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- Patti Smith & Kevin Shields: The Coral Sea (Pitchfork)
The new album from Patti Smith (that's good!) is two discs long (that's bad), and it's a collaboration with My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields (that's good!!) built around live performances of her 1996 book-length poem (that's ba...actually it turns out to be pretty good). read more
- Deccan Herald » Metrolife-Wed - Deccan Herald
Earlier, going to a foreign country was considered to be a privilege of the rich. With young techies flying abroad every day, things have changed The evening also included a contemporary dance piece by the members of Community Dance Class. What was ...
- Leonard Cohen ends UK tour at Big Chill - Irish World News
He is set to play London's O2 Arena, having received rave reviews for shows in Manchester, Edinburgh and Glastonbury - but the spectacular setting of the Big Chill festival will be the last chance to see the legendary Leonard Cohen on his first ...
- Paedophile victim reveals terrifying life on the run with evil ... - News of World
GROOMED her for a year via an internet chat room DRAGGED her from one sordid hotel room to the next PLIED her with vodka and PUSHED her into sex. Bravely waiving her right to anonymity, Shevaun, 17, said: "It began as an adventure and for a long time ...
- African-American Umoja Fest is set to kick off on Friday - Seattle Post Intelligencer
High school basketball players will shoot hoops in the Central Area this weekend to promote peace. Northwest African-American families will hold reunions at Judkins Park, as dancers, musicians and drill teams perform. African-Americans from ...
- Words bring order to a chaotic world (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
As he pulls up the blankets and ponders whether to turn out the lights, 72-year-old August Brill wishes that Miriam, his daughter, would learn "that the rotten acts human beings commit against one another are not just aberrations - they're an essential part of who we are."
- Pick the verse that wins the purse - Minnpost.com
Your genial host's father once confided to him a bit of wisdom that he claimed to have learned somehow from insiders on the vaudeville circuit: The three slowest weeks of the year were Easter, Christmas and Milwaukee. As both your genial host's ...
- US Poet Laureate to kick off Burlington Book Festival - BurlingtonFreePress.com
US Poet Laureate to kick off Burlington Book FestivalBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 11 hours agoA poet, essayist and translator, he has also been honored with the Wallace Stevens Award, the International Griffin Poetry Prize, a MacArthur Fellowship and ...
- Christina Patterson: Where poetry still has power - Independent
Christina Patterson: Where poetry still has powerIndependent, UK - 9 minutes agoHe was summoned to the military governor, who told him that if he continued to write such subversive material, his family would suffer. From that point on, ...
- Highbrow lo-fi (Guardian Unlimited)
Culture: Meet the American bands giving rock an intelligent makeover
- Tacoma gets performing arts potpourri - Tacoma News Tribune
If you had to sum up the 2008-2009 performing arts season in Tacoma, opening later this month, the word would be “different.†Of course, every organization’s lineup is unique, but most of them are pushing boundaries in audience, performers or ...
- Urdu translation of Bosnian poet’s book launched - Pakistan Daily
Urdu translation of Bosnian poet’s book launchedPakistan Daily, Pakistan - 6 hours agoTranslator of the book Dr. Mohammad Hamid said that Mac Dizdar appears to be inspired by Allama Iqbal’s poetry with respect to style and message. ...
- Latitude interview: Lisa Horton - Norwich Evening News
Latitude interview: Lisa HortonNorwich Evening News, UK - 20 hours ago“I like the fact that it's not just about music - that there's comedy, theatre, poetry, cabaret, art and all sorts of other stuff going on too. ...
- The Mountain Goats, Language Arts play free show Friday - The Independent Weekly
The Mountain Goats, Language Arts play free show FridayThe Independent Weekly, NC - 2 hours agoThe show runs from 5:30-9:30 pm and is sponsored by City of Durham Parks and Recreation, The Jim Crow Experience Project and Black Poetry Theatre. ...
- Literary listings (Colorado Springs Independent)
discussing a wide variety of books in the second floor conference room. Second Thursday of every month, 6:45-9 p.m. Free. Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave., 531-6333 ext. 1206, greatbooks.org .
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