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- Christian sues gallery over 'blasphemous' erection (Guardian Unlimited)
Representatives for a gallery in Gateshead appeared in court yesterday charged with outraging public decency, after featuring a statue of Jesus with an erection.
- America Back on Track... for Thursday, July 10th - OpEdNews.com
Our Quote of the Day is from John Ruskin who said, "Life without industry is guilt, industry without art is brutality." Some observations on the news... The United States Senate disgraced itself once again giving overwhelming support to a bill ...
- BOOK NOTES: Submissions sought for literary award (Asheville Citizen-Times)
The N.C. Humanities Council invites original entries of fiction, nonfiction, poetry or plays for the Linda Flowers Literary Award.
- Ha Jin wants to visit China (AP via Yahoo! News)
On a trip that's put him the closest to his homeland in 23 years, Chinese-American author Ha Jin says he wants to visit China but expressed frustration with censorship of his books.
- AS Byatt discusses her former teaching colleague Penelope Fitzgerald - Times Online
AS Byatt discusses her former teaching colleague Penelope FitzgeraldTimes Online, UK - Jul 18, 2008(“Ronnie's niece†makes another appearance, rebuked by Evelyn Waugh for wanting to leave Ronnie's 60th birthday party early “to look after her babyâ€. ...
- STARGAZING | ‘Comic’ winner doesn’t worry about the woman thing - Kansas City Star
STARGAZING | ‘Comic’ winner doesn’t worry about the woman thingKansas City Star, MO - 5 hours agoDon’t forget today is the copyrighted “Bad Poetry Day†by the folks at wellcat.com. They want you to invite friends over, come up with awful verse, ...
- The provocative (All About Jazz)
Word takes a few bites from different pies, making it quite an interesting album. This is a Jones family project—leader, pianist and saxophonist Jessica is joined by husband Tony (saxophone), daughter Candace (vocals) and son Levi (bass).
- NRI poetess Sujata Bhatt short-listed for poetry prize - Hindu
NRI poetess Sujata Bhatt short-listed for poetry prizeHindu, India - 5 hours agoBhatt is the recipient of various awards, including the Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Asia) and has published six collection of poems, including Monkey Shadows ...
- This week - Times Online
This weekTimes Online, UK - 44 minutes agoThe extent of American influences on his writing – allegedly from Emerson, Poe and Whistler – are examined in a book by Michael Murphy. ...Kleinzahler’s New York makes the London of TS Eliot’s Waste Land ... Times Onlineall 2 news articles
- West metro town briefs - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Wayzata Rotary Charity Auto Show is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 7 on Mill Street in downtown Wayzata. The event will feature the best of vintage, classic, custom, foreign and specialty cars, as well as high-mileage vehicles. Proceeds will ...
- MarketingSherpa’s Viral Marketing Hall of Fame 2008: Top 10 ... - PR.com
Warren, RI, June 13, 2008 --( PR.com )-- Marketing Sherpa Inc, a research firm publishing Case Studies and Benchmark data for marketing professionals in corporate America announces the 10 winners entered into the Viral Marketing Hall of Fame for 2008 ...
- Great British Watercolors - Wall Street Journal
An English friend maintains that the British are not a visual people. "We like words," he says, "and gardens. That's why all those British conceptual artists who do things with trees and rocks are so popular. But what we're really good at is language ...
- Update: Library Has 10 Copies of "Water for Elephants" - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Librarian Bette Ammon e-mailed a few minutes ago to say that "Water the Elephants," the first selection for the new Huckleberries Online Book Club, arrived at the library Friday. They'll be available this evening. Three are reserved, including one by ...
- 'Slam' provides local storytellers a creative outlet (The Oklahoman)
Friday afternoon, I learned about a form of comic relief that likely will appeal to office workers. It's an offshoot of the Arts Council of Oklahoma's Wintertales storytelling program and modeled after PoetrySlam, where budding poets get to share with an audience verses they've penned. OKC StorySlam does the same thing, except in storytelling form, and each month focuses on a different theme. ...
- Diane Ronayne: Discussing 'Writing for Social Change' - IdahoStatesman.com
Diane Ronayne: Discussing 'Writing for Social Change'IdahoStatesman.com, ID - 1 hour agoThe 30 southern Idaho educators visited the Anne Frank Memorial, took part in a slam poetry workshop led by poet/teacher/Rep. Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise, ...
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