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- E Jane Dickson: We love to hunt down fakery. But is it worth it? - Independent
E Jane Dickson: We love to hunt down fakery. But is it worth it?IndependentDaily life is punctuated by what Thoreau called "consistent expediencies", and our brains are hard-wired to process them. We, most us, understand that the ...
- Madison County news and events - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Madison County news and eventsSt. Louis Post-DispatchChildren under 5 are admitted free. On Friday, seniors age 60 and older will be admitted for $4. Parking is free. Hours are Friday from noon-9 pm; ...and more »
- Comedy: Simon Munnery at Croydon Clocktower and Battersea Arts Centre ... - Kingston Guardian
... use a lot of technology for that. "In general it will just be me telling some jokes, reading some funny poems and singing some songs. "At the BAC I will most probably have my drummer there and it's being filmed for the British Library as they ...
- Ice fishing derby - Wicked Local Plymouth
Ice fishing derbyWicked Local PlymouthTheir repertoire spans four centuries of Yankee seafaring and contains an extensive collection of Cape and Islands sea songs and poetry. ...
- Faber & Faber Begs for Morrissey's Memoirs - Exclaim!
Faber & Faber Begs for Morrissey's MemoirsExclaim!After all, it seems highly unlikely that there's anybody else as loopy and eccentric as Moz that could write prose as dramatic and engaging as his. ...and more »
- Christopher Reid wins Britain’s Costa Book of the Year prize with ... - The Gaea Times
LONDON — Poet Christopher Reid was awarded Britain’s Costa Book of the Year Award on Tuesday with a poetry collection written in tribute to his late wife ... It pays to be funny: Ian Frazier wins Thurber Prize October 6th, 2009 Ian Frazier wins ...
- Pop goes politics for Richard Hamilton - This is London
This is LondonPop goes politics for Richard HamiltonThis is LondonYet, overall the exhibition doesn't maintain a constant level of complexity, intensity and poetry. The installation that greets you as you enter the show, ...and more »
- Valentines from Ancient Rome: Sex, Death and Lust - Big Hollywood
Today's valentines focus on sharing, caring, love and friendship. The beloved is portrayed as gentle, sensitive, tender and compassionate, says Gold. The ancient Romans had quite a different take on love. "Love for them was interesting, both to ...
- 5th ekphrastic poem - Orcas - OpEdNews.com
This is the 5th in a series of ekphrastic poetry, where a poem describes a painting. I painted Orcas in 12/06 (12x16 oil on canvas) and wrote the poem in 8/07. Civil/ Environmental Engineer. Retired from the USDA Forest Service in 2001. Since then I ...
- CULTURE DIGEST: Social studies standards under review in TX; TN OKs ... - BP News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The Texas Board of Education, with its considerable conservative bloc, is set to address social studies standards in March, possibly meaning the rest of the nation's public schools could teach more about the influence of ...
- TS Eliot prize 2009 - BBC News
The shortlist for the TS Eliot award, the UK's most prestigious prize in poetry, has been announced. Inaugurated in 1993 to celebrate the Poetry Book Society's 40th birthday and honour its founding poet, the award comes with a £15,000 cash prize ...
- Webster University professor appointed as new Missouri poet laureate - Columbia Missourian
JEFFERSON CITY — An English professor at Webster University in St. Louis has been selected as Missouri's new poet laureate. First lady Georganne Nixon announced the appointment ... Clewell teaches poetry workshops and 19th- and 20th-century ...
- NOTES (The Hub)
Pictured are Lianne Brock, of the Monmouth County Reading Council (MCRC), with Rebecca Bauer, one of the winners in the council's annual poetry contest for students in grades K- 8. Poetry winners recited their winning poems at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Holmdel. Each entry is an original poem written about a book that the student reads.
- How To Pitch: Urbanite - Mediabistro.com
What to pitch: Dudley recommends starting in "Baltimore Observed," the mag's front of the book section. These pieces are generally 800 to 1,000 words and include timely stories about food, shopping, the arts, and more. Urbanite also welcomes critical ...
- The Tri-City News - Abbotsford News
• Pinetree community centre offers Youth Movie Night (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 11. Dress in retro styles, for youth 14 to 18. Cost is $1; register at 604-927-4386. • Olympic Torch Relay Celebration festivities are Feb. 11 ...
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