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- The Intergalactic Mashup King - Wired
In Werner Herzog’s films, the main characters tend to be ambitious explorers who find themselves crashing in spectacular failure. Aguirre, the Wrath of God follows a 16th-century conquistador who sets out to find El Dorado, only to end up on a raft ...
- Why wars should always be avoided - Nigeria Guardian
T errors of War; Nnamdi Agbakoba Sat War Publishers, Lagos, 2004;. T HIS book entitled Terrors of War is the story of the Nigerian civil war that spanned four years between 1966 and 1970. The Nigeria/Biafra war started as a result of the ...
- "Split" | Her marriage is breaking up; she's cracking us up (Seattle Times)
"Split: A Memoir of Divorce" by Suzanne Finnamore Dutton, 255 pp., $24.95 How can the memoir of a bitter divorce be so laugh-out-loud funny...
- Adair: Finishing what MLK started - Milford Daily News
Every generation probably goes through the practice, comparing today's youth with their days, wondering how things have gone so bad, and then start to worry about the survival of our nation. A confession here: I'm guilty. There are times I shake my ...
- Monica Yant Kinney: An artistic transformation of kids-vs.-cops ... - Philadelphia Daily News
If Capt. Larry Nodiff had his way, the DVD in his hand would be required viewing for every recruit and officer in the 6,600-member Philadelphia Police Department. It's not a how-to film on the proper use of force. It's a three-minute summary of a ...
- Poet's Corner - Adelaide Independent Weekly
Poet's CornerAdelaide Independent Weekly, Australia - 3 hours ago... Independent Weekly, GPO Box 114, Adelaide 5001. A poetry book will be awarded to each contributor published. No comments yet. Be the first to comment below.
- Misunderstood Masterpieces 07.08.08: I Know Who Killed Me - 411mania.com
Misunderstood Masterpieces 07.08.08: I Know Who Killed Me411mania.com, TX - 2 hours agoAt a seedy burlesque club – even though "burlesque" could not be more antiquated or inappropriate in this context, someone has a beat poetry-inspired ...
- Letter to editor: Saluting Gloucester's quiet heroes - Gloucester Daily Times
Our city is going through a tough time right now, but we never seem to lose heart. When I arrived here in 2000, my kids were only 7 and 8; Sawyer Free Library soon became a focal point of our life and was a big support to me as a working mother. Even ...
- Fundraiser this week will benefit new Punjabi institute at San Jose ... - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Grab your gowns and tuxes. Or in this case, ladies, maybe your best salwar kameez , and men, your most colorful turban. San Jose State University is hosting a formal gala fundraiser on Friday for its new Guru Nanak Heritage Institute for Punjabi ...
- Final festival lineup decided (The Montana Standard)
The line-up for the 70th National Folk Festival is complete. Thirteen additional performers have been added to the roster for a total of 27. In all, 250 individuals will demonstrate, exhibit and perform at the festival July 11-13.
- AR Presidential Profile - American Reporter
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- Two women looked out from behind the bars. One washed the windows. One hung the stars. Yes, I know. I modified that great old maxim to suit my personal druthers - as in, I'd druther say it this way. And, yes, I know I should be ...
- A leading voice of Britpop resurgence flaunts the fruits of his ... - Village Voice
A leading voice of Britpop resurgence flaunts the fruits of his ...Village Voice, NY - 1 hour agoFifty years before Chuck D.'s claim about rap being CNN for black people, calypso was telegraphing the news of the day back home, and vice versa: "They were ...
- Poetry with je ne sais quoi - Guardian Blogs
"The beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written," declared Doctor Johnson. This was motivation enough, in his view, to "learn the language". It would be charming to think that, prior to ...
- Mark Padmore's Schubert recital: grand as well as poignant - Daily Telegraph
For the first of his three all-Schubert recitals at the Wigmore Hall, tenor Mark Padmore gave us the first of the composer's great song-cycles, Die Schöne Müllerin ("The Beautiful Miller-girl"). Idealistic longing: Mark Padmore Underneath the ...
- clusterflock wall of shame, Rick Neece, for Danny, 1987 - clusterflock
clusterflock wall of shame, Rick Neece, for Danny, 1987clusterflock, TX - 5 hours agoHe said something like, “In the words of the divine Oscar Wilde, ‘all bad poetry is sincere.’ And if Maya Angelou’s poem, delivered on the inauguration of ...
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