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- Rushdie traces the roots of his latest award-winning tale (The Star)
Fatehpur Sikri, the old, abandoned capital of India's Mughal King Akbar, is a somewhat deserted place these days, a bit off the beaten tourist path, outdone by the popularity of the Taj Mahal about an hour away.
- Portugese cheer on their team - Eastern Daily Press
So the whole of Britain is turned off Euro 2008 as none of the home nations are playing. Right? Don't you believe it! The are few places where excitement is greater than among the 50,000-strong Portuguese community in Norfolk. While England fans have ...
- Film preview: Derek - Metro
MetroFilm preview: DerekMetro, UK - 2 hours ago'He was crucial in my thinking about film as a form of poetry,' says Julien, 'rather than just conventional narrative.' Sun, Chapter, Market Road, Canton, ...
- Maya Angelou throws herself at life (Akron Beacon Journal)
NEW YORK: It takes just seconds to leave behind the muted Harlem side street and enter the parlor of Maya Angelou's brownstone, a step as bright and quick as a black-and-white film dissolving into Technicolor.
- 2m free books for kids - The Bookseller (subscription)
2m free books for kidsThe Bookseller (subscription), UK - 2 hours agoIn addition, poetry anthologies will be distributed to both age groups, with an abridged edition of The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems for ...
- Butts’ fabric creations a blend of art, poetry - The Chronicle Herald
Wilma Butts’ silk chiffon bubble scarves in an Arashi (pole wrapped) pleated shibori technique have small pebbles encased in silk at their ends. Butts exhibits both art and clothing in her show, Dynamic Resistance, at the Craig Gallery, Alderney ...
- Wu Han Plays Tchaikovsky, Month by Month - NPR News
APM, June 30, 2008 - You've got to love Wu Han. I've been lucky to work with her on several projects, so I've seen her in many roles: solo pianist, chamber musician, teacher, lecturer, administrator, producer, mother. In every situation, in every ...
- When it comes to the Charles, the words just keep flowing - Boston Globe
When it comes to the Charles, the words just keep flowingBoston Globe, United States - 13 minutes agoIf the Charles River can't inspire love and support by itself, perhaps prose and poetry can help. That's the hope of the Charles River Conservancy, ...
- PIERCE COUNTY: Library announces winners of teen poetry, short ... - TheNewsTribune.com
PIERCE COUNTY: Library announces winners of teen poetry, short ...TheNewsTribune.com, WA - 3 hours agoPierce County Library System recently announced winners of its 12th annual “Our Own Words” teen writing contest. Students submitted 800 poems and short ...
- To the Streets - Santa Fe Reporter
Santa Fe ReporterTo the StreetsSanta Fe Reporter, NM - 4 hours ago... performance there is a live poetry slam, during which members of the audience participate. Yurcic acts as the MC and reads the first poem each night. ...
- New releases (Boston Globe)
"Bigger, Stronger, Faster" A very entertaining documentary about what steroids mean to America, seen through the fretful eyes of director Chris Bell and his brothers, bodybuilders all. The film hops over the wall of media outrage and wonders why Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire are accused of cheating when our entire culture rewards winning at all costs. As surreally entertaining ...
- Angelou celebrating 80th birthday in Atlanta - Ledger-Enquirer
– All United States – Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota ...
- Area children learn writing through art (Spring Observer)
A round of applause rose from the row of camera-toting proud parents when Ellen Crawford finished reading her story called “How the Elephant got his Tusks.”...
- Teacher exchange knits migrant kids to culture - The Salinas Californian
Teacher exchange knits migrant kids to cultureThe Salinas Californian, CA - 2 hours agoFamily members packed into a MCOE multi-purpose room on Tuesday to see an exposition of art, poetry and dancing produced by students and teachers in the ...
- Forward.com (Forward)
This September, residents of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the cradle of Yiddish culture in America, will be able to choose between not one but two Yiddish-speaking candidates for political office.
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