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- Movie Review: Righteous Kill - Blogcritics.org
People slow down as they get older. Just because actors get older their films should not have to get painfully slow. When Deniro and Pacino last appeared on film together in Heat , other than the climactic shootout, they only shared one scene ...
- Quest for peace puts couple at odds in Oklahoman's spy thriller (The Oklahoman)
Dorothea Condry-Paulk's new novel, "For They So Love the World†(Xlibris, $19.99 paperback, $24.99 hardcover), describes the struggle between the captain of a nuclear submarine, Steven Lambert, on a mission in the Atlantic, and his wife, Jennifer. She is a peace activist and literature professor who becomes lonely when he is on a six-month secret tour. His mission on the USS Taras is to prove a ...
- Authors grieve over David Foster Wallace's apparent suicide (Contra Costa Times)
The literary world is in grief for David Foster Wallace, an author of seemingly unstoppable curiosity, imagination and ambition who apparently killed himself last week.
- The Big Ugly Review: Fight or Flight Issue Release Party - San Francisco Chronicle
The Big Ugly Review: Fight or Flight Issue Release PartySan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 1 hour agoThe poets read from their works. 7:30 pm Wiegand Gallery, Notre Dame de Namur University, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. (650) 508-3595. ...
- Author will appear at Library - Hudson Sun
Author will appear at LibraryHudson Sun, MA - 17 hours agoLaFleur is a graduate of Hudson Catholic High School and the University of Massachusetts at Boston, where he studied poetry and drama. ...
- Road trip (BBC News)
What can song lyrics tell us about America's towns?
- Healing the Spirit Through Dance (Gay City News)
In her recently published memoir, "Skin of Glass: Finding Spirit in the Flesh," ballerina-turned-Sufi Dunya Dianne McPherson explores dance as a spiritual practice.
- Trails and Vistas 2008 - Tahoe.com
Trails and Vistas 2008Tahoe.com, Nevada - 1 hour agoWe’re very pleased to feature Chris Spheeirs this year, the Emmy Award winning musician will enchant participants combining vocals, instruments and poetry. ...
- Halloween calendar - South Coast Today
Halloween calendarSouth Coast Today, MA - 38 minutes agoPoetry & fiction workshops: And private lessons, offered by professional poet and writer Connie Ouellette in South Dartmouth. All ages and skill levels ...
- McCain Pick Pro-Life Alaska Gov. - The Bulletin
DENVER - John McCain has tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention. The campaign said in its announcement Friday that Palin, who has ...
- Trick roper thrills crowd at cowboy culture awards - LubbockOnline.com
Trick roper thrills crowd at cowboy culture awardsLubbockOnline.com, TX - 30 minutes agoToday's schedule of events will include concurrent sessions of poetry, music, stories and panels. A barbecue brisket sandwich with beans and iced tea will ...
- A Second Life for literature - Guardian Blogs
Since we all became globally-connected, various attempts have been made at changing how we read. Consider hypertext fiction , such as Geoff Ryman's 253 and the new concept of the "wovel", as discussed here a few weeks ago. Now, there's another ...
- Mary Washington professor is named poet laureate (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Claudia Emerson, a professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, is Virginia's new poet laureate, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced today. Emerson, who grew up in Chatham in Pittsylvania County, won a Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for "Late Wife," her third book of poetry. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 1979 with a degree in English and earned a master's degree in ...
- Campus Briefs: Collin College Hispanic Heritage events, Auteur Film Series (McKinney Courier-Gazette)
Every Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, the nation takes time to celebrate the many contributions and accomplishments of the Hispanic community. This Hispanic Heritage Month, Collin College has a whole slate of events that are free and open to the public.
- First chapter of new Banville novel available free on website - Irish Times
First chapter of new Banville novel available free on websiteIrish Times, Ireland - 6 hours ago"The Manchester Review takes its cue from their proactive promotion of new writing, but uses online media to show and sponsor the interplay of poetry, ...
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