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- Letters: School curriculum (Independent)
Sir: Professors Scott, Coffield, Ball and Taylor (letter, 2 June) are to be congratulated on indicating that the Government's education policy is self-defeating because of frequent shifts in policy. But this is not all that is wrong. Comparative studies of educational achievement show that we are falling slowly down the international league tables.
- Kay Ryan is named U.S. poet laureate (Seattle Times)
Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress...
- Nathaniel Mackey's 'Bass Cathedral' Bubbles With Jazz - Orange County Weekly
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “jazz age†aside, the relationship between America’s “indigenous†music—as jazz is often mistakenly referenced—and American literature is symbiotic, but somewhat murky. Michael Ondaatje’s Coming Through the ...
- Fowler: Patuxent ‘on death row’ - So Md News
Fowler: Patuxent ‘on death row’So Md News, MD - 39 minutes ago‘‘She’s on death row,†he said of ‘‘Lady Patuxent.†‘‘We put her there. But we’re making strong appeals. She’s not going to die. ...
- Off to war, armed with his paintbrush - East Anglian Daily Times
Off to war, armed with his paintbrushEast Anglian Daily Times, UK - 49 minutes agoHis first major success came in 1928, when he and friend Eric Ravilious won a joint commission to create a mural in the refectory of Morley Working Men's ...
- News On The Go - Miami Herald
The Vivienne Westwood wedding gown is gorgeous, as are the pivotal Manolo Blahniks. Miranda's softer hairstyle is extremely flattering, and there are enough '' What is she wearing!?'' moments to please the most dedicated fan of extreme fashion. But ...
- Young artist collects her prize - Salisbury Journal
Young artist collects her prizeSalisbury Journal, UK - 15 hours agoThe 11-year-old, a pupil at South Wilts Grammar School, entered an art and poetry competition run by Animal Aid on the theme of factory farming. ...
- MVCC grads achieve ‘stepping stone’ - Utica Observer Dispatch
MVCC grads achieve ‘stepping stone’Utica Observer Dispatch, NY - 16 hours agoNursing graduate Tina Coleman, of Utica, waves to her family during the processional at the commencement for Mohawk Valley Community College, of Utica, ...
- Afghan journalist appeals death sentence - The Associated Press
Afghan journalist appeals death sentenceThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoHe has tried to keep up his spirits in his lonely cell by singing and reciting Persian poetry. He says he is healthy and well-treated and allowed outside ...
- Telefondan Savaşı Dinlediler - Güncel Haber
Telefondan Savaşı DinledilerGüncel Haber, Turkey - 16 hours agoThis poem arrested the attention of watchful critics of poetry, and when it was followed by a collection of Poems in 1897 the writer's position as a new ...
- REVIEW: 'Rings: Season of Love' - Montgomery Advertiser
REVIEW: 'Rings: Season of Love'Montgomery Advertiser, AL - 2 hours agoThe writing is spot-on in articulating the male-bonding friendship rituals of girl-watching, athletic competitiveness, food and movie preferences. ...
- The Movie Masochist: The unexpected, undeserving summer hit - The State
Hollywood's stream of bad movies usually seems endless, but sometimes there's a drought. This often happens during the summer, when all the big studio movies stomp their way into multiplexes after marking their opening weekends with the noise and ...
- Frank Oke students strut their stuff (Scarborough Mirror)
From African dance performances to poetry readings, every student at Frank Oke Secondary School got involved with Arts Night, showcasing their various artistic talents Thursday evening.
- They listened and learned (The Providence Journal)
PROVIDENCE — When he chose to complement his black cap and gown with a hot-pink boa and glittering ’80s eye makeup, Fokion Burgess didn’t know his expression of gay pride would be spot-on with the messages given by speakers at Brown University’s 240th commencement yesterday.
- The People's Guide: Introducing Blogger Andy J. Wang - Curbed
CurbedThe People's Guide: Introducing Blogger Andy J. WangCurbed, NY - 3 hours agoThere's also this hidden "gem" of a house, which I stumbled on one day somewhere in the inscrutable center of Outer Sunset: Creepy morbid Chinese poetry, ...
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