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- When dark forces are at their most catchy (Los Angeles Times)
Eban Schletter's 'Witching Hour' brings comics and musicians together to conjure witches, zombies and a goofy good time. "I'm not a warlock," said TV composer Eban Schletter , ensconced in the back room of his Hollywood studio. "Let's just get that straight . . . but I do think the Wiccan religion gets a bad rap."
- Obama steps into history as first black President of US (Daily News)
CHICAGO: From national obscurity to rewriting world history in four short years, Barack Obama has risen like a rocket to fulfill his “improbable quest†of being elected America’s first black President.
- Pair will judge our writing contest (Honolulu Advertiser)
Pat Banning and Benjamin "Buddy" Bess have agreed to serve as judges this year for our traditional Holiday Fiction Contest.
- Grand Union Gathering - Great Falls Tribune
Grand Union GatheringGreat Falls Tribune, MT - 5 hours agoTwo night shows feature big names in cowboy poetry as well as local and regional favorites and a variety of daytime activities for western aficionados. ...
- Valpo Inaugural Celebration Begins - Inside INdiana Business (press release)
Valpo Inaugural Celebration BeginsInside INdiana Business (press release), IN - 8 hours agoOct. 14 – Wordfest poetry reading by Valparaiso's award-winning writer-in-residence Walt Wangerin Jr., Jochum University professor, 7 pm, Center for the ...
- Bali bristles over Indonesian porn bill - AFP
AFPBali bristles over Indonesian porn billAFP - 9 minutes ago... morality," including poetry and music. Protesters wore traditional clothes, see-through temple blouses, performed traditional dances and read a poem ...
- Former St Nicholas Convent principal Millicent Sibert passes away (The New Straits Times)
Millicent Sibert, 80, former headmistress of St. Nicholas Convent in Alor Setar, Kedah, passed away, here, at 7.15pm, yesterday. Sibert, a headmistress for 27 years, infused a sense of discipline to help thousands of her students chart their future.
- 'As our ancestors hide in our DNA, so do their stories' - Guardian Unlimited
Despite being the grandson of a betting man, Sebastian Barry would not have backed himself to be shortlisted for this year's Man Booker prize. His previous novel, A Long Long Way , was shortlisted in 2005 and his agent explained to him how rare it ...
- Haunted tours; dogs on parade - Chicago Sun-Times
Haunted tours; dogs on paradeChicago Sun-Times, United States - 2 hours agoActors from the Lifeline Theatre in Chicago will present staged readings of Poe stories and poetry. Readings will be at 5 pm and 8 pm Tickets are $25, ...
- Anthony Westbury: 'Friends, Romans' listen to this (Fort Pierce Tribune)
He refers to them as being “rusted by television,†but Len Weingart sees great possibilities in today’s elementary school students — if they can be challenged intellectually.
- New Hands Detonate ‘Doctor Atomic’ - New York Times
New York TimesNew Hands Detonate ‘Doctor Atomic’New York Times, United States - 3 hours agoThe libretto, by Peter Sellars, is a collage from documentary sources, history books and poetry variously connected to the characters’ inner worlds. ...
- Terror accused 'had videos, jihad books' (Adelaide Now)
VIDEOS of "infidels" being executed and literature urging Muslims to become suicide bombers in the name of Allah were allegedly found in the homes of five men accused of plotting to carry out a terrorist attack, a court has heard.
- A Quest for Classical Excellence (New York Times)
The classical critics of The New York Times have chosen their favorite recordings of the year.
- ANNA E. SAKELLARIADIS (The Harvard Crimson)
Prominent Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his first seminal work, “Things Fall Apart†yesterday evening with readings from his poetry and a discussion of his life’s work—both literary and political—in front of a packed audience at the Tsai Auditorium.
- Boz Scaggs' nightclub Slim's 20 years old - San Francisco Chronicle
Boz Scaggs' nightclub Slim's 20 years oldSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 17 minutes agoPatti Smith makes her return to performance reading poetry and singing a couple of tentative songs, backed only by bass player Tony Shanahan. ...
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