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- Music to live and die for - Iowa City Press-Citizen
What stirs your heart? What makes you stand up proudly and break into song? Or whistling? Or even toe tapping? Chances are that at this time of year, it is something patriotic. Irving Berlin was born in Russia and immigrated as a young lad to this ...
- Smithsonian is a natural setting for the culture of hip-hop - HamptonRoads.com
Washington, D.C. If you're in the District and into music culture, consider stopping at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery to check out "RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture." The exhibit looks at hip-hop culture ...
- Last word for youth slam (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
For young poets, the hardest part is where to start - there's no obvious entry point. The world of poetry is large, and the local readings are, by and large, dominated by adults. Enter the Worcester Youth Slam Team, a labor of love by local poet Alex Charalambides.
- Anger and Remembrance for Armenian UCSB Students - Santa Barbara Independent
del.icio.us. Last night in the dimly lit auditorium of the Isla Vista Theater, a group of about 60 people listened as members of UCSB’s Armenian Student Association (ASA) read aloud the memories of survivors of the Armenian Genocide —which began ...
- Annella Brown, Boston's first female surgeon - Boston Globe
In 1977, a news report said Annella Brown, a Boston surgeon and art collector, had arrived in a blue-and-white helicopter on the lawn of Mentmore Towers, the Rothchild estate in Buckinghamshire, England, for an auction. She "paid $58,480 for a pair ...
- Commercials are the new radio: The rise of Ipop - Cleveland Plain Dealer
You've probably seen this commercial: One hapless Kia driver after the next pulls up to a gas pump, only to discover the gas cap is on the other side. The implication is you'll fill up these fuel-efficient cars so infrequently, you'll have trouble ...
- Rashad Carswell honored with award (The Troy Messenger)
Rashad Carswell didn't think that he would be named the male recipient of the 2008 J.O. "Tip" Colley Scholastic Christian Athletic Award, so he was completely surprised when his name was called at the Troy Exchange Club Awards Banquet Monday night.
- Memorial meet - Calcutta Telegraph
Memorial meetCalcutta Telegraph, India - 1 hour ago... has started imparting free six-month computer training for SC/ST candidates across the region in any discipline. Three-day second Northeast poetry ...
- Two interpretations - Nation
The oriental peoples reacted in two ways to the Western cultural challenge, beginning with the early nineteenth century. And we must not forget that the challenge was overwhelming. The invaders brought Racine and Shakespeare but also battle-ships and ...
- Town shown off in IKEA - Knaresborough Today
Town shown off in IKEAKnaresborough Today, UK - 5 hours ago'It's very compact, but also atmospheric and peaceful and has inspired me to write my poetry.” The full article contains 228 words and appears in ...
- Inventing the Universe - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"I nhale," Michael Ondaatje said as he opened the door to Coach House Press in Toronto, inviting visitors to take in the aroma of ink, paper, wood and well-oiled machinery. On this day in April, two mastodon-like Heidelberg presses clacked out the ...
- A high-speed read (Guardian Unlimited)
Liberties can be taken, and sometimes have to be. One of the liberties that poetry takes, and that prose can't, is temporarily to break up or interrupt a sentence with a line ending.
- Writing for life - Frontline
FrontlineWriting for lifeFrontline, India - 14 minutes agoWhen Kolatkar died I wrote a play (Dark Horse) about the man and his work. Tendulkar saw it and said, “I’m glad you celebrated his poetry, not the man. ...
- JP Morgan Chase Latino Cultural Festival: July 23 - August 3, 2008 (All About Jazz)
International icons. New Voices. Wry twists on tradition. Bold new statements. The 12th Chase Latino Cultural Festival (July 23-August 3) at the indoor Queens Theatre in the Park showcases the veteran performers who started it all side by side with performers striking out in new directions.
- Local Musician’s Band Chosen For Movie Role (The Falmouth Enterprise)
FALMOUTH - We are all stars in our own narratives.
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