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- The world of Etan Thomas (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Etan Thomas finished practice with the Washington Wizards yesterday at the Siegel Center, sat down on a trainer's table and addressed matters of the heart. There's the physical part: Thomas, a 6-10 backup center, is returning after missing last season because of heart surgery to repair a leaking aortic valve. And the feeling part: Thomas is passionate in his social and political views.
- Tropicalia boating: Sailor brings wicked boat to annual regatta (The News-Press)
Poet Robert Frost spoke of the road not taken. Roger Horton of North Fort Myers appears to have traveled it.
- All Indian life is here (Guardian Unlimited)
The BBC recently celebrated its success in drawing 10 million viewers to the final episode of the latest series of Doctor Who, but it was still a long way short of the figures achieved by Doordarshan, the Indian state television company, which in the late 1980s drew more than 100 million viewers to its mythological epic, the Ramayana.
- Poet to visit borough libraries - This is Stourbridge
CHILDREN’S poet Paul Cookson will be sharing funny poems with youngsters at borough libraries this week. He will be at Stourbridge Library from 11am to noon, Halesowen Library from 1.30pm to 2.30pm, and at Long Lane Library from 3pm to 4pm on ...
- Push for calorie count on menus - Irish Independent
Push for calorie count on menusIrish Independent, Ireland - 1 hour agoMahmoud Darwish, whose poetry encapsulated the Palestinian cause, will get the equivalent of a state funeral in the West Bank tomorrow -- an honour only ...
- The outdoors is great for Lincoln Center's free performances (The Star-Ledger)
Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors. Where: Damrosch Park Bandshell, Lincoln Center, 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, New York. When: Various times, beginning at 8 Thursday and running through Aug. 24. How much: Free. Call (212) 875-5766 or visit LincolnCenter.org .
- 'Mad Men': The jet set (Los Angeles Times)
In a nutshell, they put Don Draper on a plane and dropped him into a David Lynch movie.
- The phraseology of old bones - phillyBurbs.com
The phraseology of old bonesphillyBurbs.com, PA - 6 minutes agoA Coast of Trees also works to reconcile what Ammons learned from another "naive" American poet, William Carlos Williams--whose work provides the only ...
- A whole new way to see art work - The Herald
A whole new way to see art workThe Herald, UK - 7 minutes agoHorse, little editions of poetry and prints, peeping out from their original mailing envelopes, and private correspondence between the artist and friend ...
- Commentary: Fighting words from McCain and Palin (CNN.com)
Republicans are a gloomy lot. You show them a silver lining. They'll find a cloud.
- Che's ex-wife on rebel's transformation - MSNBC
Che's ex-wife on rebel's transformationMSNBC - 17 minutes agoBut the pair's friendship deepened as they discussed books on philosophy, politics and poetry. They also both supported the Guatemalan government of Jacobo ...
- Big Bend women's deaths still a mystery - Tallahassee Democrat
Gadsden County Sheriff's investigator Scott Ivey has spoken with the mother of 33-year-old Bobbi Jean Tew so often, he said, he gets the feeling he knew her daughter. One year ago today, Tew's skeletal remains were found in a heavily wooded area ...
- NEA Chairman Dana Gioia to leave in 2009 - Forbes
The confident baritone of Dana Gioia sounded a little hoarse during a recent telephone interview, as it often has since he became chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, a job that has exhilarated and exhausted him. "I have traveled nearly ...
- Book Review: Magisterium by Joel Deane (Blogcritics.org)
This is poetry written at the limits of what our language can do; without sacrificing accessibility. It’s hard to pinpoint the power in Joel Deane’s Magisterium. Perhaps it’s the duality between the intuitive, interiority and the strong authoritative, apocalyptic voices that guide these poems. They are at once powerful and booming, yet muted at the same time. The tension created by this ...
- Thousands pay final respects to Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish - CBC.ca
CBC.caThousands pay final respects to Palestinian poet Mahmoud DarwishCBC.ca, Canada - Aug 13, 2008Officials buried Darwish next to Ramallah's Cultural Palace, the site where he had frequently given poetry readings to massive crowds. ...
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