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- Nelson Mandela uses 90th birthday to warn South Africans not to forget ... - Times Online
Nelson Mandela, a global icon for his long struggle against apartheid, marked his 90th birthday today with an appeal to the wealthy of the country he led to democracy to remember the less fortunate. Speaking at his birthplace in the rural Eastern ...
- 'Telling It' the way it is Program promotes kids' literacy through arts (The Ann Arbor News)
Ashlei McDonald wrote and performed a monologue. Dajeon Franklin worked with a filmmaker to produce a two-minute film. Jamar Tubbs, an aspiring chef, wrote about his aspirations to open his own restaurant while working on his master's degree.
- A motorvating company party (USA Today)
Every year, a rich variety of eye-catching vehicles line the sidewalks and courtyard at the headquarters of Pixar, the Disney-owned digital animation studio. Corvettes, Mustangs, Jaguars and Lotuses. There are even a few surprises, such as an armored military truck and a General Motors hydrogen-powered SUV. Borrowing a name from GM history, the Pixar folks dub it "Motorama."
- AMY WINEHOUSE'S DAD GIVES HIS DAILY BRIEFING TO THE PRESS - Holy Moly
AMY WINEHOUSE'S DAD GIVES HIS DAILY BRIEFING TO THE PRESSHoly Moly, UK - 10 hours agoIs he suggesting that there is something else other than his guitar and his poetry in that ropey old guitar case of his that he turns up to her house with?
- Portsmouth to revisit plan for nightclub in Old Towne - HamptonRoads.com
The city's planning commission split this week over whether to allow a venue with late-night entertainment to open in Olde Towne. Restaurateurs and club owners Terry Webb and Kelli Davis said they envision young professionals sampling tapas and ...
- AP Interview: Afghan journalist demands justice after death sentence for insulting Islam (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
The prison uniform Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh wears is emblazoned with crudely painted black scales of justice, but the young journalist insists on the eve of his appeal that he has yet to see justice done.
- Poet wins $100,000 prize - Palladium-Item
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Snyder, a poet known for his verse about nature and spirituality and a former member of the beat movement along with Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, has won the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Chicago ...
- Ode to a hamster - Seward Phoenix Log
Ode to a hamsterSeward Phoenix Log, AK - 3 hours agoCould we publish his poem? It was for an English class, he explained, and if he couldn’t find a market he would fail the assignment. Being avid poetry ...
- Quick Takes - Los Angeles Times
With no fanfare, the Nine Inch Nails posted a free download of their new album, "The Slip," on the band's official website early Monday morning, meant as a gesture of gratitude to fans, said Nails auteur Trent Reznor in a posting: "Thank you for your ...
- SIUE to award Redmond an honorary PhD - Belleville News Democrat
SIUE to award Redmond an honorary PhDBelleville News Democrat, USA - 4 hours ago"When I was a kid, who would have thought there would be a job for someone who wanted to teach African-American literature and write poetry?" Redmond said.
- Caymanian of the week - Taejsha-Rae Solomon - Caymen Net News
Eighteen-year-old Caymanian Taejsha-Rae Solomon, is aiming to become a financial planner and entrepreneur. Currently, she works as a Receptionist/Operator at Scotiabank and is also pursuing an Associate’s degree in Business Administration at the ...
- Voice of the Day We owe the future of country to our dead - News-Leader.com
Voice of the Day We owe the future of country to our deadNews-Leader.com, MO - 7 hours agoWelcome to Everland, to the intersection of May and springtime, a bustling crossroads where each year better poetry announces anew, "...the earth never ...
- The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List Blogs - Computerworld
The Industry Standard's Top 25 B-to-Z List BlogsComputerworld, Norway - 1 hour agoWhile they may not have the right amount of link love, they need to be on your radar screens. Computerworlds internasjonale nyheter leveres av IDG News ...
- Monongahela native receives award from French ambassador - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Monongahela native receives award from French ambassadorPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 58 minutes ago... former president of Senegal and the leading black poet featured on the French Advanced Placement reading list. "I had been teaching Senghor's poetry to ...
- Zamir Chorale set to celebrate Israel at 60 - Jewish Advocate (subscription)
Zamir Chorale set to celebrate Israel at 60Jewish Advocate (subscription), MA - 4 hours agoHe added: “I hope that our audience will leave the concert elevated by having experienced beautiful music, coupled with beautiful poetry. ...
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