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- 'Port Authority,' by Conor McPherson, celebrates what might have been - Jam! Showbiz
Recollections of regret are the soul of "Port Authority," a series of three superb, interlocking monologues by Conor McPherson that offers ample evidence why the Irish playwright is one of the finest writers for the stage today. At off-Broadway's ...
- Spalding plays "cool" blend of jazz, R&B, bossa nova (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Moments after Esperanza Spalding finished singing "Precious" on NBC's "Late Show With David Letterman" in early June, the host strode right up and anointed her "the coolest person we've ever had on the show."
- Pendolino (Sydney Morning Herald)
An old hand, a deft touch, a new restaurant ... the scene is set for some fine Italian food.
- Quick Takes: Out Before He Started, Gender and Students’ Online ... - Inside Higher Ed
Quick Takes: Out Before He Started, Gender and Students’ Online ...Inside Higher Ed, DC - 3 hours agoEducational wonkery as...poetry? Inside Higher Ed columnist Wick Sloane has accepted an invitation to read from his work 7 pm, Friday, June 27, 2008, ...
- The new beats - guardian.co.uk
The new beatsguardian.co.uk, UK - 13 minutes agoWhere is the new energy in poetry? Is it possible to identify the voices that will begin to form a canon for the start of the 21st century? ...
- Waits Dazzles With Glitter - Billboard
Do a quick internet search and there are more than 600 references of " Tom Waits " and the term "huckster" together. Snake oil, parodist, sly salesman, etc., a vocabulary of carnival-esque trickery have followed the man; as critic Robert Christgau ...
- Gowdy, Zolf win Ontario’s Trillium Book Awards - TheChronicleHerald.ca
Gowdy, Zolf win Ontario’s Trillium Book AwardsTheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 35 minutes agoGowdy won for her novel Helpless (HarperCollins) while Zolf won the poetry award for her collection Human Resources (Coach House Books). ...
- Finding challenge in verse - Brimbank Leader
Brimbank LeaderFinding challenge in verseBrimbank Leader, Australia - 15 hours agoShe will often find herself sitting in front of her laptop in her quiet Eltham study with a perfectly formed idea for the shape of a poem, but little idea ...
- Theater review: 'Andersen' goes it alone - San Jose Mercury News
Theater review: 'Andersen' goes it aloneSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour agoAndersen himself indulges in a strangely erotic ballet with a mannequin that melts into a striptease. The visual sleight-of-hand keeps us a little off ...
- A Portuguese date - Calcutta Telegraph
Calcutta TelegraphA Portuguese dateCalcutta Telegraph, India - 53 minutes agoThe lecture, poetry, music and theatre combo aimed at generating interest in Portuguese language and culture was organised in collaboration with Max Mueller ...
- Do You Read Your Kid’s Diary, What About Her Facebook Profile? - Wall Street Journal
Angela Pandolfo Roy, who writes the Hausfrau blog on the Offsprung parenting network, asked a question recently that doubtless resonated with many a parent: “Do you read your kid’s journal?” Of course, Ms. Roy, like me, has a child who’s just ...
- The Last Word : Metaphorically speaking - Martha's Vineyard Times
The Last Word : Metaphorically speakingMartha's Vineyard Times, MA - 2 hours agoWhich brings me to the metaphor-rich world of poetry. A poet's stock in trade (metaphor) is metaphor, simile, and symbol. The whole point of most poems is ...
- In-Flight Internet: Hold the Phone - New York Times Blogs
In-Flight Internet: Hold the PhoneNew York Times Blogs, NY - 1 hour ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- Jessica: Outgoing type is into helping others - Louisville Courier-Journal
Jessica: Outgoing type is into helping othersLouisville Courier-Journal, KY - 3 hours agoI love: to write poetry, and talk on the phone. The person I most admire is: my grandmother, because she is just a happy person. She doesn't let nothing get ...
- Mexico captures U.S. sex offender on FBI wanted list - Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican police captured a convicted U.S. sex offender on the FBI's list of 10 most-wanted fugitives, who is accused of molesting a boy in a family he befriended while in prison, authorities said on Friday. Jon Savarino ...
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