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- County speech contest winners named - Mount Vernon News
MOUNT VERNON — From Shakespeare to original oratory, from poetry to chamber theater and humorous recitations, talented students from around the county showcased their speaking skills at the 2008 Knox County Speech contest held April 29 at the First ...
- 'American letters' No. 6: Viriville is a state of mind (The Beaufort Gazette)
Late in the Lowcountry year, pecan trees here in Beaufort County drop their nuts to the ground. Folks gather bagsful of free pecans for pies, pralines and snacking.
- Leonard Cohen performs for rapturous T.O. crowd (CTV.ca)
After a series of "rehearsal shows," legendary singer and poet Leonard Cohen officially kicked off his world tour Friday with a three-hour performance in front of a rapt Toronto audience.
- Book Review - Stabroek News
Book ReviewStabroek News, Guyana - 11 hours agowe mostly get a readable précis of the well-trodden ground of intra-party Marxist squabbling and CLR’s foray into the wider political world of African and ...
- Give McGonagall a place - Scotsman
Give McGonagall a placeScotsman, United Kingdom - 47 minutes agoNo doubt Ron Butlin is correct in his strictures on McGonagall's poetry (Burning Issue, 30 April). There are awful lines and verses. ...
- Closeup: Patchwork to perform at Contessa - Mankato Free Press
Closeup: Patchwork to perform at ContessaMankato Free Press, MN - 1 hour agoLeft of the Dial described the music as “poetry and rust, modern precious pieces assembled in smart combos.” Nelson describes his sound as wandering ...
- A certain kind of truth - Telegraph-Journal
A certain kind of truthTelegraph-Journal, Canada - 56 minutes agoLepore quotes Aristotle on the difference between history and poetry, "The one tells what has happened, the other the kind of things that can happen. ...
- Tickets: Free for outside events/ $15 for night dances on Friday ... - Lagniappe
Tickets: Free for outside events/ $15 for night dances on Friday ...Lagniappe, AL - 1 hour agoHe is planning on adding an extremely eclectic flair with poetry readings, local art and photography (including from Lagniappe’s own Dan Anderson),as well ...
- George Carlin: An Appreciation (The Plain Dealer)
The first reactions varied Monday when people learned of comedian George Carlin's death: "George Carlin, really?" "How old was he?" "Oh, man, too bad."
- Bird Rises Again on 40th Anniversary - Emory Wheel
The Great Speckled Bird , the hailed but now defunct paper of the ’60s and ’70s, is on display at the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library. Not just a bird, not a plane — it’s the Great Speckled Bird , the alternative newspaper for a generation of ...
- A Microscopic Look at Saddle Creek (The Lakeland Ledger)
LAKELAND | With the help of a grant, students at Sonrise Christian School got a close up look at water samples from Saddle Creek.Using a microscope hooked up to a computer, students were able to identify different forms of life and microorganisms in the water.
- Greening Hollywood: Arianna on The Green Carpet at The Millennium ... - Huffingtonpost.com
Habitually ahead of the curve, Arianna said, "At the moment we are very excited about expanding. Our recent [$85million] valuation will allow us to expand so we can continue to both aggregate the great work being done and give voice to a lot of great ...
- MTV'S BUZZING WITH LAUGHTER ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS WITH EMERGING ... - The Futon Critic
MTV'S BUZZING WITH LAUGHTER ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS WITH EMERGING ...The Futon Critic, CA - 21 minutes agoBut rest assured the Simmons family will endure all the chaos with love. The fourth season averaged a 1.59 P12-34 and ranked #1 in its time period ...
- Move Over, George and Martha - 'Stitching''s Stu and Abby Get U.S. Premiere (Playbill via Yahoo! News)
British playwright Anthony Neilson's Stitching - a play about relationship games that would make Edward Albee's vicious characters sit up and take notice - will open June 25 in its U.S. premiere. Previews for the Off-Broadway production directed by Timothy Haskell began June 17.
- STEPHANIE SALTER: New Yorker Obama cover: It’s offensive, so it must ... - Tribune-Star
Would you like to see a terrific example of one of the worst things Americans are up against? Take a look at the reaction to this week’s New Yorker magazine cover. Note, I did not say, take a look at the cover. That is the now-infamous cartoon of ...
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