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- From Verse to Controversy -- And Fleeting Fame - Wall Street Journal
William Cullen Bryant: Author of America By Gilbert H. Muller (State University of New York Press, 410 pages, $30) When poet and newspaperman William Cullen Bryant died in June 1878, the mayor of New York ordered the city's flags lowered to half mast ...
- X's music is letter-perfect (The Washington Times)
The seminal Los Angeles punk band X doesnt rehearse anymore - and no, says founding member Exene Cervenka, it has nothing to do with laziness or unforgiving schedules.
- New Milford auto repairman feels urge to compete in poetry slams (The News-Times)
DANBURY--There isn't a lot of money to be made on the competitive poetry circuit.Occasionally, you might win a small cash prize. More often, the rewards are far less tangible.That's one of the reasons that Craig Weidner is working as a service manager at a downtown auto repair shop rather than spinning his freestyle verse for appreciative audiences at poetry slams across the country.
- Puerto Rican lit coming out tonight (New York Daily News)
The New York presentation of "Los otros cuerpos," an unprecedented anthology of gay Puerto Rican writings will congregate tonight a host of authors and artists at Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center. Among them will be Bronx arts promoter Charles Rice-González (l.)
- Fathers of year find time to laugh, read and travel with families - Nashville Tennessean
Their children range in age from their 40s to elementary age, and each has a different approach to parenting. But for four Nashville fathers recently honored by the American Diabetes Association as this year's Fathers of the Year, their motto is the ...
- Sharjah student is master story teller - Khaleej Times
Sharjah student is master story tellerKhaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 5 hours agoThe ESSC (based on the theme - 'Our memories, dreams and futures') invited students to write stories which could be fact or fiction, poetry or prose, ...
- William D. Hyder - News-Herald.com
William D. HyderNews-Herald.com, OH - 17 hours agoHe wrote poetry throughout his life. In his younger years, he enjoyed square dancing, bowling and golf. He had a great sense of humor and often said, ...
- Fading galaxy - Guardian Unlimited
Cyd Charisse was not the greatest of movie stars. When she sang, she was dubbed. When she spoke, she was on cue, at best. But when she danced, there was no need for artifice. A couple of dozen times in the 1950s, she moved across a screen to music ...
- Things to do Tuesday July 15 - Tampabay.com
Things to do Tuesday July 15Tampabay.com, FL - 1 hour agoBy Sharon Kennedy Wynne, tbt* staff writer Black on Black Rhyme It's a night of spoken-word poetry at Club 813 (formerly the Harbor Club) with host LIFE at ...
- The B-52s are rocking along with Cyndi Lauper - PopMatters
PopMattersThe B-52s are rocking along with Cyndi LauperPopMatters, IL - 5 hours agoKate and I were doing these wild girl sounds and Fred was reciting some of his poetry and Keith was on the congas and Ricky was on guitar. ...
- Skien (Blather)
What's this? It's the edge of art... These boxes are artworks by Kristina Müntzig, part of a collection of 'fake' furniture placed in a public park in Skien, Telemark, as part of Skien's public art festival, Tempo. Rather than...
- College Town - Worcester Telegram
College TownWorcester Telegram, MA - 15 minutes ago•The African, Latino/Hispanic, Asian and Native American Network at Assumption College recently named Jeanne McNett, professor of management, ...
- Always look on the dark side of life - the Birmingham Goth scene - Birmingham Post
Always look on the dark side of life - the Birmingham Goth sceneBirmingham Post, UK - 2 hours agoIt derives from a culture that is about the design of clothes, poetry, music and people and places. Some people might think of it as a small, ...
- The Government of Canada Supports Festival des ecrits de l'ombre - Market Wire (press release)
The Government of Canada Supports Festival des ecrits de l'ombreMarket Wire (press release) - 9 hours agoDuring the festival, residents will be able to attend free poetry readings, storytelling sessions, and theatrical presentations, and take part in literary ...
- Katie Couric's old self stars on YouTube - HamptonRoads.com
Every weekday evening, Katie Couric is the picture of sobriety on the "CBS Evening News." Viewers who miss the impish humor the anchor exhibited on "Today" probably don't know that it's still possible to catch glimpses of Couric, unplugged - and in a ...
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