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- One of the world's great museums is just a day trip away - Chicago Tribune
The nation's attic sits in a cluster of buildings around the National Mall in Washington. Founded more than 155 years ago, the Smithsonian Institution was the dream of Englishman James Smithson. Upon his death in 1829, Smithson willed his fortune to ...
- China: Gain and loss in the emerging economic giant (Seattle Times)
I find a new China every time I arrive. Yet my very first experience almost 18 years ago continues to shape my perceptions. It helps me measure what was gained and what was lost during the most sweeping transformation any country has ever experienced.
- Sunscreen, swimsuit and spiritual reading - Chicago Sun-Times
Sunscreen, in 45, 30, 15 and 8 SPF. Check. Acidophilus capsules and Mylanta in case of Montezuma's revenge. Check. A variety of bikinis and one black one-piece granny suit in case I'm too chicken to sport the two-piece variety. Check. I'm packing for ...
- In search of new storytellers - The Daily Star
The Daily StarIn search of new storytellersThe Daily Star, Bangladesh - 4 hours agoToo many people here exhaust themselves wrestling with poetry. Or is it? Do they find composing poems easier than writing short stories or novels? ...
- Q&A with author Ursula K. Le Guin - Corvallis Gazette Times
Q&A with author Ursula K. Le GuinCorvallis Gazette Times, OR - 2 hours agoWriting a book for young children is really more like writing poetry, in many ways. But my novels — they’re for anybody, any age, who wants to read them. ...
- A haiku contest (Contra Costa Times)
An ancient poetic form gets a political twist in a new haiku contest. Can you haiku?
- Osama bin Laden, a purveyor of poetic terrorism - Al-Arabiya
Al-ArabiyaOsama bin Laden, a purveyor of poetic terrorismAl-Arabiya, United Arab Emirates - 21 hours agoBin Laden often recites poetry to underscore a point and to associate himself with chivalrous and learned warriors who were willing to become martyrs for ...
- A new voice aims to evangelize, inform (Miami Herald)
For years, as he celebrated Mass at St. James Catholic Church in North Miami or tended to the special needs of his Haitian-American congregants, Father Patrick Charles envisioned a newspaper that would chronicle the important ecclesiastical events for the Creole-speaking faithful.
- Nightlife, Sept. 19-25 - Canton Repository
The Ticket Nightlife calendar will list DJs, open mic, jam nights, karaoke and live bands. Deadline for submitting Nightlife listings is noon Tuesday. To do so, fax The Repository at (330) 454-5745 or e-mail necole.sims@cantonrep.com American Legion ...
- Century Club presents art, writing awards - Idaho Press-Tribune
NAMPA — It was standing room only at the Woman’s Century Club’s historic building, as more than 100 students, parents and club members gathered to honor the winners in the annual Art, Poetry and Short Story Contest. Ann Gilbertson, chairman of ...
- Once And For All We're Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up And Listen - Metro
MetroOnce And For All We're Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up And ListenMetro, UK - 47 minutes agoIn Once And For All Belgian company Ontroerend Goed presents a portrait of teenage life in all its messy glory through an inspired piece of visual poetry. ...
- Local notes: Terryglass/Kilbarron, Templederry, Thurles, Portumna - Nenagh Guardian
Local notes: Terryglass/Kilbarron, Templederry, Thurles, PortumnaNenagh Guardian, Ireland - 4 hours agoAnd top of the bill is Micheal O'Muircheartaigh, known to the nation as the voice of the GAA, but also known to be a great lover of words, poetry and ...
- Romanian actor Stefan Iordache dies at 67 - International Herald Tribune
Romanian actor Stefan Iordache dies at 67International Herald Tribune, France - 14 hours ago"He was an extraordinary actor, a sensational person and a special friend." Iordache began his career in the early 1960s and worked through the communist ...
- Key dates in Radovan Karadzic's life - FOX News
_ June 19, 1945: Born in Savnik, Yugoslavia, in what is now the Republic of Montenegro. _ July 12, 1990: A founding member of the Serbian Democratic Party in Bosnia-Herzegovina. _ March 27, 1992: Becomes president of Serbia's National Security ...
- Nashville Symphony announces September events - Columbia Daily Herald
NASHVILLE — The Nashville Symphony has announced its line-up on concerts for September. All events, unless otherwise noted, take place at Schermerhorn Symphony Center located at One Symphony Place in Nashville (between 3rd and 4th Avenues and ...
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