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- The fine art of Iranian political satire (The Daily Star Lebannon)
In Iran, satirizing the establishment can mean being slapped with a publication ban or even jail for an editor. Making fun of the president and senior leaders is not a task to be undertaken lightly. Tightrope-walking, as the publisher of the satirical bi-weekly Golagha (Mr. Nice) tends to refer to it, means having a keen sense of balance.
- Where Aspirins Cost $15 - New York Times Blogs
It costs 10 euros — about $15 — for a package of 50 aspirins at the local drugstore in Bonn, Germany! What an outrage. Why so expensive? I could get a bottle of generic aspirins at home for well below $5 for 100! Looking around I also notice, as ...
- ‘Tolerance is essential, Mr Laden,’ pupil - Viet Nam News
Viet Nam News‘Tolerance is essential, Mr Laden,’ pupilViet Nam News, Vietnam - 2 hours agoHer poetry collection totals 30, including love poems – although she has not yet fallen in love, according to her teacher. — VNS.
- Going West Books and Writers Festival 2008 - Scoop
Karlo Mila is this year’s Curnow reader. Her first book Dream Fish Floating, won the Best First Book of Poetry at the 2006 Montana Book Awards. A Well Written Body, her most recent collection, features the paintings of artist Delicia Sampero ...
- Modern music leaves writer singing the blues (The Pine Log)
YOUuuuu!" As soon as the song starts, all of the club patrons leap out of their seats and rush to the dance floor. Faint shrieks of "I love this song!" can be heard competing with the bass tones of the Soulja Boy soundtrack. Everyone seems to know all of the lyrics, and they know the moves to the accompanying dance even better.
- Spain at the Forefront - Gay City News
Spain at the ForefrontGay City News - 11 hours ago"It's true that Spain was considered for ages as a kind of spiritual reserve of Catholicism but it's also true that religion is not an issue in our daily ...
- Michael Chabon: Streams in a River - Locus Online
Locus OnlineMichael Chabon: Streams in a RiverLocus Online, CA - 9 hours ago“All phrasebooks are inherently funny, because they have this kind of absurdist, dadaist quality. Often it's hard to imagine real-life applications for the ...
- Mad Men, "For Those Who Think Young": Get off my lawn! (The Star-Ledger)
Spoilers for the "Mad Men" season two premiere, "For Those Who Think Young," coming up just as soon as I take off my hat...
- 'Last Comic' winner squeezes in daddy duty - AZCentral.com
Josh Blue earned the title of Last Comic Standing after winning NBC's reality show in 2006. The Colorado-based comedian has gone on to make a name for himself on the club circuit with a broad audience thanks to his TV success. One thing that makes ...
- 'Avenue Q' is raunchy, but at its heart a good-natured love story - MLive.com
Press Photos/T.J. Hamilton The cast of "Avenue Q" performs at DeVos Performance Hall on Tuesday night. It's probably a safe bet this is the first time puppets have mimed intercourse on the stage of Devos Performance Hall. But "Avenue Q," it nearly ...
- We need a Thinker Royal, not a Poet Laureate - Times Online
We need a Thinker Royal, not a Poet LaureateTimes Online, UK - 7 minutes agoOne fancied runner, Carol Ann Duffy, was in the news last week after some concern that a poem of hers about the feelings of a psychopathic killer might not ...
- Doing Justice to the Arts - ChristianNewsWire
ENUMCLAW, Wash., Aug. 14 / Christian Newswire / -- As far back as he can remember, Donn Taylor wanted to do "creative" things. During his teen years, it was music. As a college undergrad, he began writing poetry. But during his careers as Infantry ...
- Retiring headteacher' will be miss' - Shields Gazette
Retiring headteacher' will be miss'Shields Gazette, UK - 1 hour agoMrs Kirkland aims to travel once a month, in the UK and abroad, and as a published poet, she wants to dedicate more time to writing poetry. ...
- Uptown Arts Festival features art, poetry, storytelling and more (Kearney Hub)
KEARNEY — This year’s Uptown Arts Festival features much more art.
- Cabaret Show Has Way With Words - RedOrbit
Cabaret Show Has Way With WordsRedOrbit, TX - 2 hours agoMatt said: "People love poetry - they just need to remember why - and that is what Wondermentalist is here to do. Bringing the Cabaret to Dartington and the ...
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