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- Bush-wah's impeachment in Madame Marie's crystal ball? - WorldNetDaily
Madame Marie, fabled Asbury Park boardwalk fortune teller, passed away at the age of 93 right before Independence Day. Her death was ironic since she became famous from Bruce Springsteen's song, "Fourth of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)." Not that I've ...
- Remembering Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi - The News - International
Remembering Ahmed Nadeem QasmiThe News - International, Pakistan - 39 minutes agoHis poetry stood out among his contemporaries’ work for its unflinching humanism. In his long career as a writer and editor, Qasmi Sahib had the distinction ...
- Short Takes: Children's Books (The Charlotte Observer)
EVERYBODY BONJOURS! By Leslie Kimmelman and Sarah McMenemy (Knopf, ages 4-8, 40 pages, $16.99) SOMEDAY WHEN MY CAT CAN TALK By Caroline Lazo and Kyrsten Brooker (Schwartz & Wade, ages 4-8, 32 pages, $16.99) Craving a European family vacation but can't afford it? Cheaper option: Two picture books to transport you and the little ones across the pond. "Everybody Bonjours!" follows a ...
- P.E.I. Book Awards jury releases shortlist of titles (The Guardian)
The jury for the 2008 P.E.I. Book Awards has released the shortlist of titles for the prestigious award.
- Gao Xingjian: Composing a narrative in ink paint - International Herald Tribune
HONG KONG : 'An artist must walk his own path, and if there are rules, they should only be rules that he himself has created," Gao Xingjian writes in the catalogue for the current exhibition of his paintings at the Alisan Fine Arts gallery in Hong ...
- U-Md.'s Art Attack Concert - Washington Post
U-Md.'s Art Attack ConcertWashington Post, United States - 3 hours agoFree. 301-322-0853. The county's Harlem Renaissance Festival on Saturday will feature song, dance, readings, poetry, period dress, food, arts and crafts, ...
- Poland honours Japanese scholar and translator - Thenews.pl
Poland honours Japanese scholar and translatorThenews.pl, Poland - 6 hours agoHe has translated into Japanese Adam Mickiewicz’s Master Thaddeus, the masterpiece of Polish Romantic poetry, as well as a wide selection of works by Polish ...
- A jam-packed June - Island Packet Online
My son's baseball teacher scheduled an end-of-year, mother-son game the other day, and it was a blast. The 5-year-old boys "won" (wink wink), but not before us moms got to hit a few grounders and run the bases in Central Park in the middle of a work ...
- Aurora man dies riding bike in Ohio - Beacon News
A 57-year-old Aurora man died last week doing what he loved most -- riding his bike. Paul Sorenson, a senior mechanical designer with Owens-Illinois -- a glass manufacturer -- was found injured on a Toledo, Ohio, bike trail by a passerby around 8:45 ...
- Music can be path to language and math - Philadelphia Inquirer
WASHINGTON - The challenge was to come up with an idea that can transform public education, particularly in poor communities. The winner: an educator with a passion for making school fun. Michael Bitz won a national competition with his idea for ...
- Sufism in the age of reality TV - Tehelka
TehelkaSufism in the age of reality TVTehelka, India - 8 hours agoSufi poetry is being remixed and qawwali music is digitised. But at least, it is being re-introduced this way.†His own performance in Delhi was a rude ...
- World's worst poet gets last laugh - Abilene Reporter-News
World's worst poet gets last laughAbilene Reporter-News, TX - 11 hours agoAround the world, people have come to identify with the meter-challenged bard, if not for his poetry, then for the sheer lack of self-doubt with which he ...
- Local group marks Buffalo opening with special concert - Woodward News
Three locals who have performed in various venues in the Woodward area are scheduled to perform at the opening of a new theater in Buffalo. “Two women..Two Voices, one man. One Trumpet†is a trio that includes guitarist and singer Elise Solloway ...
- Snow performs at the Half Shell - NRToday.com
Snow performs at the Half ShellNRToday.com, OR - 49 minutes agoHer music often originates as poetry in her journal. She said the melody comes later. “Most writers I know usually do it the other way around, ...
- Flying through life's regrets - San Jose Mercury News
Flying through life's regretsSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 13 minutes agoAfter Ford's daughter is born, his wife, also a poet, pushes him to give up poetry. " 'You're a father,' " she said, as if drawing an impenetrable line ...
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