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- Africa: The Net's Eating Its Kids (AllAfrica.com)
THE SURPRISING THING IN the announcement that the Internet is probably bad for your brain is that it took so long to come: but the word is out; the information revolution is eating its children.
- Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet (The Plain Dealer)
Jerusalem- Mahmoud Darwish, whose searing lyrics on Palestinian exile and tender verse on the human condition led him to be widely viewed as the pre-eminent man of Palestinian letters as well as one of the greatest contemporary Arab poets, died Saturday night in Houston after complications from heart surgery.
- Frost 'unplugged' in '47 lecture (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
HANOVER, N.H. - Sixty years after he sat down with Dartmouth College students for an off-the-record lecture, poet Robert Frost's words to them are about to be published for the first time.
- Salthouse art show is ready to sail - Eastern Daily Press
Salthouse church - ready for the Salthouse 08 exhibition. Photo: Colin Finch. Imagine a beacon church on the norfolk coast turned into a boat. I did. And, thanks to an invitation to curate Salthouse 08, that dream is now realised in a ship-shape show ...
- Why making children laugh is a serious business - Daily Telegraph
On Monday the shortlist for the first Roald Dahl Funny Prize will be announced. It's the creation of the Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen, who had a giggly time choosing books with the other judges: Roald's granddaughter Sophie Dahl, the children's ...
- Dang contrary - Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia Daily TribuneDang contraryColumbia Daily Tribune, MO - 3 hours ago7 at Unitarian Universalist Church, 2615 Shepard Blvd. Each performance will be followed by a discussion and poetry readings. ...
- War diary has Banjo Paterson's unseen poems - Daily Telegraph
War diary has Banjo Paterson's unseen poemsDaily Telegraph, Australia - 4 hours agoThe discovery of an 1899 cash book, whose back pages contain Paterson's unseen poetry, has thrilled Australian literature buffs. Major GL Lee, who commanded ...
- Is Amy Poehler ‘Office’-Bound? - New York Magazine
New York MagazineIs Amy Poehler ‘Office’-Bound?New York Magazine, USA - 1 hour ago[Variety] Williams Is a New Dad: Robin Williams and Alexie Gilmore will star in World's Greatest Dad, the story of a poetry teacher (Williams) whose son ...
- It’s one of the greatest survival stories - The Times
It’s one of the greatest survival storiesThe Times, South Africa - 8 hours agoI have no scruples and don’t feel guilty about what I did. I accept it. Life — that is, poetry, invention, intelligence — is more important than death. ...
- Jack Zink | Theater and classical music columnist - Sun-Sentinel.com
Jack Zink | Theater and classical music columnistSun-Sentinel.com, FL - 1 hour agoJuly 30 also marks the start of a lineup of 20 theatrical performances (including full productions and workshops, poetry, dance competitions) in Miami-Dade ...
- Music, poetry part of library fundraiser - Billings Gazette
JOLIET - In a fundraiser for the Joliet Public Library, an evening of food, music and cowboy poetry is planned for Saturday at the Joliet Community Center. Food will be served from 4 to 5:30 p.m. with music from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Poets perform from 5 ...
- Who will wear the Miss Crookston crown? (Crookston Daily Times)
Under the theme "What a Wonderful World," this year's Miss Crookston Scholarship Pageant will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, in the Crookston High School Auditorium. Thirteen young women are vying for the Miss Crookston 2008 title.
- A tortured Victorian and his art, reimagined (Toronto Star)
Many years ago, I decided to take a university course in poetry to pick up an extra credit during the summer. The class was modern poetry, a subject I assumed would be within my skill set to cinch.
- BOOK WISE (Express India)
Without P. Lal and his Writers Workshop, some of the best Indian writers in English would not have found their voice
- WestConn plays host to literary festival - Danbury News Times
WestConn plays host to literary festivalDanbury News Times, CT - 42 minutes agoThe writers represent every part of the literary spectrum -- fiction, nonfiction, screenplay and poetry -- and many are writers-in-residence or writing ...
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