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- As freedoms wane in ex-Soviet bloc, Ukraine fills the gap (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
A gloomy Vladimir Putin wears a Czarist crown, clutching a bag full of dollars and a miniature television tower. Filipp Pishchik says this and similar cartoons, depicting the former president as a corrupt leader who stifles free speech, got him in trouble with authorities and forced him to leave Moscow last year for neighboring Ukraine. "Ukraine is just great," said the ...
- Harold Perrineau Dishes on his Lost Exit (Again) - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Harold Perrineau Dishes on his Lost Exit (Again)Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour agoIt's poetic, and she's a little poetry in our life. TV Guide: Let's talk highlights. Surely, you had some positive experiences on Lost. ...
- British surrealism's greatest hoard, hidden in retired GP's house - Guardian Unlimited
An extraordinary hoard of subversive and radical art goes on public display for the first time this week after years hidden in the collection of a Leeds GP. More than 200 masterpieces of British surrealism, including works by Henry Moore, Paul Nash ...
- Walk on the Wild Side raises funds for South Bay charities - Palos Verdes Peninsula News
Walk on the Wild Side raises funds for South Bay charitiesPalos Verdes Peninsula News, CA - 4 hours agoTheir poetry program encourages students to submit original poetry and artwork that reflect the current Walk theme. Past participants in the Children’s Walk ...
- Digging up secrets of dog lovers - Miami Herald
IF YOU GO Nikki Moustaki will talk about Dogfessions at 7 p.m. Saturday at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Confession: ``Relaxing foot massage . . . I let my dog lick my feet.'' Confession: ``I think I kiss my dogs more than I kiss my ...
- Kingston On The Edge - Jamaica Observer
Kingston On The EdgeJamaica Observer, Jamaica - 3 hours agoIt was also clear from the KOTE week that dub poetry is having a strong local renaissance, but the entire effort needs a "Chris Blackwell" to find his "Bob ...
- Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen Bring "One Ounce of Truth" to ... - Playbill.com
Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen Bring "One Ounce of Truth" to ...Playbill.com, NY - 27 minutes agoHer CD "The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection," on which she reads and discusses her poetry, was nominated for a Grammy Award. ...
- Restless Soul - United Church Observer
United Church ObserverRestless SoulUnited Church Observer, Canada - 32 minutes agoHow can the life of a man who lived 2000 years ago in another country of another religion have anything to do with my life now? Like any student faced with ...
- Gay and lesbian film fest has several Bay Area connections - Contra Costa Times
A psychic (Zoe Tapper) does some time in prison in "Affinity." A Concord man emotionally recounts how he felt when his son became his daughter. A former Albany woman digs through numerous photos and letters while trying to figure out if her great ...
- NYC SPELLING BEE (The Villager)
The New York City Spelling Bee—a new, adults-only spelling bee offering erudite fun to all—is a glamorous offshoot of the Williamsburg Spelling Bee, which has scintillated Brooklyn since 2004. Co-hosts bobbyblue and Jennifer Dziura have now brought the logophilia to the great isle of Manhattan, where the Bee occurs the third Saturday of each month. bobbyblue, a musician who eschews capital ...
- Those are fighting words in Pakistan - Los Angeles Times
Those are fighting words in PakistanLos Angeles Times, CA - Jun 5, 2008His birthday is a national holiday. (Imagine a US holiday for Robert Frost or Emily Dickinson.) “Our people are very fond of poetry. ...
- School challenged by deaths of 2 teachers - Billings Gazette
The community at St. Labre Indian School is slowly recovering from the sudden deaths of two teachers last month. "Both of these teachers were enthusiastic, both were team players and both were exceptional teachers," said Toni Wendt, St. Labre ...
- Prince William makes secret visit to Afghanistan (Seattle Times)
Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.
- Kay Ryan is the new poet laureate - Philadelphia Inquirer
Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced today that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry has been compared to ...
- Go! guide June 27 (The Daily Reflector)
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