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- In a Dash, Bolt Sprints Into History - Washington Post
BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- The mouth of the World's Fastest Man, flying along at a sprinter's clip and threatening to careen out of its lane, suddenly screeched to a complete halt. In mid-sentence, Usain Bolt looked at the clock on the wall, which read 10 ...
- Author lists his favourite books - Oxfordshire News
Best-selling Oxford author Philip Pullman has raided his bookshelves to pick 40 of his favourite titles to recommend to the nation. The award-winning creator of His Dark Materials, has become the second person to host The Writer's Table at Waterstone ...
- Realism is the lure in Billy Collins’ poetry - Arkansas Online
Ballistics, by Billy Collins, 112 pages, Random House, $24 The poem is called “Old Man Eating Alone in a Chinese Restaurant.†It is about an old man preparing to eat rice and shredded beef alone in a restaurant called Chang’s. Accuse Billy ...
- Josh Lowensohn - CNET News
One of the coolest things to be shown off at the TechCrunch50 conference might not ever become something any of us can use. It was a mythical technology demo from a company called Tonchidot Corporation , which showed off its " Sekai Camera ...
- Books: ‘Gorgeously Green’ - Hollywood Today Newsmagazine
Books: ‘Gorgeously Green’Hollywood Today Newsmagazine, CA - 19 minutes agoSince the age of seven, I’ve always had a passion for writing…poetry and plays to begin with. It’s truly a dream come true to be paid to write! ...
- 4 to receive Winthrop arts medals - Rock Hill Herald
4 to receive Winthrop arts medalsRock Hill Herald, SC - 1 hour ago... Ayers has spent her life embracing languages and their relationship with the arts. She received a Pulitzer Prize nomination in 1952 for her poetry. ...
- Bundarra Pony Club celebrates 50 years - Inverell Times
Bundarra Pony Club celebrates 50 yearsInverell Times, Australia - Sep 29, 2008There will be a baked dinner at 7pm at a cost of $15 for adults and $10 for children. Bush poetry by Jim Brown and music by Max Turner and Glenys Webber ...
- Playwright Enda Walsh tells Maddy Costa why his vile characters come ... - Guardian Unlimited
Like most people, playwright Enda Walsh was horrified by news reports earlier this year of the arrest of Joseph Fritzl, the Austrian who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years. Unlike most people, however, Walsh felt a troubled sense of familiarity, a ...
- Bumbershoot: Theater makes a fast break for its 10 minutes of fame (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Theater at Bumbershoot is dance with puppets, or a bump-and-grind grounded in literary theory and self-help. It's a high-tech slide show and fake poetry. When real playwrights and actors are involved, they have 10 minutes to make good.
- 'Third Thursday' heats up Ardmore (The Daily Ardmoreite)
Various businesses in downtown Ardmore will present a number of activities during “Third Thursday†this week from 5 to 7 p.m.
- 20 years of gastronomic memories - Inquirer.net
20 years of gastronomic memoriesInquirer.net, Philippines - 9 hours agoCelestina Arvisu, “sister†to Feliz and Lia, and daughter of former café partner and owner Christine Arvisu, reads poetry to coincide as well with her ...
- I can taste colors! - AfterElton.com
I can taste colors!AfterElton.com - 28 minutes agoPoetry! Emily totally has a Grinch-smile as she looks over Allison's shoulder!! Are her bridesmaid's shoes "two sizes too small"? ...
- Michael Phelps's relationship with coach Bob Bowman key - Daily Telegraph
It is this characteristic, in addition to the American's unique long physique, that Bowman exploited to mould the world's greatest swimmer. Theirs has been the perfect partnership – a partnership of opposites. Bowman is meticulous, disciplined and ...
- The paper clip, 22 September (European Voice)
The financial crisis continues to dominate the headlines this morning. France's Libération reports on the US government's decision to inject $700 million into the US financial system – the biggest state intervention since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
- A macabre little treat - Globe and Mail
A macabre little treatGlobe and Mail, Canada - 29 minutes ago... to remake Giovanni Boccaccio's sexual-shenanigans classic The Decameron as an adrenalin-driven teen flick clad in period costumes and set in Tuscany. ...
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