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- Composer goes from bombs, darkness to blooms, hope - Chicago Tribune
John Adams is taking us from the heart of darkness into the light of hope and renewal. Adams probed mankind's flirtation with the technology of mass annihilation in his opera "Doctor Atomic," which Lyric Opera presented early this season. The ...
- Fading galaxy - Guardian Unlimited
Cyd Charisse was not the greatest of movie stars. When she sang, she was dubbed. When she spoke, she was on cue, at best. But when she danced, there was no need for artifice. A couple of dozen times in the 1950s, she moved across a screen to music ...
- 18,000,000 Gardens - Time
For millions of city gardeners, this was the best time of year. They sent the children to bed early, switched off the radio, plugged the telephone bell and settled down for an evening with their dreams. They opened the new seed catalogues with ...
- Rise and fall of boxing champion Michael Nunn (The Des Moines Register)
Iowa native goes from unknown to champ to inmate.
- Remembering lost Central faculty, students, friends (CWU Observer)
Live symphony music and poetry readings were included in the fifth annual memorial service held to honor all of the Central students, employees and officials who have passed away during the last year.
- Ray Tallis: 'At 15 I was a biochemical materialist' (Guardian Unlimited)
Ray Tallis: 'Old people tend to get lumped together. In fact, they are far more heterogenrous than the young.' Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi Philosopher. Doctor. Novelist. Poet. Academic.
- Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers to Simultaneously Publish ... - Earthtimes (press release)
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers to Simultaneously Publish ...Earthtimes (press release), UK - 37 minutes agoNIKKI GRIMES , author of Barack Obama : Son of Promise, Child of Hope, is the recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. ...
- Daily Planner for June 6 - Enterprise-Record
Daily Planner for June 6Enterprise-Record, CA - 1 hour agoSound of the Foothills Quartet; cowboy poetry reading by Jim Lynch. Western wear suggested. Kicks off annual Country Faire and threshing bee weekend. ...
- Mister Lonely - Moscow News
Mister LonelyMoscow News, Russia - 2 hours agoGenius though he may have been, I find most of his work (if one leaves aside his most successful children's tales and poetry) exists primarily as a vehicle ...
- WHO is: Raymond McDaniel - Poet and University of Michigan instructor - Ann Arbor News Blog
Claim to fame: Raymond McDaniel recently published his second book of poetry, " Saltwater Empire " about the Deep South, which is where he grew up. The book also includes poems dealing with Hurricane Katrina. Age: 38. Where do you live? Ann Arbor ...
- Potpourri of topics explored at poetry fellowship - Jamaica Observer
Potpourri of topics explored at poetry fellowshipJamaica Observer, Jamaica - 2 hours agoPoets blasted Cash Plus and Kern Spencer whilst discussing gay politics and sex-worker taxation, Tuesday at the Poetry Society's monthly fellowship at the ...
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- Catch the Reading Bug this summer - Portsmouth Herald News
Catch the Reading Bug this summerPortsmouth Herald News, NH - 12 minutes agoAt 10:30 am Wednesday, July 23, Lawrence Clark will share his one-man show blending music, original poetry, storytelling and drama. At 10:30 am, Thursday, ...
- 'The Invention of Scotland' by Hugh Trevor-Roper - Los Angeles Times
In the mid-1700s, Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart, a Scot) failed to take the British crown. Scots, suffering from an identity crisis, started rummaging through manuscripts and oral traditions for a great national epic but couldn't find ...
- Local author publishes how-to book on oral histories (The Mesquite News)
Whether it be of sorrow, of love, or of memorable past experiences, everyone has a story to tell. But in today’s society, a story can be lost in the blink of an eye as years pass and loved ones aren’t asked to share these experiences.
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