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- Romney To The Rescue - The Bulletin
Under siege from political foes and friends regarding his ability to lead the world's largest economy, Mitt Romney was hard at work yesterday trying to put John McCain back on track. Since stating the fundamentals of the U.S. economy were strong in ...
- Focus on tests 'limits learning' - Croydon Guardian
Placing too much emphasis on preparing for tests means some children are not receiving a well-rounded education, the chief inspector of schools said. In a letter to the Commons schools select committee, Ofsted warned pupils were being limited in what ...
- Nurture kicks nature in the shins - Daily Journal
Nurture kicks nature in the shinsDaily Journal, SC - 5 hours agoAll elements of my favorite poetry.” The exhibit also boasts works from “Mill Village Dreams,” Jim Campbell’s series of acrylic paintings on poplar — each ...
- The much awaited fourth album from Robin Auld - The South African
The much awaited fourth album from Robin AuldThe South African, UK - 15 hours agoMy novel and poetry contains many elements of my own life, but is ultimately more about Southern Africa than about myself. There are many references to ...
- Is torture an Olympic event? - Salon
Still from "Fire Under the Snow." I didn't watch the reportedly spectacular opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, a $43 million production overseen by Chinese master filmmaker (and opera director) Zhang Yimou, although I've read various ...
- NEA Chairman Is Moving On - Washington Post
Dana Gioia , chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts since March 2003, plans to announce today that in January he will leave the federal agency he is credited with helping revitalize. Gioia, a prize-winning poet and critic, said he will ...
- Local writer wins Atlantic award - Nova News Now
Local writer wins Atlantic awardNova News Now, Canada - 3 hours agoRetired from a full-time teaching career, Tate’s experience as a writer includes poetry and drama. She always had wanted to write for young adults, ...
- On-campus fall arts preview - Retriever
On-campus fall arts previewRetriever, MD - 56 minutes ago-Bartleby also hires editorial staffers to read and rate submissions in Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Non-fiction. Additionally, the journal will accept ...
- Finalists to compete for LP Idol title Sept. 9 (Lake Placid News)
LAKE PLACID - It's been narrowed down to three, each of whom will be singing for the first-place prize of $1,000 during the Tuesday, Sept. 9, State Farm Lake Placid Idol contest at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA). Elephantbear, Lowell Bailey and Cliff Berg performed their way to the finals during July's third annual Lake Placid I Love Barbeque Festival (ILBBQF). Now only
- No passive voice - Deccan Herald
Deccan HeraldNo passive voiceDeccan Herald, India - 8 minutes agoA passionate voice for change and progress, Faraz was usually at his best when writing the poetry of love and protest. His romantic poetry made him ...
- Pak poet Ahmed Faraz dies at 77 (The Times of India)
Non-conformist in his views and dress, the Urdu poet Ahmed Faraz, died battling kidney failure at a hospital in Islamabad on Monday.
- Film And TV - Nypress.com
“Look at me, man, I’m trying to close a bar.” Jud Mongel was holding a broom in one hand and a dustpan in the other. He had more important things to do than talk about his new, hipper-than-thou Greenpoint bar, Five Leaves, and I’d started to ...
- John Lundberg: Why You Should Read Mahmoud Darwish (HuffingtonPost)
When renowned novelist Ahdaf Soueif said that the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish was "the last poet who could fill a football stadium," it wasn't hyperbole....
- Go on a date for less - CSUM Pride
Go on a date for lessCSUM Pride, CA - 13 minutes agoThey host a weekly comedy show and open mic nights in addition to live local bands and poetry readings. Check the schedule online at lestats.com. ...
- Washington State Book Award winners (Seattle Times)
Books winning this year's Washington State Book Awards include a sci-fi thriller by Matt Ruff, poetry by state poet laureate Samuel Green, a new history of native Seattle by Coll Thrush, a history of dirt by David R. Montgomery, a picture book about a rabbit by George Shannon and an autobiographical novel by Sherman Alexie about growing up on an Indian reservation.
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