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- Rural Romeos Ride on the Wild Side - Scoop
The Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year finalists faced a day of physical challenges today at Fieldays in their second day of competition for the Golden Gumboot trophy and title of Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year. The highlight heat of the day ...
- 2b or not 2b: David Crystal on why texting is good for language (Guardian Unlimited)
Despite doom-laden prophecies, texting has not been the disaster for language many feared, argues linguistics professor David Crystal. On the contrary, it improves children's writing and spelling
- Composer's elegy for lost partner, "Green Sneakers," to open in Vail - Denver Post
Ricky Ian Gordon wrote "Green Sneakers" as a personal tribute to his partner, Jeffrey Grossi, who died of AIDS in 1996. (Duncan Hannah) As the title of a new artistic invention, "Green Sneakers" sounds light and whimsical. But for its creator, Ricky ...
- Professor guides cultural exploration - The Spartan Daily
Professor guides cultural explorationThe Spartan Daily, CA - 11 minutes agoHer father helped her develop an affinity toward the Iranian culture, in different ways, such as reciting poetry verses in Persian on a day-to-day basis. ...
- McPartland May Writer of Month - South Fork Tines
McPartland May Writer of MonthSouth Fork Tines, CO - 4 hours ago... McPartland received $50 for winning the contest. McPartland enjoys writing both poetry and narrative, and her favorite piece she’s written is a poem ...
- Arts grants available for Ulster projects - Times Herald-Record
Arts grants available for Ulster projectsTimes Herald-Record, NY - 9 hours agoEligible projects include poetry readings, theater productions, musical performances, visual arts exhibitions, visual or performing arts workshops, ...
- Edward Albee at 80: Still a 'Young Troublemaker' - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalEdward Albee at 80: Still a 'Young Troublemaker'Wall Street Journal - 1 hour agoAt 18 he lit out for Greenwich Village, where he wrote bad poetry, worse fiction, then took up drama "because I'd failed at the other things," he said. ...
- Carolyn Blessing - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
Carolyn BlessingThe Ann Arbor News - MLive.com, MI - 17 hours ago... participates in Breakin' Curfew teen talent show; volunteer at Arbor Hospice; competing in Brave New Voices Poetry Slam Festival in Washington.
- Summer Film Special - Audrey Tautou - Priceless - The List
The ListSummer Film Special - Audrey Tautou - PricelessThe List, UK - 8 hours agoHe explains: ‘She’s so tough, mean and manipulative that if she is not played by someone with humour, fantasy and poetry, the audience would hate her. ...
- Patrick Ireland, 36, Dies; Created to Serve Peace - New York Times
DUBLIN — On Tuesday evening, here on a grassy terrace behind the old Royal Hospital Kilmainham, with the sun still high in the sky and his heart full of joy, Brian O’Doherty attended his own wake. After 36 years he put to rest his alter ego ...
- Gentle spirit mourned - Ottawa Sun
Hamel routinely warned drivers trying to find a convenient parking spot they would be ticketed and never asked for money. He was the "information centre of Ottawa," Boyd said. "The unofficial diplomat and his dog. The best street-level ambassador ...
- Serb leader's life in disguise (Perth Now)
RADOVAN Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, lived for years in a Belgrade suburb posing as a bearded doctor of alternative medicine.
- A. S. MAULUCCI: Use nature as an indirect element in your poetry - Norwich Bulletin
My last column was concerned with straightforward nature poetry. This week I’d like to explore poetry that uses nature indirectly, as imagery intended to symbolize an idea, general condition or the speaker’s state of mind. In all the examples in ...
- Not many students bothered to vote - La Crosse Tribune
The June 3 edition of the Tribune had a front-page article titled: “Students approve fund shift for stadium.†The story adds, the “University of Wisconsin-La Crosse said yes Tuesday to allowing $750,000 that had been earmarked for another part ...
- Laurie Anderson's `Homeland' Targets Iraq War; Lou Reed Cameo - Bloomberg
Laurie Anderson's `Homeland' Targets Iraq War; Lou Reed CameoBloomberg - 2 hours agoPolitical dialogue, poetry, music and electronics are also part of the mix. ``I call it `Homeland' because it's about your attachment to your country,'' ...
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