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- Chinese school of rock? Somebody tell Jack Black (Calgary Sun)
How to explain and explore the global expansion of heavy metal music? That sounds like a job for Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, directors of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, the film that took the metal world by storm in 2005.
- Probing the inner life and legend of R. Buckminster Fuller - International Herald Tribune
Probing the inner life and legend of R. Buckminster FullerInternational Herald Tribune, France - 43 minutes agoThe two exchanged letters almost daily, with Fuller writing that their relationship was "completely my realization of the ideal of love. ...
- Banding together of two solitudes - Calgary Sun
With an almost Seinfeldian shrug, the moving and funny The Band's Visit opens with a crawl that reads, "Once, not long ago, a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this ... it wasn't that important." A movie about nothing ...
- Thursday Tech Tip: Read At Work - Shiny Shiny
Thursday Tech Tip: Read At WorkShiny Shiny, UK - 1 hour agoNot all of the books work here in the UK (presumably because of copyright regs) but there's a good grounding in classics and poetry to get you going. ...
- Bristol summer gallery opens doors to artists, art lovers (The Addison Independent)
By KATHRYN FLAGG BRISTOL — The cement floors and creaking garage door betray the space’s original purpose — but the photographs, paintings and sculptures arranged throughout the new Gallery at 85 North Street in Bristol signal the little building’s wholehearted transition from storage space to fine art forum. The gallery is the latest addition to Bristol’s blossoming arts scene, and the ...
- Urdu awards event set for May 15 - Gulf Times
Urdu awards event set for May 15Gulf Times, Qatar - 7 hours agoTHE annual Aalmi Frogh-e-Urdu Adab Awards ceremony and the Aalmi Mushaira (International poetry symposium) will be held at the Doha Sheraton on May 15. ...
- Iranian scholar compiling Andalusian love poems - Tehran Times
Iranian scholar compiling Andalusian love poemsTehran Times, Iran - 10 hours ago“When the Muslims captured Andalusia a fusion of Arab poetry and Spanish poems were created that was named ‘Moushahat’,†he said, adding “I am translating ...
- Elsie von Maur, driving force of Quad-City symphony, dies at 106 - Quad-Cities Times
The Quad-City Symphony Orchestra used to practice on Sunday afternoons in Davenport’s Masonic Temple, sometimes only to a one-person audience of Elsie von Maur. Von Maur, of Davenport, died Monday at the age of 106. Her lasting legacy will be to ...
- For a Hockey Player’s Workouts Off the Ice, Go Straight to the ... - New York Times
Within the first few minutes of “MVP,†a new drama — and I use that term as one might call “Big Momma’s House†a film — a young woman barely out of her teens is straddling a guy upstairs during a party at her parents’ Disney World ...
- Dog-inspired tale wins book prize - Age
WHEN Michelle de Kretser's dog went missing in the Gippsland bush for 13 days a few years ago, she didn't see the trauma as potential material for fiction. "Then, as time recedes, I guess you start to see a fictional shape to it." Last night the ...
- The 5-minute Interview: Roger Lloyd Pack, actor and poet - The Independent
Roger Lloyd Pack, 64, is perhaps best known for his roles as Colin 'Trigger' Ball in 'Only Fools and Horses' and Owen Newitt in 'The Vicar of Dibley'. He will be participating in this year's Ledbury Poetry Festival, which takes place from 4-13 July ...
- Ashraf Talaat/Egypt Today - Egypt Today
A JUNIOR GERMAN diplomat was reported to have committed suicide last month, jumping from his balcony after leaving a simple note bequeathing all of his belongings to his parents. The statement released by the German embassy shed little light on the ...
- The Beauty of Physics - CU Columbia Spectator
The Beauty of PhysicsCU Columbia Spectator, NY - 13 minutes agoMany people have thought about the relationship between physics and poetry, including Dirac, who said, “In science one tries to tell people, ...
- Namibia: Book On Aids, Violence Launched (AllAfrica.com)
A book on Aids and violence against Namibian women and children was launched at the Katutura Community Arts Centre on Tuesday evening.
- Edison student graduates, looks ahead - MiamiHerald.com
Edison student graduates, looks aheadMiamiHerald.com, FL - 53 minutes agoWriting a book of poetry or starting a rock band are also on her list. At 18, she can afford to dream big even if her work world often goes in circles. ...
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