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- The Cruelest Art (Real Change News)
Dr. Darius Rejali on Torture in Democratic Societies. Waterboarding. Hypothermia. Stress positions. Prolonged isolation. Sensory deprivation.
- Library of Congress Organizes Eighth Annual National Book Festival Hosted by Mrs. Laura Bush on the National Mall; ... (PRWeb)
The Librarian of Congress and Mrs. Laura Bush invite book lovers of all ages to celebrate reading on the National Mall on Sept. 27. (PRWeb Jul 14, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Library-of-Congress/National-Book-Festival/prweb1103774.htm
- Mark Morris dancers return to Berkeley (San Jose Mercury News)
Impresario Robert Cole is going out in style. The longtime artistic director of Berkeley's Cal Performances announced the lineup for the 2008-09 season on Tuesday, his 22nd and final run before stepping down.
- Thousands join environmental drive - Gulf Times
THE final field trip of the season in connection with the Flower Each Spring drive is to be organised next Saturday. So far, there have been 14 trips to Shahaniya to learn about Al-Salem, the plant chosen for promotion this year. Nearly 4,000 ...
- Japanese-American authors to read, sign books in Albany (Albany Democrat-Herald)
Writers Edward Miyakawa and Mitzi Asai Loftus will speak on “The Japanese-American Experience” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Browser’s Bookstore, 1425 Pacific Blvd. S.E.
- Arts & Entertainment: THEATER REVIEW - Chicago Tribune
Director Nic Dimond describes himself in a program note as "a reluctant Shakespeare fan." Maybe that's why a pervading aura of ambivalence hangs over his production of "Richard III" at Strawdog Theatre Company. It's not a terrible show by any means ...
- Stargazing on Hawaii's Mauna Kea - Los Angeles Times
Stargazing on Hawaii's Mauna KeaLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago"I just love this so much," said Livermore, a big, shambling figure in a parka, a strange, mounded silhouette in the dark. "I've been thinking about time ...
- Garage-bound scribe taps vivid past (The Columbus Dispatch)
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. -- Like its predecessors, the latest Alan Furst novel, The Spies of Warsaw , reads as if it were written in a Paris cafe -- where men with pencil-thin mustaches while away rainy winter afternoons, puffing on Balkan Sobranie cigarettes and talking about the old days.
- 24th Annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair Announces Featured ... - Forbes
CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair -- the largest free outdoor literary event in the Midwest -- is expected to draw up to 100,000 book lovers again this year to the two-day showcase, set in Chicago's historic ...
- Kay Ryan named U.S. poet laureate (UPI)
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named Kay Ryan as the library's 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09.
- Katy Guest: A Week in Books (Independent)
As May ticks over into June, three things are predictable in the literary calendar. There will be apocalyptic downpours at the Hay Festival. Someone will say that the Orange Prize isn't fair on men. Then someone will say no, it probably isn't, but never mind, because it encourages people to read.
- A list of exhibits currently on display at area galleries May 15-21 - The Free Lance-Star
A list of exhibits currently on display at area galleries May 15-21The Free Lance-Star, VA - 5 hours agoArts Center in Orange, 129 E. Main St. "Poetry of Color," paintings by John J. Fitzsimmons. Through June 7. 540/672-7311. Atrium Gallery Art Studio, ...
- Weekend Hotlist - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Weekend HotlistPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 6 hours agoSnow, who plays Friday, took a slightly different approach in the early '70s, coolly blending pop, folk and jazz on the hit "Poetry Man. ...
- The skinny on Sweet Pea 2008 music - Bo Zone
The skinny on Sweet Pea 2008 musicBo Zone, Bozeman - 23 minutes agoThere is poetry in roadhouse music like this — music that combines the blues, old-school R&B, roots rock & roll, and a true sense of working-class poetry. ...
- Old 97's Murry Solo (antiMUSIC)
On August 18, 2008, Old 97's bass player and cofrontman Murry Hammond will celebrate the national release of his first full-length album outside of the Old 97's.
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