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- 2nd teen charged in high school sex assaults (Pioneer Press)
A second teenager has been charged in a reported string of sexual assaults at a Minneapolis high school, officials said Friday.
- Book festival reaching for a 'new crowd' - Philadelphia Inquirer
For Andy Kahan and Sara Goddard, director and associate director of author events at the Free Library's Central Branch, the second annual Philadelphia Book Festival this weekend will be an upbeat work in progress. "One of the things that we've ...
- Poetry contest inspires young writers - Spectator
Poetry contest inspires young writersSpectator, MA - 33 minutes agoOn Thursday, May 8, Baker Books announced the winning poems at an awards ceremony and poetry reading held in the New Bedford Free Public Library's Trustee ...
- You Don't Mess With the Racism (World Headlines)
I love Adam Sandler. From Billy Madison to Happy Gilmore to the Chanukah Song, the predecessor of the Superbad generation has effortlessly conquered the domain of slapstick comedy and inappropriate jokes. But damn you Scuba Steve!
- Looking For Meaning In Poetry (Arts Journal)
"So why does poetry matter? One reason is that many people still enjoy some sorts of poetry. The one sort they have never liked is the sort they are told to like."
- Anya Rompas: A pretty poet with a dark side - Jakarta Post
Anya Rompas: A pretty poet with a dark sideJakarta Post, Indonesia - 1 hour agoShe is currently setting up a publishing company called IrisPustaka. The Company's debut book will be Anya's anthology of poetry titled "Kota ini Kembang ...
- Awards soldier's legacy - The Republican - MassLive.com
Awards soldier's legacyThe Republican - MassLive.com, MA - 2 hours agoNathan L. Johnson said the family has raised more than $50000 through events like a basketball tournament and a poetry and music celebration to fund ...
- Great White Way stretches from New York all the way to Minnesota (Pioneer Press)
There are local connections aplenty in the Tony Award nominations announced this week. Tenuous connections, but connections nonetheless.
- Add These to Your Summer Reading List - Washington Post
Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda took your questions and comments concerning literature, books and the joys of reading. Each week Michael Dirda's name appears -- in attractively large type -- in The Post's Book World section, where he writes about ...
- First African-American to hold post in Md. Episcopal Diocese - Baltimore Sun
First African-American to hold post in Md. Episcopal DioceseBaltimore Sun, United States - 2 hours agoHis son, Kyle Sutton, 28, a slam poetry performer and teacher who lives in Brooklyn, reiterated that "it's huge for the African-American community in ...
- Final Friday listings (The Wichita Eagle)
Today Final Friday, gallery crawl, 5-7 p.m., Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central (Student-Faculty Exhibition reception); 5-8 p.m. at Larksfield Place Gallery, 7373 E. 29th St. North ("Young Guns," Part II reception); 5-8 p.m. at Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water (Pat Patterson/Mitchell Pearson, music by Sterling Gray); 5-8 p.m. at Garden Reflections, 3700 E. ...
- Fifty since Ezra Pound's visit - South Bergenite
Fifty since Ezra Pound's visitSouth Bergenite, NJ - 2 hours agoHe planned to live out his life at the Merano, Italian estate of his daughter, Mary, the wife of the noted Egyptologist, Prince Boris de Rachewiltz. ...
- Beach Boys, it's not, but it's got rhythm - Globe and Mail
Now that summer has officially arrived, this is a good time to sing the Middle English verse, " Sumer is i-cumen in/ Lhude sing, cuccu! " This, according to Crowther's Encyclopedia of Phrases and Origins , is the oldest written song in the English ...
- Another award for Anna Porter - Toronto Star
Another award for Anna PorterToronto Star, Canada - 2 hours agoAmerican Idol runner-up David Archuleta has signed a record deal and is expected to release an album later this year, 19 Recordings/Jive Records said. ...
- Nightlife Calendar: 06/06/2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Short's Brewing Company, Harmony and Grits 8 p.m. June 6; Seth Bernard CD Release Party 8 p.m. June 7; Synergy Song 8 p.m. June 12; Eric Kesseler 7:30 p.m. and Katie Shields 9:30 p.m. June 13; The Vermeers 9 p.m. June 14, with special guest Eric Kesseler 7:30 p.m.; Samantha Robbins 8 p.m. June 19; Dwain Martin and Amy Cook 8 p.m. June 20; Pinky Lee, Josh 'n' Me 8 p.m. June 21; Darlene from ...
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