony for Best Book of a Musical for his poetry-kissed, intensely personal autobiographical musical, ...
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