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- Arthur Lionberger at 105; Rochester's oldest citizen died July 4 - Boston Globe
Arthur Lionberger would recall in poetry how as a child in St. Louis he sat on the curb and watched President Theodore Roosevelt ride by in a parade. In a poem titled, "Footsteps" he wrote: "As a child I watched a marching band/But was too young to ...
- Shelf Life - Book delivery needs your help - Missoulian
Did you have a library item delivered to your home? Did you like the service? Do you want the library to continue offering home delivery? For the past six months, Missoula Public Library patrons could place a hold on any item in the catalog and get ...
- Global Warning - FrontPage magazine.com
Global WarningFrontPage magazine.com, CA - 10 hours agoAs William Logan says of Robert Hass’ eco-poetry (a thriving genre lazily piggybacking on current fashion): “by the time he’s done preaching about the ...
- Choices abound at Idyllwild Summer Arts Program - Press-Enterprise
Choices abound at Idyllwild Summer Arts ProgramPress-Enterprise, CA - 1 hour ago... Voices at the Autry's "The Red Road," written and performed by Arigon Starr at 6:30 pm July 11 (free) and the Festival of Poetry 4 pm July 19 ($15). ...
- Rendering of Sufi poetry at PU - The Post
Rendering of Sufi poetry at PUThe Post, Pakistan - 12 hours agoLAHORE: In connection with its ongoing 125-year celebrations, Punjab University will organize a 'Mehfil-e-Arfana Kalam' today (Thursday) at the Faisal ...
- Shuffling Through Memories: BS Johnson's 'The Unfortunates' - New York Sun
Shuffling Through Memories: BS Johnson's 'The Unfortunates'New York Sun, United States - 2 hours agoIn 1961, while shopping his first book to agents, Johnson compared it favorably to "Ulysses," and declared himself in the tradition of "Petronius, Apuleius, ...
- Virtual Greats'' Enters $1.5 Billion Virtual Goods Market - Consumer Electronics Net
SAN FRANCISCO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Millions of Us LLC, an agency specializing in virtual worlds and large online communities, today announced that it has launched a new company, "Virtual Greats," to take advantage of the rapidly growing market for ...
- New second in command is ISU's highest-ranked woman ever - Pantagraph
NEW 11:45 a.m. NORMAL -- As Illinois State University’s new provost Sheri Noren Everts settles in to the job, she becomes the highest-ranked female administrator in the university’s history. She officially started July 1. The provost and vice ...
- Poetic justice meted out by Frost's lines - Irish Times
Poetic justice meted out by Frost's linesIrish Times, Ireland - 2 hours agoThe poem is set in the years of subsistence farming in Vermont, and a family could not lose a moment laying in the wood for winter. ...
- 2b or not 2b: David Crystal on why texting is good for language (Guardian Unlimited)
Despite doom-laden prophecies, texting has not been the disaster for language many feared, argues linguistics professor David Crystal. On the contrary, it improves children's writing and spelling
- Nitzinger's event celebrates sobriety (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By Preston Jones That old rock 'n' roll cliche -- sex, drugs, booze -- has its dark side, and no one knows that better than Fort Worth guitar legend and ex- Bloodrock member John Nitzinger. The blues/rock legend has organized a "musical celebration of sobriety" featuring performances from the Josh Davis Band and PappaRotti Wine Room's piano man Ross Wolfe (Nitzinger says all musical ...
- Troupe brings Shakespeare's words to life - Halifax News Net
Troupe brings Shakespeare's words to lifeHalifax News Net, Canada - 1 hour agoWe laugh at Pyramus's love because his poetry is all wrong; we swoon at Romeo for his gilded tongue. Is that all the difference between comedy and tragedy? ...
- Caroline Kennedy brings discretion to veep search (Lexington Herald-Leader)
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 is sure to be one of the most closely watched endeavors of this year's presidential campaign. The daughter of President Kennedy has sought and treasured ...
- Red Dog Howls - TheaterMania.com
TheaterMania.comRed Dog HowlsTheaterMania.com, NY - 2 hours agoAfterwards, Armenians were systematically murdered, raped, tortured, forced into death marches, and more. That shocking piece of history is the centerpiece ...
- One actor, one stage, nine Iraqi lives - Portland Tribune
The pedigree of Heather Raffo’s “9 Parts of Desire†is beyond question. The one-woman play was both a critical and popular hit when it opened in New York in 2004, prompting The New Yorker magazine to call it “an example of how art can remake ...
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