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- Why British Asians don't get the arts and don't want to either (Independent)
What Good Are the Arts? was the title of a book by John Carey, whose iconoclastic lectures captivated me long ago when I was struggling to adapt to the peculiarly musky atmosphere of Oxford. Grandiloquent claims that the arts fill a God-shaped hole, rouse rapture, or set down ultimate moral templates are, Carey writes, assumptions or exaggerations: "The notion of artworks as sacred implies that ...
- A page-turner on every corner - Brisbane Times
A page-turner on every cornerBrisbane Times, Australia - May 18, 2008Junot Diaz is inspirational. Last here in 1998, he bowled everyone over then with his brilliance. His first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, ...
- Arts around the Mid-coast; June 26, 2008 (The Times Record)
Boothbay Playhouse opens 'The Secret Garden' on July 2 BOOTHBAY — Based on the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett and with an almost operatic score by Lucy Simon, "The Secret Garden," opening July 2 at the Boothbay Playhouse , creates a world where lost loves are found and lost lives are saved.
- Dick Martin, 86, comic half of landmark 'Laugh-in' - Boston Globe
LOS ANGELES - Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catchphrases as "Sock it to me!" has died ...
- McConnell Center: Volunteers are key to Children's Center success - Fosters Daily Democrat
Dover Children's Center at the McConnell Center is enjoying spring. The new playground space at the corner of Atkinson and St. Thomas streets is a fun place now that all that snow is gone. The classrooms are taking learning outside with sand and ...
- China's 'ultimate place to relax' (BBC News)
As part of a series of features following the route of the Olympic torch around China, the BBC looks at the mountainous Huangshan.
- Cillian's second child + more Edge reviews - CillianSite
CillianSiteCillian's second child + more Edge reviewsCillianSite, CA - 2 hours agoAs long as you don't mind Dylan Thomas and his poetry taking a bit of a back seat, you will happily drift through a slick, well shot, competently-acted ...
- Cities Tampering With Traffic Lights To Generate Revenue - Slashdot
Cities Tampering With Traffic Lights To Generate RevenueSlashdot - 2 hours agoMaybe it was 'free verse' poetry. :) by sumdumass (711423) on Friday April 11, @03:51PM (#23040196) Journal What if he had good tires, did drive slower in ...
- Arts Blog (The New Statesman)
When Lucien Freud’s painting Benefits Supervisor Sleeping was sold last week for £17.2m arts columns nationwide began murmuring about capitalism, commodity culture and – crucially – the role of the artist’s muse.
- BHS showcases students’ talents - Boonville Daily News
BHS showcases students’ talentsBoonville Daily News, USA - 8 hours ago... poetry readings, art displays and the sale of “Sideburn Fury,” the spring literary magazine. The magazine is put together by the Creative Writing class ...
- Alsace wine growers looking for a cheesy boost (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The wine growers of the Alsace region in northeast France, close to the Rhine river on the border with Germany, are trying to boost sales by promoting the combination of their mostly white wines with cheese.
- Week of June 15 - Los Angeles Times
Week of June 15Los Angeles Times, CA - 8 hours agoSarah Maclayand Marsha de la O read their poetry, the Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, 8 pm (310) 316-6554 or www.redondopoets.com. ...
- Establish a goal, follow the dream (The Indianapolis Star)
Program for at-risk students stresses academics, character, vision of future.
- STARGAZING | Lopez show is re-explained, Electra finds another guy, Ne ... - Kansas City Star
•While it’s true that Oprah will have Tom back (see above), it is not true that the furniture will be removed from the set. •Michael Wilbon on “Pardon the Interruption” said he had it on good authority that the Star Jones-Dwayne Wade dating ...
- Community Calendar for June 14 - MetroWest Daily News
STOW - BLOOD DRIVE: The Stow Community Bloodmobile will be at St. Isidore's Church, Rte. 117, on Saturday, June 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call Betsy at 978-897-0231 for details. WESTBOROUGH - SPORTS FOR ALL: A gently used sports equipment drive will ...
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