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- 'The Romance of Astrea and Celadon': The Hopeful Romantic (The New York Sun)
Director Eric Rohmer, now 88 years young, has suggested that his 2007 film "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon" may be his last. If so, it's a fitting send-off. While this soaring tale of flawed eternal love is not exactly the director's most compelling work, it certainly does build to a finale in which the heroes both succeed and fail, allowing the hopeless romantic behind the camera the chance ...
- Mandela's 90th b'day celebrated (HT via Yahoo! India News)
Anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday was celebrated at Springdales, Dhaula Kuan, on Friday. The event, which concluded the school's Africa Week celebrations, began with a speech by Principal Jyoti Bose welcoming all the dignitaries, including Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma; South African High Commissioner to India ...
- Cross-border slamming - Globe and Mail
Cross-border slammingGlobe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour agoThe poetry is highly dramatic, sometimes very funny and at other times super serious. The issues dealt with by the poets on the Toronto and Vancouver teams ...
- Wort Hamburg präs. Albumrelease von Graziella Schazad am 18.07 im ... - Online-Artikel.de (Online PR-Portal)
Online-Artikel.de (Online PR-Portal)Wort Hamburg präs. Albumrelease von Graziella Schazad am 18.07 im ...Online-Artikel.de (Online PR-Portal), Germany - Jul 18, 2008Anfang 2008 begeistert sie als Special Guest beim "Dead or Alive Poetry Slam" im Deutschen Schauspielhaus über 1200 Besucher. Am 1. August erscheint nun ihr ...
- Poet of the Palestinians dies (TVNZ)
Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry his fellow Palestinians embraced as the voice of their suffering, died after heart surgery in Texas.
- Latest in children's books covered at conference (St. Tammany News)
A mini-conference was held Thursday for 35 children’s literature librarians, educators and school librarians at the Causeway branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library. The conference focused on reading in the classroom, the latest in children’s literature and incorporating educational resources into the classroom.
- Why John Updike is a virtual shadow of his old self - Guardian Blogs
In his latest novel, The Widows of Eastwick, which will be published in October, John Updike puts these words into the mouth of one of his characters: "...print doesn't mean to people what it used to, it may be. A considerable number get what news ...
- Out in short shorts shortly - Otago Daily Times
Out in short shorts shortlyOtago Daily Times, New Zealand - 2 hours agoFashionista David Hill finds there's much more poetry and muscular beauty in rippling thighs than in blue-veined, scaly shins. ...
- Student leaders visit UM-D for comparison, ideas - Michigan Times (subscription)
Student leaders visit UM-D for comparison, ideasMichigan Times (subscription), MI - 1 hour agoUM-Flint's student media consists of The Michigan Times, published bi-weekly during the winter and fall semesters, and the Qua poetry magazine which saw its ...
- Feature Story - Uptown
Feature StoryUptown, Canada - 31 minutes agoWhile most of the poet's earlier shows have consisted of smaller, slam poetry-style pieces linked together to create a full-length performance, ...
- All Indian life is here - Guardian Unlimited
This 78-part series was at the time the world's most viewed religious serial, and between January 1987 and July 1988 it more or less brought India to a standstill for an hour each week. Everyone stopped what they were doing to sit in front of ...
- Gospel concert is fundraiser for youth (Muskogee Phoenix)
Muskogee Academic, Cultural, Technological, Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) will present the gospel edition of the Women Who Sing Gospel concert series at 6 p.m. Saturday at The Roxy theater.
- A Playlist by Camille Paglia - New York Times
New York TimesA Playlist by Camille PagliaNew York Times, United States - 12 hours agoBased on a 1951 song by an African-American musician, Tiny Bradshaw. 2) Ballad of a Thin Man, Bob Dylan (1965). Sinister atmospherics of the garish sexual ...
- Lakeside homes on tour July 16 - Akron Beacon Journal
Lakeside homes on tour July 16Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 15 minutes agoThey were challenged to use poetry, painting or mixed-media artwork to tell why green spaces are important to Akron's environment, economy and quality of ...
- Plouffe Whistles Plus: Obama's failed fight-back - Slate
On the record Time coffee featuring Obama campaign manager David Plouffe: Plouffe argued for paying less attention to the ups and downs of the polls because a) Obama would beat McCain on turnout and b) swing voters would probably break one way or ...
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