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- ‘Dark Night’ reinvents a film genre (The Sudbury Star)
“THE DARK KNIGHT†4 stars, SilverCity Batman†isn’t a comic book anymore. Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight†is a haunted film that leaps beyond its origins and becomes an engrossing tragedy. It creates characters we come to care about. That’s because of the performances, because of [...]
- In Quake, Apotheosis of Premier ‘Grandpa’ (The Gainesville Sun)
As China grapples with its greatest natural disaster in three decades, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s uncommon image as an empathetic, benevolent official has been cemented in popular lore.
- Being an artist is not always enough - Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH - Maha Baeshen is a distinguished Saudi Woman artist, influenced to a great extent by the works of legendary artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso. One thing is sure about Baeshen; she is a very busy woman. In addition to being an ...
- Oakland's unofficial poet laureate dies at 60 - Alameda Times-Star
Reginald Franklin Lockett touched people's lives through his artfully chosen words, poignant themes and sincere friendships. The accomplished educator and award-winning poet was much loved in Oakland's literary community and beyond. He published ...
- Stephen Moss on the use of Morse code today (Guardian Unlimited)
One had assumed that Morse code's last hurrah (that's ···· ··- ·-· ... oh, life's just too short) had been in about 1944. But one had assumed wrong. The writer Alan Sillitoe, who trained as a wireless operator in the second world war, this week revealed that he still practises taking Morse every day, listening to chatter across the airwaves, including a French station that broadcasts poetry in ...
- Prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize goes to Blaser and Ashbery (Jam! Showbiz)
TORONTO - Robin Blaser, poet and professor emeritus from Simon Fraser University, was handed the prestigious Griffin Prize for Canadian poetry on Wednesday night.
- Conflicting Influences Often Weighed in Complex Planning Board Decisions (Princeton Town Topics)
While I cannot speak for my fellow Planning Board members, I found last week’s letter from Jane Buttars (Town Topics, May 14) to be, if not hostile, offensive.
- Catch some poetry, jazz music after work - Detroit Free Press
Catch some poetry, jazz music after workDetroit Free Press, United States - 9 hours agoThe entertainment is free and open to all. Concerts start at 6 pm on the third Tuesday of each month. This Tuesday, poet Ber-Henda Williams, 28, ...
- East St. Louis student's essay on violence wins (Belleville News-Democrat)
Yhazon Kennedy has something to say about handguns.
- Caroline Kennedy brings discretion to veep search - Guardian Unlimited
BOSTON (AP) - Caroline Kennedy lives a very private life with a very public profile. It's the perfect skill set for her newest assignment. As part of Barack Obama's vice presidential search team, Kennedy must function with the utmost secrecy in what ...
- News > Top Stories (Queens Courier)
Out of the Holocaust came a whole other world of culture, as its tragic events and stories became subject matter for artwork, films, plays, books, poetry and music as those affected by it tried to find a creative outlet for what happened.
- Export girl's artwork wins second place in national contest - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Export girl's artwork wins second place in national contestPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 3 hours agoThe dream occurred right around the time she and her classmates were asked to express their faith through art, poetry and prose for a national contest ...
- Blood is their medal - Groundviews
Blood is their medalGroundviews, Sri Lanka - 1 hour agoBlack helicopters and war stories transform normal life into a ritual of masquerade. What happened to the poets of old who described the scent of the earth? ...
- Broadway Stands Up for Freedom! - Broadway World
Broadway Stands Up for Freedom! , a benefit concert to support the youth programs of the New York Civil Liberties Union, returns for its 6th stunning year on Monday, July 21 at 7:30PM in the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 La Guardia ...
- Possibly 4th Street #13: Peter Case « - Village Voice
Possibly 4th Street #13: Peter Case «Village Voice, NY - 1 hour agoAnd I was writing all sorts of weird 14-year-old poetry. You know, I had a girlfriend with long straight hair. She thought I was great. ...
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