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- online searches inspire play - CNN
online searches inspire playCNN - Jun 9, 2008Analog communication devices served as creative fodder when they were newly invented, such as plays centered on a telephone or poetry written to resemble ...
- Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87 (Las Vegas Sun)
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 (12:33 p.m.) Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, has died. She was 87.
- Maui poets to compete in National Poetry Slam - KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG
Maui poets to compete in National Poetry SlamKHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG, HI - 1 hour ago"Here on Maui, we have a diverse range of work, including heartfelt love poetry, searing social commentary, uproarius comic routines and bittersweet ...
- Sharp Teeth, By Toby Barlow - The Independent
A novel in verse – about werewolves. Hmm. It's a great elevator pitch, but would anyone actually want to read it? Well, they ought to. The verse is free verse of the loosest kind, often recognisable as verse only by the typography, but the ...
- Letting the songs speak (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Lee Miles’ music is not strictly folk. Not in arrangement, not in attitude. Sure, his whiskey vocals – often fragile as a cracked glass – can sound like spot-on tributes to Neil Young and Bob Dylan at times.
- Things to do Tuesday July 15 - St. Petersburg Times
Black on Black Rhyme It's a night of spoken-word poetry at Club 813 (formerly the Harbor Club) with host L.I.F.E. at 915 E Grant Ave. in Tampa. It starts at 9; $5. Forever Plaid The homage to '50s guy groups returns with catchy music and slick hair ...
- Life Before Hellboy - 2TheAdvocate
Life Before Hellboy2TheAdvocate, LA - 3 hours agoThe films are fun, but they definitely lack the grace, depth of character and poetry of the actual comics. Hellboy is the perfect blend of silly and ...
- In critical Georgia city of Gori, locals and Russian soldiers coexist ... - Newsday
GORI, Georgia (AP) _ Under a statue of Josef Stalin, the best-known product of this city, a Russian and a Georgian were discussing the war. The Georgian was wearing a T-shirt and track pants. The Russian was in uniform, holding an AK-47. The Georgian ...
- The revival in Britain's stately homes (Times Online)
British stately homes were written off 40 years ago. But now they have undergone an economic and social renaissance, upstairs and down. If only they could find the staff. Clive Aslet reports.
- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dead at 67 (USA Today)
Mahmoud Darwish, the world's most recognized Palestinian poet, whose prose gave voice to the Palestinian experience of exile, occupation and infighting, died on Saturday in Houston, Texas. He was 67.
- Mahmoud Darwish: Palestinian 'poet of the resistance' (Independent)
The poet Mahmoud Darwish was the voice of the Palestinian odyssey, whose stark writing reflected the desperation and alienation of the Palestinian people. He published more than 20 collections of poetry, which have been translated into many languages (although few of them into English), and was the Arab world's best-selling poet. His poems are engraved in the hearts of millions of Palestinians ...
- Attracting readers to Punjabi literature - Times of India
Attracting readers to Punjabi literatureTimes of India, India - 13 minutes agoRenowned writer and Sahitya Akademi award winner novelist Ram Sarup Ankhi on Saturday released Amardeep's book of poetry, Arthan da jungle . ...
- Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies (San Francisco Chronicle)
Del Martin, a lesbian rights pioneer who took part in one of California's first same-sex weddings, died today in San Francisco after a long period of declining health. She was 87. Ms. Martin's political activism began more than five decades ago when in 1955...
- Après Lewis - Wall Street Journal
Après LewisWall Street Journal - 4 hours agoBy DAVID SKEEL Recently a friend assured me that a book by a well-known evangelical Christian was the new "Mere Christianity." For an evangelical this ...
- McCain Moves Right On Affirmative Action - The Bulletin
Democrats claim the McCain camp has engaged in what they are calling another flip-flop in an attempt to placate the right flank of the Republican Party. But the presumptive Republican nominee's people claim it derives from their candidate's lifelong ...
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