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- Senior Scene - South Coast Today
All senior centers and council on aging offices will be closed Monday to observe Labor Day. A full list of senior center and council on aging activities will be published the first Sunday of each month, and a condensed version will be published the ...
- Should Muslim Metalheads Team Up With Islamists? [Music] (Gawker)
Mark LeVine, a musicologist at the University of California, has written a book called Heavy Metal Islam, which marks the proliferation of head-bangers throughout the Middle East. Most are young,...
- Leo Carey: Nizza (The New Yorker)
Nizza is the Italian name for Nice, a city that was under Italian control for much of its history--Garibaldi was a nizzardo and was very annoyed when his home town was ceded to France, in 1860. Its food, a blend of Italian and Provençal influences, is handily exploited by . . .
- A modernist whose paintings scratch the heart - Miami Herald
The Ecuadorean painter Oswaldo GuayasamÃn (1919-1999) is the least known of the pioneers of Latin American Modernism. Fortunately for aficionados of Latin American art, an exhibition of his work is on display at Florida Atlantic University in Boca ...
- The Sick Bag Of Cuchulainn - hotpress.com (subscription)
The Sick Bag Of Cuchulainnhotpress.com (subscription), Ireland - 6 minutes ago... horror, magic realism, new journalism, the new wave of 60s sci-fi, EC and Marvel comics, tales from the crypt, performance poetry, graffitti art, ...
- 'Un-American' Bailout, Paulson Should Have Quit, Gingrich Says - ABC News Blogs
ABC News' Tahman Bradley and Arnab Datta Report: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., on Sunday described Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's request for billions of dollars to buy debt from struggling Wall Street financial firms as "un-American ...
- For their fans, these are definitely keepers - Birmingham News
Happy Banned Books Week! And it is a time of celebration for us in America because we have the freedom to read, discuss and debate our literary treasures. For more on the observance and for a list of regularly challenged books, check out www.ala.org ...
- Idaho history: 'The greatest liar this country ever produced' - IdahoStatesman.com
Idaho history: 'The greatest liar this country ever produced'IdahoStatesman.com, ID - 3 hours agoMiller's critics probably outnumbered his admirers, for the quality of his poetry did not live up to the celebrity he had achieved. ...
- Editorial of The New York Sun | September 15, 2008 - New York Sun
Editorial of The New York Sun | September 15, 2008New York Sun, United States - 3 hours ago"Shakespeare in American Communities" brought professional acting troupes to high schools across the country; "Poetry Out Loud" encouraged thousands of ...
- Albums of the week - Virgin Media Music
Virgin Media MusicAlbums of the weekVirgin Media Music, UK - 5 minutes agoDitching his usual spot-on references to popular culture for more parable-like lyrics, Skinner still manages to cut away any fluff from his poetry and ...
- Journal Pages: Evolving with the spirit of Updike - Gloucester Daily Times
Journal Pages: Evolving with the spirit of UpdikeGloucester Daily Times, USA - 52 minutes agoNo humidity in the air would be good, too, and life's drudgery held back from view as if by a great sun visor. The radio is not yet turned on, ...
- America Back on Track... for Thursday, July 31st - OpEdNews
OpEdNewsAmerica Back on Track... for Thursday, July 31stOpEdNews, PA - 6 hours agoIn addition he has published more than 1500 SetonnoteS commentaries, plus poetry and political essays in publications across the country. ...
- When I was in my 20s, I was given a Chinese puzzle box. It was a lovely object,... (San Francisco Chronicle)
When I was in my 20s, I was given a Chinese puzzle box. It was a lovely object, smooth and elegant and wonderful to touch. It was also an elegant puzzle. The instructions: "Open the box." Three words. The solution involved thinking (including some sideways...
- Manukau poetry competition winners (Scoop.co.nz)
The winners in the inaugural Bernard Gadd Memorial Poetry Prize were announced at a Montana Poetry Week celebration held at Howick Library on Friday.
- Prince George poet wins prestigious national award (Prince George Citizen Online)
Prince George poet Gillian Wigmore has won the eighth annual 2008 ReLit Award for her collection of poetry, Soft Geography (Caitlin Press), says Rob Budde, professor of creative writing at UNBC.The ReLit Award is, according to The Globe and Mail, “the country’s pre-eminent literary prize recognizing independent presses,†Budde said.Winners receive the ReLit Ring, designed by Christopher Kearney ...
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