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- Pride and prejudice: In praise of Britain's colonial artists (Independent)
I flew over to the USA in March this year, for the first time since September 11. An indefinable fear combined with fury over Iraq had kept me away for too long. The launch of the new American Empire, as morally corrupt as the old European hegemony, required severance of connections for a while, a self-imposed banishment.
- Remembering the Holocaust (Centre Daily Times)
UNIVERSITY PARK — Joshua Bram now knows about his murdered ancestors. Their story lives on.
- Pittsburgh’s Artistic 250th Celebration Underway (PNN)
A 20-foot-high, steel and fiberglass, Transformer-like-creature named ARCH; an artist mentoring program for teens from city neighborhoods; a composition for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn Choir, two internationally renowned vocal soloists and a poet-librettist; and a printmaking extravaganza that stands scientific assurance on its head.
- High cost of bringing home old manuscripts - New Straits Times
THE National Library's efforts to retrieve invaluable Malay manuscripts are being hampered by high fees some foreign countries, institutions and individuals are imposing for them. The library's Malaysiana Services director, Siti Mariani S.M. Omar ...
- Women dominate fiction list for Montana NZ Book Awards (The New Zealand Herald)
The finalists of the Montana New Zealand Book Award have been named - and the fiction writers in the running are all women.
- Black and Tan - A Juke Joint - Seattle Post Intelligencer
A live after hours jazz and poetry show. When 5/3: 10 p.m. 5/10: 10 p.m. 5/16: 10 p.m. 5/24: 10 p.m. Ticket information $10. 206-292-7676; acttheatre.org. Event dates and times can change; it is advisable to phone ahead
- RedEye picks what's hot at Chicago's 31 beaches (Chicago Tribune)
- Folkfest teaches culture within Nipawin - Nipawin Journal
On May 3 the Leadership 30 class at L.P. Miller put on their fourth annual Folkfest. A silver offering was taken at the door, and people who attended got to taste different foods from all over the world, be entertained by local talent and take a look ...
- La Décision Doypack - Loughborough News
Loughborough NewsLa Décision DoypackLoughborough News, UK - 1 hour agoIt is free but booking is essential, telephone 01509 222960. La Décision Doypack is co-commissioned by Matt’s Gallery, London and will be shown there from ...
- Cape Town Edge brings six shows to NAF - ArtslinkNews
Cape Town Edge brings six shows to NAFArtslinkNews, South Africa - 2 hours agoWritten by Kemble Elliott, ’Twixt Cup and Lip was originally a biography in poetry which set out to do no more than record an extraordinary friendship that ...
- Chalk up to enthusiasm - Aucklander
Chalk up to enthusiasmAucklander, New Zealand - 4 hours agoSiobhan Harvey's dedication to promoting poetry in Manukau will be evident tomorrow on city footpaths. Sharu Delilkan reports In seven years at Cockle Bay, ...
- The wackiest festivals in America (MSNBC)
A month-by-month guide to the contests and parades that bring out America's best and quirkiest. Some people will dream up any excuse for a party!
- Found in translation - Hindustan Times
Found in translationHindustan Times, India - 6 hours agoIt is believed that poetry suffers most in translation: “Poetry is what is lost in translation” is an extreme statement of the concern. ...
- Minister delivers ‘The Gospel according to Bruce Springsteen’ - Norwich Bulletin
Minister delivers ‘The Gospel according to Bruce Springsteen’Norwich Bulletin, CT - 59 minutes agoIf you’re a Springsteen novice sick to death of all your Bruce-loving pals who go on and on about his poetry and ability to turn a phrase, ...
- Author's book masterpiece-just ask him (The Charlotte Observer)
Coming off the holiday weekend, we needed a break from the hard-hitting news figures we usually interview for this weekly column. Most unfortunately, we chose Doug Robarchek as our diversion. Also known as the “OutFront Guy” and “Doug-Bob,” Robarchek wrote the most irreverent, crosses-the-line column the Observer ever dared to publish. Mercifully, he retired in 2005, after 43 years in the ...
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