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- Latitude, Leonard and the mob mind (The New Statesman)
Get out of my country! shouts a young man. A tidal swell of assent and applause fills the comedy tent. I feel nauseous, unnerved by how quickly and completely the crowd has turned
- Computing pushes into the ether (Sydney Morning Herald)
In a major trend known as "cloud computing", the internet is becoming the repository for files and even software.
- African music icons for Madiba celebration - Cape Argus
A truly African concert will bring Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations home to the continent on August 23 at the Johannesburg Stadium. Starting at 11am, the Madiba Concert will be a musical birthday party for the father of the nation and will ...
- On the Scene: Burton’s stirring show wows The Whig (The State)
BACK AGAIN: Paul Burton performed at The Whig Saturday night, his first full concert in 34 years. Family, friends and The Whig’s patrons packed the bar for a jubilant performance. Last December, Burton blew away a crowd at The Whig for the “Carolina Funk: Funk 45s from the Atlantic Coast” CD release. It made many wonder if Burton were back for good. He sang the set’s only original song, ...
- LOVE, LONGING, AND THE CAMERA - Calcutta Telegraph
Calcutta TelegraphLOVE, LONGING, AND THE CAMERACalcutta Telegraph, India - 2 hours agoTurning over the pages of Kuldip Salil’s anthology, Treasury of Urdu Poetry, I chanced upon a couplet by Makhmoor Dehlavi (1909-1956) that caught my eye. ...
- NEWS IN BRIEF (Nine O'Clock)
BERLIN - Islamic militants trained in Pakistan and Afghanistan are planning attacks in Germany, although there is no evidence of any imminent threat, the country’s top police officer was quoted as saying on Sunday.
- Prep football: Impact of death still being felt - Salt Lake Tribune
CENTERVILLE - Seth Fraughton's bedroom is still in peak condition, as if it's waiting for him to come home any minute from a difficult football practice. His shoes, tucked neatly inside a walk-in closet, look worn. His clothes are folded immaculately ...
- Bland 'Poole' is a tough swim - MLive.com
Comedy-drama: Morgan Lily, left, Radha Mitchell, center, and Luke Wilson star in "Henry Poole is Here." "Everything happens for a reason." "You can't go to the past to fix the present." "Sometimes, you have to be sad to remind yourself that you're ...
- Tim Jennings, new director of Children's Theatre (Seattle Times)
Seattle theater news: Seattle Children's Theatre names a new managing director, New City Theater announces its 2008 fall season, and Roosevelt High School's theater tech crew places fourth at an international contest.
- Man says he's had sex with 1000 cars and he's not sick - News.com.au
A MAN who claims to have had sex with 1000 cars, writing them poems and singing to them, has defended his "romantic" feelings towards vehicles. Edward Smith, who lives with his current "girlfriend" - a white Volkswagen Beetle named Vanilla, insisted ...
- In which a 13-year-old learns, teaches wisdom (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Francine Prose says that Nico, the central character in her new novel Goldengrove, is urgently in need of wisdom. Nico, 13, doesn't know it, but she's about to be plunged into loss and suffering, and their manifold attacks on identity. She must handle these challenges on her own - and how she responds will be a measure of her character, and of her ability to heal.
- UMW professor is state's poet Poets laureate - The Free Lance-Star
The Free Lance-StarUMW professor is state's poet Poets laureateThe Free Lance-Star, VA - Aug 26, 2008She's been in high demand since 2006, when she won the Pulitzer Prize for her poetry collection "Late Wife." The latest honor comes as Emerson and ...
- Fakhteh to perform in Italy - MehrNews.com
Fakhteh to perform in ItalyMehrNews.com, Iran - Jul 6, 2008TEHRAN -- “Zaryab” band conducted by Majid Nazempur is to give a concert at the Iranian Artists Forum on July 10. Nazempur will first give a solo ...
- Why not ban Shakespeare then? Poet strikes back after knife verse was dropped from GCSE (Daily Mail: World News)
Her poem was dropped from the GCSE syllabus because it describes the thoughts of someone with a knife who plans to kill - but now Carol Ann Duffy has struck back against the ban with a new poem.
- Crazy Quilt of American Songs, Poetry Mark Pops Concert - The Foothill Weeklies
Crazy Quilt of American Songs, Poetry Mark Pops ConcertThe Foothill Weeklies, California - 5 hours agoOn stage, he read from famed African-American poet Langston Hughes’ provocative work “Let America Be America Again”. Stacked against as much talent as ...
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