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- 'Man on Wire' Between the Twin Towers (The New York Sun)
'Man on Wire" is an upside-down documentary, so riveting in its setup and exposition that the climax arrives almost as an afterthought. The man of the title — the famed French tightrope walker Philippe Petit — is ultimately less interesting than the drama surrounding his wire, a tightrope strung between the newly completed World Trade Center towers in August 1974. And rather than tease the ...
- Jane Ciabattari on Emily Dickinson’s Friendship With Abolitionist - Truthdig
TruthdigJane Ciabattari on Emily Dickinson’s Friendship With AbolitionistTruthdig, United States - 53 minutes agoHigginson later called it “poetry torn up by the roots that took his breath away.†Born into the religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening, ...
- Return Trip (winnipegsun.com)
Loosen those belts and get ready for a second helping of global hospitality. Twenty new pavilions open their doors today for Week 2 of Folklorama. Here's a sneak peek:
- Poetry and Literature Calendar/ - Buffalo News
Today, 3 p. m.: Fiction reading featuring Sean Thomas Dougherty, author of “Broken Hallelujahs†(BOA Editions) and “The Blue City†(Marick Press), and Forrest Roth. Rust Belt Books, 202 Allen St. Today, 8 p. m.: Spoken Word Sundays, monthly ...
- Model T, Ford's first low-priced car, marks 100th birthday - Atlanta Journal Constitution
RICHMOND, Ind. — Ford Motor Co. is marking the 100th anniversary of the Model T, the first low-priced car that introduced motoring to the masses, at a time when Americans are cringing at the cost of filling their gas tanks and the U.S. auto ...
- Museum home to more than just art - San Angelo Standard Times
Museum home to more than just artSan Angelo Standard Times, tx - 16 hours agoIt makes reference to the muses, or nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology, who presided over song, poetry, theater and the sciences. ...
- Hundreds gather at funeral for Palestinian poet Darwish (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hundreds of Palestinians gathered for the equivalent of a state funeral on Wednesday for Mahmud Darwish, the towering Arabic poet who gave voice to their bitter decades-old struggle.
- 'All my relations' - Mail Tribune
'All my relations'Mail Tribune, OR - 29 minutes agoSubjects ranged from public speaking and anthropology to poetry and engineering, all taught by SOU alumni and professors. After each day's classes, ...
- 'Bookwatch' to feature historian - Durham Herald Sun
'Bookwatch' to feature historianDurham Herald Sun, NC - 1 hour ago"Black Poetry" is a mixed media piece incorporating music, dance and original poetry. The production features spoken word artists Dasan Ahanu, Kemet, ...
- The Poetry of Sarah Palin - Slate
The Poetry of Sarah PalinSlate - 1 hour ago... intensely personal verses, spoken poems that drill into the vagaries of modern life as if they were oil deposits beneath a government-protected tundra. ...
- Something To Do - Wilson Daily Times
FIRST FRIDAYS ON THE LAWN Sept. 5 5-8:30 p.m. Preview of the Wilson County Fair. Oct. 3 5 to 8:30 p.m. International music. On the lawn at the Wilson County Public Library in downtown Wilson. LUNA BEAN: Aug. 29 Eric Olsen, Left on Cates, Out of My ...
- Brookville to observe Labor Day - Ellsworth Reporter
Brookville to observe Labor DayEllsworth Reporter, KS - 10 hours ago3:30 pm — Ernie Masden of Wilson, cowboy poetry and rope tricks. After the rodeo, which ends at 5:30 pm — sanctioned pedal pull, music by the Morgan family.
- Competing Tax Plans: Two Perspectives - New York Times Blogs
Here’s an interesting example of how different graphical presentations of the same data can hit the eye differently. First, an explanation of the likely distributional impacts of the McCain and Obama tax plans, from The Washington Post : Compare ...
- Dummy cops leave child porn unchecked - Eureka Street
Eureka StreetDummy cops leave child porn uncheckedEureka Street, Australia - 48 minutes agoHe is also the embodiment of the strict and relentless censorship of everything, from poetry to the latest Rambo film (set in Burma), controlled by his ...
- Parents push for private high school Downtown - Downtown Express
Parents push for private high school DowntownDowntown Express - 5 hours agoAt Shady Side Academy, Liebmann taught a class dealing with poetry and the science of birds. Clarke added that the school will help students figure out who ...
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