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- S.F. City Hall memorial for Del Martin - San Francisco Gate
Thursday, October 2, 2008 On Wednesday, nearly half a century later, an honor guard made up of members of the police, fire and sheriff's departments helped celebrate her life at a packed memorial service inside San Francisco City Hall. "There is not ...
- Novelist opens the door on a psychotic mind - Kentucky.com
Novelist opens the door on a psychotic mindKentucky.com, KY - 1 minute agoThen I moved here (North Carolina), and I lost the ability to write poetry, which I thought would kill me. There was no reason for me to go on. ...
- English poet, - Independent
Share Whenever he was asked his nationality, Cecil Day-Lewis , British Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972, would unfailingly reply "Irish". He told the anecdote with a smile. As well he might for, though he was born in 1904 in ...
- Rushdie traces the roots of his latest award-winning tale (The Star)
Fatehpur Sikri, the old, abandoned capital of India's Mughal King Akbar, is a somewhat deserted place these days, a bit off the beaten tourist path, outdone by the popularity of the Taj Mahal about an hour away.
- Unwitting players in a dangerous wargame - Pique newsmagazine
Unwitting players in a dangerous wargamePique newsmagazine, Canada - 1 hour agoBy Jesse Ferreras The players are ordinary, unwitting Bosnian civilians who go about their daily lives, collecting bread and water amidst a war-torn urban ...
- Malvern East life in full bloom - Stonnington Leader
Stonnington LeaderMalvern East life in full bloomStonnington Leader, Australia - 3 hours agoSeize the Day is the theme of this year's awards, which encourage artists to express their cancer experiences through art, short stories, film and poetry.
- Eagles-Cowboys rivalry full of memories (The Mercury)
PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles-Cowboys rivalry is so bitter and contentious almost all the games are committed to memory.
- New U.S. poet laureate, Kay Ryan, is a lesbian - Oregonian
Arguably more interesting than her sexual orientation is the tidbit that when newly crowned U.S. poet Laureate Kay Ryan was rejected from the Poetry Club as an undergraduate at UCLA. While the New York Times article profiling the newly recognized ...
- Columbus students remember tragedy (The Deming Headlight)
To remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Mrs. Kennon's third graders at Columbus Elementary School this year crystallized their thoughts in writing, with illustration, poetry and in Spanish for later translation.
- Seven Missteps on the Road to Ambiguity - Poynter.org
Seven Missteps on the Road to AmbiguityPoynter.org, FL - 20 hours agoFor less skilled and experienced writers, however, ambiguity may not be a prize at all, or even an intended effect of the prose. ...
- Children's author visits Shoemaker Elementary to discuss finer points ... - Grand Island Independent
Waving hands were still in the air when children's author Kelly DiPucchio had to wrap up her presentation called "How A Book Is Born" at Shoemaker Elementary School Tuesday morning. Second- and third-graders still had plenty of questions to ask ...
- Compelling Cleveland Orchestra program features pianist Emanuel Ax (The Plain Dealer)
REVIEW Cleveland Orchestra What: Franz Welser-Most conducts works by Mozart, Strauss, Szymanowski and Dvorak, with pianist Emanuel Ax. When: 3 p.m. Sunday. Where: Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Tickets: $10-$26. Call 440-775-8169. Pianist Emanuel Ax...
- Glen Ellen news - Sonoma Index Tribune
Super Glen Ellen congratulations to local author and publisher, Arthur Dawson and the folks at Kulupi Press, one of several Glen Ellen publishing houses. Kulupi celebrates their 10th anniversary this year. We count some of Kulupi's publications among ...
- What readers know about that New Yorker cover. - Slate
Put the same drawing on a TV screen with the Fox emblem in the corner and a pair of couch potatoes parked in front of it--put that on your cover, and you've got satire. And howlless was equally clear : Any satire that can be easily used to further ...
- Screen test: Parental guidance on this week's movies, including 'Traveling Pants 2' and 'Pineapple Express' (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By JANE HORWITZ The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (PG-13, 1 hr., 51 min.) The four brainy gal pals in this sequel (the first film came out in 2005, rated PG) have separate summer adventures after they start college and find it tough to keep their friendship on track. The sharing via airmail of those magical one-size-fits-all jeans doesn’t keep them as close as it did before. This ...
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