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- Ahmed Faraz, revolutionary Urdu poet (International Herald Tribune)
The revolutionary Pakistani poet Ahmed Faraz, whose name is synonymous in South Asia with modern Urdu poetry, died Aug. 25 in Islamabad. He was 77.
- Young-audience series marks 15 years (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
The Rosenthal Next Generation Theatre Series returns to Playhouse in the Park with 16 globe-trotting theatrical stories for young audiences.
- 'Playboys of Tech' Story Proves Some People Do Need Publicists [Fameballs] (Gawker)
Maybe the fact that the 2.0 world allows everyone to "be their own publicist" and "control their own image" isn't such a good idea, after all. We love, love, love the obligatory blog-posting...
- Plus: Obama's failed fight-back - Slate
Effective day for Dems. 1) Bill Clinton outlined a simple, substantive framework for the election. As James Taranto noted, he built a stronger case for Obama than Hillary did--an inversion of how the two Clintons are said to actually feel about the ...
- Christina Patterson: There is a lot to be said for marrying young - The Independent
It was always the right man at the wrong time, or the wrong one at the right time. Then we started over again My parents met on a hill in Heidelberg. It was, they always told us, love at first sight. My mother was 18. My father was 21. When they went ...
- Moundville resident publishes book of poetry - Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Moundville resident publishes book of poetryTuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - 30 minutes agoMoundville resident Linda Hays-Gibbs has published her first book of poetry, 'Sailing in my Sunshine,' through PublishAmerica. The book retails for $21.95 ...
- Fingers and toes and a sky-dropped critter make everything right - Toronto Star
To read Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes (Harcourt, 32 pages, $17.95, newborn to 2 years), written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, is to experience the perfect baby book. It has just what babies love: babies. It also has the kind ...
- 2008 ACTING SCHOOLS AND CLASSES LOS ANGELES (Backstage.com)
September 11, 2008 This, the biggest and most broadly defined listing, includes all kinds of class types, sizes, and approaches, from Stanislavsky nuts-and-bolts to cold reading and audition prep.
- The FREAK-est Links - New York Times Blogs
New York Times BlogsThe FREAK-est LinksNew York Times Blogs, NY - 27 minutes ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- 'Village gossip' or revealing truth? New research points to early ... - Amherst Bulletin
'Village gossip' or revealing truth? New research points to early ...Amherst Bulletin, MA - 1 hour ago... death in 1886 at 55, Austin's mistress, Mabel Loomis Todd, collaborated with Dickinson friend Thomas Wentworth Higginson to publish Dickinson's poetry ...
- Man of Steel Wrestled Armco Back to Profit - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalMan of Steel Wrestled Armco Back to ProfitWall Street Journal - 3 hours agoHe attended a writing seminar at Kenyon College and published books of poetry. As he struggled in the past year with the leukemia that killed him July 1 at ...
- 'AFRICAN GIRL': New Novel Follows Trials and Tribulations of Young ... - SunHerald.com
'AFRICAN GIRL': New Novel Follows Trials and Tribulations of Young ...SunHerald.com, MS - Aug 18, 2008He intends to publish poetry and short stories in the coming months. Pravin's father passed away in early 2008 and he has dedicated this book to him. ...
- A tale of wonder lust - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
A tale of wonder lustStaten Island Advance - SILive.com, NY - 6 hours agoTwo years ago, in her junior year at Susan Wagner High School, she walked into her poetry class to find a "Do Now" assignment: Write a nursery rhyme. ...
- Kay Ryan named US poet laureate - United Press International
Kay Ryan named US poet laureateUnited Press International - Jul 17, 2008"Kay Ryan is a distinctive and original voice within the rich variety of contemporary American poetry," Billington said in a statement Thursday. ...
- Thomas Wright: Wilde's Top Five Books (RainbowNetwork.com)
For Oscar Wilde, as for many people, reading could be as powerful and transformative an experience as falling in love. He referred to the volumes that radically altered his vision of the world as his "golden books".
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