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- Region briefs (The Star Press)
The Hartford City Arts Council's sixth annual "Summer Concert on the Courthouse Square" will be at 7:30 p.m. July 16 on the west side of the courthouse lawn (High Street).
- Twins shine at Carey - Hattiesburg American
Making people understand the need for water in Africa brings Chiwonesa Tinago, 21, to her feet with a passionate but reasoned plea. "Water is very important. You can just turn on a faucet here and get water and not think about it. Remember what it ...
- Who killed the literary critic? (Salon.com)
In the age of blogging, great critics appear to be on life support. Salon's book reviewers discuss snobbery, how to make criticism fun and the need for cultural gatekeepers.
- Charlie left lots of footprints on the P eace - Williams Lake Tribune
Charlie left lots of footprints on the P eaceWilliams Lake Tribune, Canada - 1 hour agoWhatever became of that book of poetry pushed to publication by the ladies of the Sunrise Valley Women’s Institute? . Charlie passed away in his sleep at an ...
- Carlin was as good as his words - Boston Globe
It's 1972 in a bedroom somewhere in the endless flatness of suburbia. A phonograph needle drops on the last track of a much-played vinyl album, and a teenage boy cranes his ears once more, waiting for the voice to come through the crackle: "I love ...
- The collector - Daily Telegraph
Known as the 'Barnum of the book trade', William Foyle founded a legendary bookshop and collected a superb private library, which is to be auctioned next month. Tim Willis reports WHO would buy a book from Foyles? Its time-consuming quirkiness is now ...
- State of the arts - guardian.co.uk
State of the artsguardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours agoIts kaleidoscope show, free for guests, is a weird refracted summation of American History. Thirty-six Ben Franklin faces morph into marijuana leaves as you ...
- Amy Winehouse gets into Cambridge - Times Online
Virgin Media MusicAmy Winehouse gets into CambridgeTimes Online, UK - 2 hours ago... was deemed good enough for discussion on lyric poetry. The extract included verses such as: “Though I’m rather blind/ Love is a fate resigned/ Memories ...Amy Winehouse lyrics analysed as poetry by Cambridge University ... Telegraph.co.ukExam pits pop's lyrical prowess against Raleigh guardian.co.ukWinehouse song on university exam The Press AssociationDaily Mail - This is Londonall 46 news articles
- Renowned Children's Author to Visit all 11 Newark Public Library ... - Bridgeton News
Children's author Daniel Kirk is bringing his world in which "Dogs Rule!" cats have power and there's a book-writing mouse that lives in a library to the Newark Public Library in August. The author-illustrator will spend five days in Newark, visiting ...
- 3 in 4 Minn. sophomores satisfy reading requirement - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Three-quarters of Minnesota sophomores can begin their summer break knowing they've performed well enough on a state reading exam to satisfy a requirement for high school graduation. As freshmen, they faced a writing exam with diploma implications ...
- 'Mad Men': Smart, subtle character study - San Francisco Gate
on AMC. In the first episode of the second season of "Mad Men," there's a great moment - in fact, many great moments - that immediately justify the runaway critical acclaim for this series while underscoring the primary mechanism for its brilliance ...
- Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles Times
IT WAS brief. It was beautiful: that moment just after the smoke cleared and the air felt charged with possibility. Black people organized, overcame and began to bask in the promise, started constructing 3-D dreams out of what had been abstract ...
- Speaking up for eloquence - Los Angeles Times
Speaking up for eloquenceLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoMario Cuomo) "you campaign in poetry and govern in prose." Obviously, a lot of governing is, to put it simply, boring. If it weren't, the media wouldn't be ...
- Jerry Zeller, priest, professor whose optimism inspired others (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dr. Jerry Zeller's heart was revealed in passport stamps, a telltale reminder of the beauty he found in other worlds and other people. A professor, poet and priest, Dr. Zeller studied in Egypt as a Fulbright scholar and led students on field trips across Europe. The insights he gleaned from his travels abroad surfaced in classroom lectures, in spiritual conversations and in random bits of verse. ...
- Concord > { a vagabond's verses } - Concord Monitor
The book is slim and softbound and completely unembellished. No introduction, no author's note, no explanation except for the briefest summary on the back cover. Whether by intent or (more likely) budget, the plainness only adds to the rich flavor ...
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