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- The great seducers (Independent)
Ah seduction, that noble art. Its roots can be found in the most ancient myths; the alleged nobility is more recent, perhaps originating from mediaeval courtly love, when the beguiling of an innocent virgin (or, if you were really good, a rival's wife) could be accomplished with flattery, favours and a joust or two. But baser motives have never been far below the surface, and, ultimately, the ...
- New Book From Laura Chester Explores Culture Shock on the U.S./Mexican ... - Biloxi Sun Herald
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Life on the U.S./Mexican border presents a clash of cultures and expectations that is explored with insight and dark humor in Laura Chester's new collection of short stories, Rancho Weirdo (Bootstrap Press ...
- ‘Happy Mondays’ takes poem to stage - Inquirer.net
‘Happy Mondays’ takes poem to stageInquirer.net, Philippines - 4 hours agoA year after, the group was approached by Mag:net Katipunan owner Rock Drilon to bring their poetry reading session at the cafe, said Joel Toledo, ...
- Pulling poems by their roots - Gonzales Tribune
Pulling poems by their rootsGonzales Tribune, CA - 1 hour agoOnly in South County does one have the opportunity to hear Cowboy Poetry read not once, but twice in the same week. First, last Wednesday evening the ...
- Something to Bragg about in a recession: sport and music will ... - Times Online
Something to Bragg about in a recession: sport and music will ...Times Online, UK - 5 minutes agoSimilarly, Pelé’s short pass to Carlos Alberto in the preamble to the greatest goal ever scored, in the 1970 final, has been likened to poetry and art. ...
- Nandas spread Diwali cheer among slum children - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The children of Savera School, run by NGO Savera Association in an MCD building at Sriniwaspuri in south Delhi, lead a humdrum but promising life. Drawn from the margins of society, the nearby slums, they come here to get ready for formal ...
- 'The Modern Element' and 'Invasions' - International Herald Tribune
The Modern Element Essays on Contemporary Poetry By Adam Kirsch 352 pages. $25.95. W. W. Norton & Company. Invasions By Adam Kirsch 63 pages. $14.95 (Paper). Ivan R. Dee. Poets and critics have been around for a long time, and some writers have been ...
- Exeter/Hampton area community calendar - Portsmouth Herald News
Exeter/Hampton area community calendarPortsmouth Herald News, NH - 2 hours ago151, (888) 227-7669. n A SIX-WEEK POETRY WORKSHOP will be held at 7 pm Tuesday, Sept. 23 to Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 117 Water St., Suite 1 (upstairs), ...
- Writing in residence - Guardian Unlimited
On arriving in Grasmere to take up the post of poet-in-residence at the Wordsworth Trust I was greeted by a poster which advertised an exhibition; English Poetry 850-1850 The First Thousand Years . Not much to live up to then. I had harboured the ...
- Calendar Girls Picks and Clicks Sept. 20-26: Stories and songs, lectures and films, politics (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
(BOWLING BENEFIT) Even if you can't convert a 7-10-split, you'll at least be able to help Strike Out Hunger. SOVA celebrates its 25th anniversary on the lanes in Tarzana with a food drive and family fun, including bowling, bingo, music, activities for kids, arcade games and kosher food (dairy).
- TOME RAIDER: 2008 Oregon Book Award Finalists Announced - Willamette Week
TOME RAIDER: 2008 Oregon Book Award Finalists AnnouncedWillamette Week, OR - 13 minutes ago(For finalists in mamsy-pamsy disciplines like poetry, drama and young adult fiction, just skip to the bottom of the page.) Definite underdog here. ...
- Grand Rapids sculptor Nathan Horowitz remembered for 'great heart ... - MLive.com
GRAND RAPIDS -- Friends are remembering a Grand Rapids sculptor whose controversial work once resided downtown near sculptures by Alexander Calder and Mark di Suvero. Nathan Horowitz, whose two-story sculpture, "Vesta," formerly was installed in 1973 ...
- Scientists To Probe Beginning Of Time - The Bulletin
Scientists today will take a step closer to understanding the beginning of time when the European Organization for Nuclear Research powers up the world's biggest magnetic loop in the search for the universe's missing matter. Particle physicists on ...
- Day trip: Vincent van Gogh & colors of the night - Poughkeepsie Journal
Day trip: Vincent van Gogh & colors of the nightPoughkeepsie Journal, NY - 10 hours agoThe problem for a painter whose work was based on observation of the natural world was how to paint landscapes at night, in the dark. ...
- A man at odds in 'Flash of Genius' - Boston Globe
"Flash of Genius" is a true-story drama about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. It's a very earnest movie and I don't mean to be cruel, but shouldn't we draw the line on biopics right around here? Can the life struggles of the ...
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