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- What’s Wrong With Economists? - New York Times Blogs
“Well I’ll tell you what, I’m not going to put my lot in with economists.†And more recently John McCain has jumped aboard : “I trust the people and not the so-called economists to give the American people a little relief.†Honestly, I ...
- Art and artifacts of black experience come to Norton (Miami Herald)
For years, the children descended into the space under the house, 800 square feet that had been conceived as a wine cellar. There, in the humidified darkness, they hovered over dozens and dozens of pieces of art and artifacts offering chapters of the black narrative, of the rise from ruins. The collection, heartbreaking and hopeful, sweeps in a long arc from slave documents to brilliant abstract ...
- Letter to the editor: 'Democratic process' takes hit in laureate bid - Gloucester Daily Times
Michael McNamara (Letters, Gloucester Daily Times, June 20) knows so much about Vincent Ferrini. Were they good friends? Did they have coffee together once a week? Thank God that Vincent's critics died and he continued to live — and apparently only ...
- Celebrated Cape marching band performs at UMass - South Coast Today
Celebrated Cape marching band performs at UMassSouth Coast Today, MA - 1 hour agoThe free concert was just the latest stop for the all-volunteer band, which got its start in 1978 as an informal group of friends playing together on the ...
- Christian Fine Arts Society sponsoring poetry contest - Peoria Journal Star
A $1,000 grand prize will be awarded in a poetry contest sponsored by the Christian Fine Arts Society. Poems of no more than 21 lines can be sent to the society by Aug. 18. In all, 50 prizes valued together at $4,000 are being offered. Send a poem ...
- How to fly without fear - The Independent
Last week's "terror plunge" to an emergency landing by a Qantas jumbo jet will have done little to soothe the intense fear of flying suffered by one in five of the UK population. Boarding an aeroplane may actually be the safest form of travel, but ...
- Hadrian and the wall of silence - Daily Telegraph
Feeling that his life was ebbing away, the Emperor Hadrian composed a letter to his successor around AD137. It began: "The Emperor Caesar Augustus to his most esteemed Antoninus, greeting. Above all, I want you to know that I am being released from ...
- Poetry at the 2012 Olympic Games? There's no rhyme or reason why not - Times Online
There is something historically incomplete about the modern Olympic motto of “citius, altius, fortius†or “faster, higher, strongerâ€. But in this lies an opportunity for the London Games. The original games of Ancient Greece included an ...
- Ancient Egyptian Folklore Is Source of Innovative Literary Collection - PR Web (press release)
Ancient Egyptian Folklore Is Source of Innovative Literary CollectionPR Web (press release), WA - 1 hour agoThe book is both a collection of poetry and Kiritsis's own rendition of epic ancient myths and legends. Its title reflects both its sources in Hermetic ...
- BBC banned but pornography for sale in Beijing Olympics village - Beijing News
BBC banned but pornography for sale in Beijing Olympics villageBeijing News, China - Jul 29, 2008The ban is in contrast to the more liberal attitude of the Games village bookshop, which sells erotic books featuring provocative pictures of naked women ...
- Education briefly - LubbockOnline.com
Education brieflyLubbockOnline.com, TX - 3 hours agoA Texas Tech English professor has received the 2008 Donald Justice Poetry Prize for his second collection of poetry, "Two Men Fighting with a Knife. ...
- Specialized camps latest summer fad - Sudbury Star
Specialized camps latest summer fadSudbury Star, Canada - 15 hours agoScuttle about the web and the unique summer camp is a mouse click away: gold panning camp, dressage camp, writing camp, poetry camp, hip hop boot camp, ...
- Journalist's writings survive tragic life - Bloomington Pantagraph
Journalist's writings survive tragic lifeBloomington Pantagraph, USA - 40 minutes agoAfter his wife’s death, Wilson moved to Chicago where, with the assistance of Pantagraph publisher WO Davis, he found an editing position with the ...
- Jen 2.0 - Tech for Today: Make Teens the Stars in Your Next Slide Show - School Library Journal
Jen 2.0 - Tech for Today: Make Teens the Stars in Your Next Slide ShowSchool Library Journal - 4 hours agoDoing a poetry slam? Get photos of the teens reading their poems, post ‘em to Flickr along with their poetry. Having a craft or art program for teens? ...
- 'Nixon' overcomes the odds - Rocky Mountain News
'Nixon' overcomes the oddsRocky Mountain News, CO - 5 hours agoWest philosophizing, introspective daydreaming and opaque poetry. And plenty of actionless scenes. On his arrival, Nixon gushes at length about the moment. ...
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