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- Bare facts on Slasher in new book (Express and Star)
The first book on the Tipton slasher for 30 years has been produced in Sandwell. West Bromwich-based author Robert Davies, 54, has for his latest literary effort penned a 48-page book about the bare-fisted fighter and his work on the canals in the region.
- A special responsibility (Brown Daily Herald)
In the midst of a financial crisis, journalists are being more careful with language. A recent New York Times article writes that journalists -- often accused of "hyperbole and sowing alarm,"-- are now choosing their words carefully. By using the word 'panic,' to describe the current market situation, journalists are in danger of creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- Rachel Weisz's risky business - News.com.au
OSCAR winner Rachel Weisz was so keen to work with arthouse director Kar Wai Wong that she would have taken any role. Luckily, her keenness seems to have landed her the role of a lifetime. Ever since he dropped out of art school and joined a ...
- ON THE BILL: DJ Matthew Dear spins at Blind Pig - MLive.com
Matthew Dear, top techno/electronica DJ/remixer and producer associated with the Ann Arbor-based label Ghostly International, spins at the Blind Pig on Saturday night. Dear is also at the helm for "Body Language Vol. 7," the latest edition in a ...
- Don’t Be Afraid to Study War - Inside Higher Ed
Don’t Be Afraid to Study WarInside Higher Ed, DC - 2 hours agoIn a World War II era poem, “Of Modern Poetry,” Wallace Stevens declared that among other things, modern poetry “has to think about war. ...
- Video slide show from the Naughty Ball at Wayside West - Kalamazoo Gazette
Region Ann Arbor Bay City/Midland/Saginaw Flint Grand Rapids/Muskegon Jackson Kalamazoo/SW Michigan Lansing/Central Metro Detroit North I-75 Corridor Northeast Michigan Northwest Michigan Upper Peninsula Thumb Event Type ALL EVENTS Art/Culture Art ...
- Today in the Lowcountry - Beaufort Gazette
Today in the LowcountryBeaufort Gazette, SC - 39 minutes agoFree class on the basics of chess: 9:30 am-3 pm, St. Helena Branch of the Beaufort County Library, 1025 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 843-838-8304. ...
- The Sexy Puritan - Slate
If you are eager to read Pope John Paul II's second collection of poems, Roman Triptych , you must do so in Polish or wait hopefully for the forthcoming English, French, Spanish, and Italian translations. The Vatican's Web site —a handsome ...
- Business forum: Your story? Just the facts, ma'am (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Mark Jaffe is president of Wyatt & Jaffe, an executive recruiting firm based in Minneapolis. His e-mail address is mjaffe@wyattjaffe.com . A quick overview for the reader with attention-deficit disorder. Write a brief, dignified paragraph and call it "Expertise" or "Summary."
- As a series, 'Crash' flails to be daring - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeAs a series, 'Crash' flails to be daringBoston Globe, United States - 39 minutes agoBy Matthew Gilbert What can you say about a TV series that opens with Dennis Hopper spewing Bukowski-esque poetry at his own penis in the back of a ...
- Norwich exhibits magic and mystery among the mundane - UAA Northern Light
Norwich exhibits magic and mystery among the mundaneUAA Northern Light, AK - 6 hours agoThat wasn't completely successful, of course; at least during the first meeting, I found myself writing angry-emo poetry that will probably just embarrass ...
- The poet laureate looks back - Washington Times
Washington TimesThe poet laureate looks backWashington Times, DC - 1 hour agoDonald Hall's attention to the cadence and placement of words in poetry can be found in his prose. "Unpacking the Boxes" is his first book since being mired ...
- Thabo Mbeki's downfall: a Shakespearean tragedy - PR Inside
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Thabo Mbeki is fond of packing his speeches with passages from Hamlet and Macbeth, so it is perhaps fitting that his downfall had all the hallmarks of a Shakespearean tragedy. Mbeki devoted his life to the African ...
- Steve's shelled out! (Forres Gazette)
FORRES exile Steve Porter spends his life in Spain these days, earning a living from a combination of journalism, translating and teaching English. But writing is his passion and he has just had a book of poetry published, "Shellfish and Umbrellas", by the Aberdeen-based publishers, Koo Press.
- 11/6 TNA Impact ALT PERSPECTIVE REPORT by Wilkenfeld: TNA manages ... - Pro Wrestling Torch
11/6 TNA Impact ALT PERSPECTIVE REPORT by Wilkenfeld: TNA manages ...Pro Wrestling Torch - 2 hours agoRoode tries to get in a cheap shot, but Shelley ducks under it, unloads with some chops, then tags in Sabin for some Poetry in Motion and Stereo Sidekicks. ...
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