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- Russel Simmons and Jay-Z visit Greensboro (Carolinian)
On Saturday Nov. 1, legendary hip-hop artist Jay-Z and equally iconic Russel Simmons, the brains behind Def Poetry and Def Comedy Jam and a hip hop force in the late 1980's visited the campus of North Carolina A&T university to help get out the vote. They addressed a crowd of around 1,000 people and pleaded with them to not only early vote, but early vote for Sen.
- eye of the beholder - Slate
Does MSNBC (Olbermann et. al) really want Obama to win? Won't their ratings be higher in 2009 if they represent the angry opposition--as opposed to the disillusioned party in power? Just a thought. ... P.S.: This factor might cause them not to worry ...
- Ballot Language Can Baffle Voters - The Ledger
Ballot Language Can Baffle VotersThe Ledger, FL - 4 hours ago"In a perfect world, it would have been poetry," said Eric Draper of Audubon of Florida. But Draper said the staff of the TBRC was constrained by state law ...
- Barack Obama's inner poet - Guardian Unlimited
Feverishly streaming clips of Obama over the past weeks, I've been struck by the freshness of his conversational style. In one interview on The Daily Show he explained how the electorate wanted to "look under the hood and kick the tyres" before they ...
- Gable gave a damn (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Clark Gable almost stalked off the set of "Gone With the Wind" when he discovered studio bathrooms were designated "White" and "Colored."
- Credit crunch poetry - BBC UK News
This year's theme is work. Award-winning poet Paul Farley has written a poem for the day entitled 'Graft'. We want your poems on one of the hot issues at the moment - the credit crunch. Paul Farley will be standing by to read a selection. Send us ...
- Norma Shearer - Bright Lights Film Journal
Bright Lights Film JournalNorma ShearerBright Lights Film Journal - 35 minutes agoShe's so totally bored by Barretts that she even lets her eyes cross several times while sitting patiently on her couch and pretending to write poetry; ...
- 1-25 of 182 results - City Pages
Category Adult Art Barhopping Charity Comedy Dance & Performance Expos Family Events Festivals/Parades Film Events Food Events Galleries History/Tours/Landmarks Holiday/Fall LGBT Museums Music Outdoor Activities Parties/Fashion Poetry/Spoken Word ...
- Classics, grammar to make comeback - The Canberra Times
Classics, grammar to make comebackThe Canberra Times, Australia - 20 hours agoLiterary texts included different forms, including picture books, multimodal texts, novels, short stories, poetry and drama, and a variety of non-fiction ...
- Tafadzwa Presents This or That Play - radiovop.com
Tafadzwa Presents This or That Playradiovop.com, Zimbabwe - 3 hours agoIn attempt to give meaning and life to his artistry, Hardlife creates and rehearses some poetry and rats about owning "a table full of creations and ideas," ...
- More live music - Detroit Free Press
More live musicDetroit Free Press, United States - 6 minutes agoLola's Restaurant: Poetry for Your Soul, featuring jazz, soul and spoken word with host Sparrow, 8 pm Tue. Straight Ahead Wednesdays, with Straight Ahead, ...
- Hardcover Nonfiction (New York Times)
1. THE SNOWBALL, by Alice Schroeder 2. DEWEY, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter 3. HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED, by Thomas L. Friedman 4. A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O?Reilly 5. THE LIMITS OF POWER, by Andrew Bacevich
- Songs in the Key of Rap - Popmatters.com
Check the scenario. You’ve scored tickets to see your favorite rapper in concert. You can’t wait to enjoy an energetic set of your favorite beats and rhymes. Finally, the rapper takes the stage, grabs the microphone, and proceeds to test out a ...
- Overspill: searching for the funny side of a terrorist outrage - Daily Telegraph
Dominic Cavendish finds Overspill filled with anarchic urban poetry and biting, witty satire Can you write a comedy about terrorism, xenophobia and vigilante violence without succumbing to insensitive glibness? While Overspill by Ali Taylor is ...
- The royal family doesn't need a poet (Guardian Unlimited)
Andrew Motion's remarkable 10-year term as poet laureate is drawing to a close. Once again, a national literary institution is being analysed like a sweepstake. Is Simon Armitage ready to run? Is Wendy Cope's decision to rule herself out of contention final? Is Derek Walcott eligible? Has Carol Ann Duffy reconciled herself to the contest? Can James Fenton be coaxed to the starting ...
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