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- The dangers of banality - Financial Times
R eporting on the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961, the political theorist Hannah Arendt coined the phrase “the banality of evilâ€. Eichmann, responsible for the slaughter of millions of Jews, had the appearance and even the mentality ...
- Oxford pupil wins Amnesty International poetry competition award ... - Amnesty International UK
Oxford pupil wins Amnesty International poetry competition award ...Amnesty International UK, UK - 10 hours ago... Jack Mapanje in Malawia, and a number of detainees at the infamous American-run prison camp Guantánamo Bay - all of whom produced moving poetry, ...
- China's 'ultimate place to relax' (BBC News)
As part of a series of features following the route of the Olympic torch around China, the BBC looks at the mountainous Huangshan.
- Cards mark funny, poignant parenthood moments - Calgary Herald
Calgary HeraldCards mark funny, poignant parenthood momentsCalgary Herald, Canada - 32 minutes agoThe whimsical name for her business, Speckles & Weeds, comes from a line of poetry she wrote many years ago. "It's about patterns that I love in life and ...
- Celebrating the written word - Appalachian State University
Celebrating the written wordAppalachian State University, NC - 12 minutes agoDennis Bohr wrote the play “Dark All Day (and all of the night),†which was performed this spring on campus by Black Sheep Theatre. ...
- Why English still matters - Detroit News
Oh, perdon . I was just tuning up for an interview with Baracko Obama and Juan McCain . Juan y Baracko have been busy lately wooing los que hablan espanol . That is, people who speak Spanish. With an estimated 9.2 million Hispanic votes in play this ...
- Simplicity and repetition may explain staying power of songs (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
It only takes a single exposure, and in an instant, your whole day can change. The infection is rapid and feels potentially unending. One minute you're minding your own business and the next you find that you can't stop thinking, humming, or singing "Dancing Queen."
- The Company Senator Obama Keeps - CBS News
In 2004, President Bush and the Republican Party made significant inroads with the Jewish community. Bush won 24 percent of the Jewish vote - up from 19 percent in 2000 - primarily as a result of his staunch commitment to Israel. Four years later, it ...
- Poetry reading to mark book launch - phillyBurbs.com
Poetry reading to mark book launchphillyBurbs.com, PA - 5 hours agoThe event is free and open to the public. Wine and cheese will be served. For more information, contact the library at 215-968-7659, ...
- Literary Happenings: Some pen the lines, others stand in them - Ventura County Star
Literary Happenings: Some pen the lines, others stand in themVentura County Star, CA - 43 minutes agoPoetry reading at 856 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura. 642-1146. Movie crafts Noon Saturday. Barnes & Noble, 4820 Telephone Road, Ventura. 339-0990. ...
- Edward Smith: Washington's True Car Lover - Seattlest
SeattlestEdward Smith: Washington's True Car LoverSeattlest, Seattle - 23 minutes ago"I'm a romantic. I write poetry about cars, I sing to them and talk to them just like a girlfriend." He says he has never had any romantic interest in men ...
- 'Hamlet' triumphs at Stratford - Jam! Showbiz
STRATFORD -- There's very little rotten in the state of Denmark -- at least, not in the Denmark conceived by director Adrian Noble. His Denmark -- an elegant Edwardian evocation of Hamlet's Elsinore, created in collaboration with designer Santo ...
- Latin American heritage celebrated at Mattatuck - Waterbury Republican American
Latin American heritage celebrated at MattatuckWaterbury Republican American, CT - Jul 17, 2008Hear a beautiful blend of classical guitar and Latin rhythms, poetry, and folktales. Learn to make pasteles, a pastry stuffed with pork, chicken, ...
- Now the smart money is on magazines for intellectuals - Guardian Unlimited
Some rich men buy football teams, but millionaires with more lofty pretensions acquire intellectual magazines instead. Already this year, entrepreneur Michael Danson has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the New Statesman from its proprietor Geoffrey ...
- Students Participate in the 31st Annual Children and Poetry Day (News Channel 34 Binghamton)
Participants are hand selected based on poems they've previously written, and as Joe Weil, this year's guest poet, says, it's a day embrace the freedom of expression.
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