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- Action: Lonnquist to perform at July 26 Prairie Fest - The Reporter
Action: Lonnquist to perform at July 26 Prairie FestThe Reporter, WI - 53 minutes agoHe is at once a lyricist with deep feeling and a side-splittingly funny observer of our world. Keen insight and poetry draw listeners into beautifully ...
- Lord Whimsy's dandy bog - Philadelphia Inquirer
Lord Whimsy's dandy bogPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 30 minutes agoIt's a strange little book, billed as "a bounteous selection of essays, philosophical diagrams, poetry, and other Arcadian follies concerning the art of ...
- Girl, 12, hanged herself 'after visiting teenage suicide website' (Daily Mail)
A girl of 12 visited a website accused of glamorising suicide just months before she hanged herself, an inquest was told today. Rachel Jarvis had even kept a diary which contained entries relating to eight previous suicide attempts.
- Concerts celebrate Ash Grove’s golden legacy (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
Ed Pearl, 70, silver-haired and feisty, will forever be associated with the Ash Grove, the folk club he opened 50 years ago with a $5,000 investment, despite the fact that the venue's been closed for a quarter century.
- Rappers live their lyrics (Queens Courier)
Since bursting on the music scene more than three decades ago, rap music has gotten, well, a bad rap. The icons of the genre, such as Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Ludacris and others, have gained acclaim and enjoyed the fruits of their labors.
- Prince book set to come out this fall - NME
Prince is set to become an author with the release of his very first book, scheduled to be published this fall. The Purple One has put together ’21 Nights’ , a photographic essay incorporating images, lyrics and poetry based on his 21-night ...
- Centre for Arabic poetry established (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI - His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday directed the establishment of the House of Poetry, a centre for researching and documenting Arabic poetry and strengthening its presence and profile within the Arab world and beyond.
- 19th-century baseball presentation to celebrate America's birthday - Times Herald-Record
19th-century baseball presentation to celebrate America's birthdayTimes Herald-Record, NY - 2 hours ago"My show stresses the lure of our national pastime during the 19th century through the use of my collected baseball music, poetry, humorous storytelling, ...
- TV's "Laugh-in" comic Dick Martin dies in Santa Monica - Times Daily
Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as "Sock it to me!" has died. He was 86 ...
- NH child-sex fugitive on FBI's most-wanted list is arrested (WBZ News Radio Boston)
An FBI most-wanted fugitive who writes poetry, plays the piano and speaks several languages has been arrested in Mexico nine years after he allegedly molested the 5-year-old son of a couple who befriended him, authorities said Friday. Jon Savarino Schillaci, who was 35 when he made the FBI list last fall, was being returned to the state to face arraignment Friday.
- Abu Dhabi hosts dates festival next month (Middle East Online)
Qubaisi says Liwa Mazayin Al Ratb Festival aims to encourage improvement of quality of UAE dates.
- Craig briefs for May 26 - Craig Daily Press
Craig briefs for May 26Craig Daily Press, CO - 1 hour agoThe group will read books across the genres — new and old fiction, science writing, creative non-fiction, mysteries and may even take a peek at poetry. ...
- Alternative energy needed - La Crosse Tribune
As oil nears $150 per barrel, we need to seriously look at cost-effective alternatives. It will require sacrifices and investment from the government and private sector. I have come to believe the only way we can build a secure and sustainable energy ...
- The Libertines - Artvoice
The LibertinesArtvoice, NY - 1 hour agoYes, the debaucher should be made more welcome in poetry. To approach life without fear is the debaucher’s motto. To make art without fear is a good motto ...
- Your chance to become a published author - Times Online
SOME TIME AGO I gave a talk in a theatre. There were many questions - particularly from children, the most perceptive of questioners. Then a man raised his hand and asked: “Is it the case that you start off by writing for children, then you grow up ...
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