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- The wealth of hard times - Chicago Tribune
J ob insecurity, high gas prices, intimations of scarcity in the American land of plenty. So it went in 1976 when then young chanteuse Bette Midler released her third album, cheekily titled "Songs for the New Depression." In place of her trademark ...
- When free speech doesn’t come free (Online Journal)
Free speech is not without consequence . In the United States, for example, criticism of Israel is tantamount to heresy.
- Interview: Sherman Alexie (Guardian Unlimited)
Sherman Alexie grew up on an Indian reservation and went on to become a bestselling novelist, comic and screenwriter. He hopes to produce 'the great American Indian novel'
- Siblings share love of ballet - Tampabay.com
Tampabay.comSiblings share love of balletTampabay.com, FL - 8 hours agoShe gets nervous and worries whether her movements convey enough passion to take a performance beyond mere technique to physical poetry. ...
- 19 Tips For Cheering Yourself Up -- From 200 Years Ago - Huffingtonpost.com
While reading a biography of English writer Sydney Smith, Hesketh Pearson's The Smith of Smiths , I stumbled across a letter. In 1820, Smith wrote a letter to an unhappy friend, Lady Morpeth, in which he offered her tips for cheering up. I have my ...
- Britain's Postwar Blues Shine Through Modest Musical: Review - Bloomberg
June 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Brits Off Broadway festival at 59E59 Theaters on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has imported its first musical, ``The Hired Man.'' A vest-pocket affair, it features a unit set, an omnipresent piano and occasional trumpet ...
- Quincy program helps kids know Chinese roots - Patriot Ledger
Sitting in a car, the black-haired girl with two pony tails ate french fries from McDonalds and played with an American Idol toy. “Let’s do some Chinese reading today, Margo,†said her mother, Becky Butler. Upon hearing the plan, Margo was ...
- Saqi Farooqi ... A Rebellious Poet - Chowk
Saqi Farooqi ... A Rebellious PoetChowk, CA - 1 hour agoHe is candid and honest in his appreciation of poetry. He will not sacrifice his love of literature for anything in the world except one...his love for his ...
- So to speak - guardian.co.uk
So to speakguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoAs with Burns's poetry, if it looks obscure all you have to do is speak the words aloud. Some accents are thicker than others. "These foreign cunts've goat ...
- George Lucas in Charleston, Photography Contest, strike.tv, The ... - Charleston City Paper
George Lucas in Charleston, Photography Contest, strike.tv, The ...Charleston City Paper, SC - 2 hours agoIt features fiction, poetry, art, narrative nonfiction, and musical lyrics from both new and world acclaimed artists. —Buster Brown The South Carolina Film ...
- July 12: Local Lifestyle Briefs (The Herald Bulletin)
A breakfast buffet will be served to retirees of Delco Remy Plants 8 and 17 at the Rax Restaurant, 11 and Main streets at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Any retiree from these two plants is welcome to attend, cost is $7 per person. Overflow parking may use the north end of the library’s parking lot.
- Troup honors academic achievement at assembly - Tri County Leader
Troup honors academic achievement at assemblyTri County Leader, TX - 1 hour agoAgnew - Laci Luna, personal family development; Kristin Lindsey and Katie Selden, food science; Kristina Yanez, child development; Angela McGregor, ...
- Cool and Breezy Cuba - World Music Central
World Music CentralCool and Breezy CubaWorld Music Central, India - 2 hours agoDelving into the "nueva trova" movement of mixing lyrical poetry with the island's folk traditions, Cafe Cubano smartly flavors the familiar with a ...
- Across the Page: Books of Discovery - AfterEllen.com
Across the Page: Books of DiscoveryAfterEllen.com - 3 hours agoBy the looks of it, life couldn't be better — she is engaged to Keith, a professor of African-American history, is relatively close with her family, ...
- Poet Keeps It Simple -- Sort Of - KUAR
Poet Keeps It Simple -- Sort OfKUAR, AR - 1 hour agoCollins said a friend once described his poetry-writing style as starting out like his father but turning into his mother. His father "was very witty and ...
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