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- Authors grieve over apparent suicide of David Foster Wallace, writer of "Infinite Jest" (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK - The literary world is in grief for David Foster Wallace, an author of seemingly unstoppable curiosity, imagination and ambition who apparently killed himself last week.
- Memorial service held for Barb Short - The Observer
There wasn’t a vacant seat at the Smith Funeral Home in Sarnia on Monday when a memorial service was held for Barb Short. The room was packed with family and friends who gathered to mourn the 48-year-old Mooretown woman. “It was beautiful ...
- Ryan Adams Announces Cardinology LP, Adds Dates (Pitchfork)
Cardinology is the silly title of the forthcoming LP from Ryan Adams and the Cardinals , due October 28 on Lost Highway . The new disc, described by people who would like you to buy it as "a concise and focused collection of twelve unadorned gems," will be preceded by a single for "Fix It" on September 23. Closing track "Stop", meanwhile, will appear in a September 30 episode of the ...
- Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network - The Chesapeake Bay Journal
Chesapeake Bay Gateways NetworkThe Chesapeake Bay Journal, PA - 8 hours agoThe grounds at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine are open 8 am to 5 pm daily. The fort and visitor center are open 8 am to 4:45 pm daily, ...
- AFter Dark: For a great getaway, cruise to Pirate's Cove - HometownAnnapolis.com
Down in Galesville, right on the West River, a wonderful hideaway exists to serve the needs of locals and boaters looking for food, fun, lodging and entertainment. The Inn at Pirate's Cove (4817 Riverside Drive), which includes Pirate's Cove ...
- Bravo's 'Housewives' franchise spreads to Atlanta - Forbes
How do the ladies of "Real Housewives" measure success? In New York co-ops, gated McMansions, fairy-tale weddings, Rolex watches and shameless social climbing. The act of living large - or aspiring to that much-cherished goal - transcends area codes ...
- A palette full of color and a pocketful of stones - Artists say a lot about death - and life - from both sides of the ... (New Times Weekly)
09/25/2008: Editor's Note Momento mori: Remember that you are mortal. Consider the macabre theme our annual Autumn Arts edition not as a celebration of death, but as a reminder of vitality, a reminder that life,...
- Poet laureate to read from latest book - Henderson Gleaner
Poet laureate to read from latest bookHenderson Gleaner, KY - 12 hours agoHis 2002 book, "The Country I Come From," set in Indiana, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. "It's a pleasure to tell stories people get into ...
- Ypsilanti District Library hosts songwriting fest - MLive.com
MLive.comYpsilanti District Library hosts songwriting festMLive.com, MI - 40 minutes agoCoryell said that she heard he was on a library tour with his poetry, and asked him to come to the festival. He said yes. "Somebody up there must like us," ...
- Uncommon voice of the common - The Age
Uncommon voice of the commonThe Age, Australia - 6 minutes agoIn a culture in which poetry is mostly the preoccupation of small coteries and where many major publishing companies have ceased to publish it at all, ...
- Easton plans different barn raising - Connecticut Post
Easton plans different barn raisingConnecticut Post, CT - 42 minutes ago"I love the barn. It's beautiful. It would be a shame if it were not maintained," Hornstein said. Persons interested in the silhouettes or tickets for the ...
- Debate Moderator Jim Lehrer - TIME
Debate Moderator Jim LehrerTIME - 1 hour ago(Paul Droesch, writing in TV Guide in 1982) • On moderating: "You should be the coolest you've ever been and the most sober in realizing this is historical ...
- American Poets Added to British Archive (New York Times)
Gwendolyn Brooks and Theodore Roethke are among the 14 influential 20th-century American poets whose recordings have been added to Britain?s free online poetry archive, the BBC reported.
- Blackpool library poets do it live - Blackpool Citizen
Blackpool library poets do it liveBlackpool Citizen, UK - 12 hours agoSeveral of the group’s local writers and poets will attend and their poetry will include a variety of subjects including the festive season. ...
- Moldaw to share love of language at Reynolds (Kearney Hub)
POJOAQUE, N.M. — Writer Carol Moldaw has a simple test to see if she is spending enough time writing.
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