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- Students celebrate diversity (Daily Aztec)
The San Diego State Cultural Festival will be held from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. tomorrow in Aztec Center. This event is free for all SDSU students. Coordinated by the Office of Intercultural Relations, the event will feature Mark Christopher Lawrence of NBC's hit TV show, "Chuck," who will host an evening of live dance, music and comedy performances. Also, Malcolm Jamal-Warner (otherwise known as ...
- Balanchine and Tharp and a Bit of Brio (New York Times)
Miami City Ballet?s current program demonstrates to newcomers and connoisseurs alike just how diverse ballet, and one ballet company, can be.
- Jenny Holzer's art lets language do the talking (Chicago Sun-Times)
For three decades, artist Jenny Holzer has been challenging our assumptions about the world via compelling work that uses language to convey the many contradictory voices, opinions and attitudes that form the basis of society.
- It's not just baseball anymore, it's history - St. Petersburg Times
The Trop’s grounds crew prepares the field Tuesday for today’s start of the World Series between the Rays and Phillies. Welcome to the playground of heroes. Welcome to the garden of legends. Why, hello, Tampa Bay. And welcome to the World Series ...
- Musical acts out scary Bible tales (The Augusta Chronicle)
DES MOINES, Iowa --- Cannibalism, rape, a bear that mauls children -- this is the Bible?
- How Many of the 20 NBA Finalists Did Times Critics Maslin and Kakutani Review? Two! (The New York Observer)
Twenty authors attended Wednesday night's National Book Awards ceremony as finalists , each of them selected by a committee of readers made up of poets, novelists, historians, and critics of all stripes. The judges on each of the four committees spent three and a half months reading over a hundred books (the non-fiction judges read 530) before settling on their short-lists last month. ...
- Cookies with sweet credit crunch - Scotland Courier
Scotland CourierCookies with sweet credit crunchScotland Courier, UK - Oct 7, 2008The directors’ poetry has also proved a huge hit, as has the tag-line, “The times may be crummy, but our cookies are yummy.†The poem reads, “If your ...
- Frightfully fun - Philadelphia Inquirer
Frightfully funPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 21 minutes agoThis evening from 5:30 to 7 pm, Poe himself will come out of the haze of "retirement" to have a poetry stand-off against Elvira, known as "Mistress of the ...
- Poetry that doesn't toe a party line - guardian.co.uk
Poetry that doesn't toe a party lineguardian.co.uk, UK - 59 minutes agoInua, also a graphic artist, exemplifies the at-homeness with new technology and cross-platform art of younger poets who have never known life without the ...
- A life full of measure - Corsicana Daily Sun
A life full of measureCorsicana Daily Sun, TX - 4 hours agoA bold Christian who battled cancer for a dozen years, Kyle met the disease head-on with dogged determination, deep faith and a trademark smile. ...
- Institution Schedules Fall Workshops - Jamestown Post Journal
Institution Schedules Fall WorkshopsJamestown Post Journal, NY - 13 hours agoThe majority of the workshops focus on the craft of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Additional offerings include wellness-oriented retreats featuring ...
- How not to pick a team (again) - Economist
How not to pick a team (again)Economist, UK - 15 hours agoNot least, this novelist and bard will bring poetry to the Pentagon. Mr Cohen will be the only newcomer in an otherwise reshuffled foreign-policy team. ...
- Jordan arrests poet accused of insulting Islam (The Charlotte Observer)
(By SHAFIKA MATTAR, Associated Press Writer) Jordanian police arrested a local writer Tuesday for incorporating verses of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, into his love poetry, a judicial official said. The poet, Islam Samhan, published his collection of poems, "Grace like a Shadow," without the approval of the Jordanian government, and authorities say it insults the holy book, the official ...
- Outback women flock to meet our first female G-G (The Age)
As Governor-General Quentin Bryce sets out to place her stamp on the nation's heart, her first stop is Bourke .
- Jordanian Poet Jailed for Religious Allusions - mediabistro.com
mediabistro.comJordanian Poet Jailed for Religious Allusionsmediabistro.com, NY - 3 minutes agoI have read the Quran, and the Arabic language is that of the Quran," the poet told a journalist. The post also reminded writers that the PEN American ...
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