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- 'Meet the Press' host Tim Russert dies at age 58 (CTV.ca)
NBC journalist Tim Russert has died at the age of 58 after collapsing at work following an apparent heart attack. Time Magazine had recently named him one of the most influential people in the world.
- Arts Alive Expands Summer Schedule at Plaza Station - Washington Missourian
Directors of Arts Alive have expanded the schedule of summer activities to be held on Pacific Station Plaza, located on South First Street opposite the commuter parking lot. The season opens with one activity for the entire community. On Tuesday ...
- Musharraf's turbulent 9 years in power (AP via Yahoo! News)
Pervez Musharraf took power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant nation into the U.S.-led war on terror — an alliance that won him plaudits in the West but fueled anger at home.
- Torture in Democratic Societies: Interview with Darius Rejali - History News Network
Torture in Democratic Societies: Interview with Darius RejaliHistory News Network, WA - 24 minutes agoTo balance the demands of his dark studies, Dr. Rejali writes poetry, plays music, travels extensively, and surfs. Prof. Rejali recently discussed torture ...
- Composer Stephen Foster's life in city helped shape music - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Composer Stephen Foster's life in city helped shape musicPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 1 hour ago"He was good at writing lyric poetry and creating music to suit the poetry," Root said. "He was self taught in the clarinet, flute, guitar and violin. ...
- Poetic License - The Moscow Times
Poetic LicenseThe Moscow Times, Russia - 3 hours agoBy Sally Laird Novelist Brian Hall recreates an American poet's one-man mission to win over Khrushchev with a message of peace. By Jeremy Ventuso The World ...
- Events: Alley Cat Players to present poetry-inspired 'Becoming the ... - St. Petersburg Times
John Capouya ( Gorgeous George: The Outrageous Bad-Boy Wrestler Who Created American Pop Culture ) will discuss and sign his book at 7 p.m. Thursday at Inkwood Books, 216 S Armenia Ave., Tampa. Christopher Baker ( Moon Cuba and Moon Costa Rica ) will ...
- Thomas Jefferson, Gentleman Scholar (The New York Sun)
The title of Kevin Hayes's new study of Thomas Jefferson, "The Road to Monticello" (Oxford University Press, 752 pages, $34.95), holds out several possibilities. Is it a book about Jefferson's famous house, which he spent much of his life building and rebuilding, and which still stands as a monument to his multifaceted genius? Or could it be a biography covering the first decades of Jefferson's ...
- Aquarium Age - East Bay Express
Aquarium AgeEast Bay Express, CA - 2 hours agoUse music, art, poetry, and kind acts of thoughtful consideration, and you'll experience greater joy and greater sense of self. What most people don't know ...
- The winners of the Short Story and Poetry Contest - Dayton Daily News
After many hours of reading, discussing and thinking it over, our staff judges have arrived at the winners for the 12th Annual Dayton Daily News Short Story and Poetry Contest. Winning poems and stories will be published in the Life section of the ...
- Blue week for green thinking - Sommerset County Gazette
Blue week for green thinkingSommerset County Gazette, UK - 7 hours agoThe week included a visit to Dunster beach, writing poetry, painting seascapes, singing sea shanties, drama and science experiments. ...
- Leisure news in brief (Holmen Courier)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
- A startling literary quest (Creative Loafing Charlotte)
Plus, good news for area writers... By John Grooms.Aleksandar Hemon's new novel, The Lazarus Project, has been racking up glowing reviews, and it's easy to see why. It features all the things lit critics are going gaga for lately: a personal search through the historical past, culturally dislocated immigrants, inventive use of language, stories within stories, and, best of all, a self-conscious ...
- School winners - HeraldNet
School winnersHeraldNet, WA - 15 minutes agoJessica Simpson, 14, of Everett recently won an Editor's Choice Award in a poetry contest for a poem she submitted to the International Library of Poetry. ...
- Will you just f*** off then? - Moneyweb
Will you just f*** off then?Moneyweb, South Africa - 23 minutes agoMiller is the author of the poetry anthology Hintsa's Ghost and will be releasing a book of essays - Getting Up: Thoughts on Falling - in October 2008. ...
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