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- News > Top Stories (Queens Courier)
Out of the Holocaust came a whole other world of culture, as its tragic events and stories became subject matter for artwork, films, plays, books, poetry and music as those affected by it tried to find a creative outlet for what happened.
- Chicago's Tony haul (Chicago Sun-Times)
It was an all but foregone conclusion that the 62nd annual Tony Awards ceremony from New York’s Radio City Music Hall Sunday night was going to be a grand affirmation of Chicago theater.
- Obituaries in the news (The Charlotte Observer)
Eugenio Montejo CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Eugenio Montejo, a Venezuelan poet and essayist who won the 2004 Octavio Paz prize, died Thursday. He was 70. The poet's publishing house said he died of natural causes. Montejo's poetry is known for its rich texture and was published in numerous books in Spanish. His work also reached a wider audience thanks to the 2003 film "21 Grams" by Mexican ...
- Thomas M. Disch: Poet and writer of death-haunted science fiction who won plaudits for 'Camp Concentration' (Independent)
The death of the American writer Thomas M. Disch, by his own hand, on the Fourth of July, was the last act of a drama that had been unfolding in public for several years.
- Producing couple take on eight screenplay adaptations - Louisville Courier-Journal
Producing couple take on eight screenplay adaptationsLouisville Courier-Journal, KY - 1 hour agoIt is so well-written in the interstitial material -- the scene setup, the camera angles, the poetry of that kind of language. So, very respectfully, we're ...
- Nearby Notes - Georgetown Record
Nearby NotesGeorgetown Record, MA - Apr 24, 2008Salem State College presents a free poetry reading by area women poets recently published in the Red Hen Press 2008 anthology, “Letters to the World: Women ...
- Get Ready for the Great Labor Arts Exchange - AFL-CIO
AFL-CIOGet Ready for the Great Labor Arts ExchangeAFL-CIO, DC - 34 minutes ago... the tree-lined campus of the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, Md., will reverberate with the sounds of music, poetry and creative chants ...
- Chuck Landon: Friday night proved good can die when young or old - Herald-Dispatch
The good, they die young. But sometimes the good, they die old. Both philosophical premises met their fateful fruition here in Huntington late Friday night. Former Marshall football player Donte Newsome -- only 25 years old -- was shot in the chest ...
- Thomas M. Disch, 68; prolific science- fiction author (Los Angeles Times)
- 3 THINGS TO DO TODAY - San Jose Mercury News
Poetry Center San Jose's monthly "Poetry First!" event features an open mike session and readings by Carolyn Dille, finalist for the Poetry Society of America's Emily Dickinson Prize, and Linda Lappin, author of the forthcoming collection "Not Far ...
- The caring approach of Death at the hospice - Stuff
Reactions to her name? Mary Death's favourite was the guy she met in a lift in a San Diego cancer ward, who did a double take after seeing the nurse's name badge. "He said, `Oh Gawd is that your name? If I had a name like that I would change it ...
- David Mamet explores the wages of honor in ‘Redbelt,’ a martial ... - Philadelphia Daily News
David Mamet explores the wages of honor in ‘Redbelt,’ a martial ...Philadelphia Daily News, PA - 4 hours agoI also admit that I love Mamet's odd locutions; yeah, it's stilted, but his stilted poetry is better than the dreary, vapid prose that passes for movie ...
- Batman is Back — TIME Reviews The Dark Knight - Time
Warner Bros. The Dark Knight , Christopher Nolan's second chapter in his revival of the DC Comics franchise, will hit theaters with all the hoopla and fanboy avidity of the summer season's earlier movies based on comic books. It's the fifth, and ...
- Avril Levigne's laryngitis forces more cancellations (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Avril Lavigne has laryngitis and has postponed shows on her national tour this week. The 23-year-old singer backed out of performances in Los Angeles and Anaheim over the weekend. She was supposed to perform in Santa Barbara today, followed by San Jose, Spokane and Everett, Wash.
- Cinco de Mayo awash in weekend celebrations (7:36 a.m.) (Las Cruces Sun-News)
Las Cruces Arts Association Membership Show runs Friday through May 31 at the Branigan Cultural Center. The 46th annual LCAA mixed-media art exhibit will feature works by more than 25 members.
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