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- South Florida's Finesse Mitchell more than just jokes (Miami Herald)
Saturday Night Live alumnus Finesse Mitchell says he despises cliches. But the Miramar resident and author of the relationship book Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much: A Brother's Take on Dating and Mating for Sistas (Simon Spotlight, $21.95), won't correct you if you call him the hardest-working man in showbiz.
- American youth say they're left behind - Medill Reports
American youth say they're left behindMedill Reports, DC - 54 minutes agoThe youth spoke out about their experiences during the 11th annual International Youth Poetry Slam Festival called Brave New Voices. ...
- Posters, storybooks spread AIDS awareness in rural India (Calcutta News)
A Nandalal Bose-inspired 'patua' style painting of a loving couple as a poster endorsing the use of condoms; a storybook in tribal Santhali language talking of the dangers that migrant male labourers face if they are promiscuous - messages on HIV/AIDS are getting more people-friendly and attractive.
- A celebration of freedom - Lancaster Newspapers
A celebration of freedomLancaster Newspapers, PA - 5 hours ago"I think why people get confused is because we have been taught that once the Emancipation Proclamation came along, all of the Africans were free and ...
- Insider: Looking at logic - Wareham Courier
Insider: Looking at logicWareham Courier, MA - 56 minutes agoWhen I was a kid, I had a friend with a pellet gun (by virtue of this, he was my coolest friend), and we used to set up tin cans in his backyard and fire ...
- Walter Smith,1921-2008 - Georgina Advocate
Walter Smith,1921-2008Georgina Advocate, Canada - 2 hours ago... them at the family cottage on Hawk Lake, Haliburton. Other interests included baseball, softball, lawn bowling, gardening, traveling, music and poetry. ...
- Sarah Manguso THE TWO KINDS OF DECAY - New York Times
New York TimesSarah Manguso THE TWO KINDS OF DECAYNew York Times, United States - 26 minutes agoHer book is not only about illness but also about the ways we use language to describe it and cope with it. The author of two books of poetry, ...
- Gazette Calendar Of Events - Western Queens Gazette
Gazette Calendar Of EventsWestern Queens Gazette, NY - 15 minutes agoArts & Entertainment Barnes & Noble May 15, Poetry Writing Essentials; May 16, Poetry of Middle School; May 29, Summer Fun Storytime, PS 135 Poetry Night; ...
- (The angels wanna wear my) red shoes - Los Angeles Times
(The angels wanna wear my) red shoesLos Angeles Times, CA - 9 hours agoScattergood grew up in Iowa, has degrees in theology, poetry and cooking, and, when she isn't writing about food, is trying to get her two young daughters ...
- Shakespeare, down to earth - Charlotte Observer
Shakespeare, down to earthCharlotte Observer, NC - 11 minutes ago“This came from a place of love for Shakespeare, not contempt, and a wish to make his poetry accessible to everyone. It shouldn't feel like being in class. ...
- Earth scientists greet the people of Mars with a DVD - Hong Kong Standard
Schools all over Asia have started teaching English poetry using pop song lyrics. This plan is excellent in every way, except for one small drawback: the average pop lyricist has as much poetry in his soul as a bag of ready-mixed concrete with ...
- The trail of political Islam - Open Democracy
Gilles Kepel, one of the world’s foremost experts on the modern Middle East, has written “Jihad: the Trail of Political Islam”, the first comprehensive attempt to follow the history and spread of Islamist political movements. In a talk given at ...
- This week in the Arts: - The Chattanoogan
This week in the Arts:The Chattanoogan, TN - 9 hours agoThe Chattanooga African American Museum will host the Smithsonian travel exhibit, The Dancer Within, through Aug. 15. To obtain additional information about ...
- Brownbox Presents Chad Goller-Sojourner's Solo Show 7/11 - Broadway World
Brownbox Presents Chad Goller-Sojourner's Solo Show 7/11Broadway World, NY - 2 hours agoAt times funny, biting and somber Sitting in Circles with Rich White Girls: Memoirs of a Bulimic Black Boy chronicles the performer's life-long affair with ...
- Ryan’s hope - Washington Blade
Ryan’s hopeWashington Blade, DC - 33 minutes agoRyan’s spare, elegant poetry is often compared to that of Emily Dickinson, a poet also known for her sometimes humorous reflections on everyday life. ...
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