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- I'll take (a) Manhattan (The Standard-Times)
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme.
- Obama VP Speculation Surrounds Virginia Governor - The Bulletin
Democratic presumptive nominee Sen. Barack Obama kept a tight lip Monday over his running-mate choice while meeting with Eric Holder, his top point man on the topic. At the same time, speculation grew rapidly as the buzz surrounding Gov. Tim Kaine, D ...
- Leading article: A triumph for all of Europe (Independent)
The arrest of Radovan Karadzic has caused rejoicing in the streets of Bosnia and Croatia, where his brand of violent nationalism resulted in tens of thousands of dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. It should also be the cause of some congratulation in Brussels and Western Europe. It was the Serbs who, under a new pro-Western government, who finally and belatedly arrested the man so ...
- All ages can catch the reading bug (The Wilmington Star-News)
The library's Summer Reading Program is a safe, fun activity available to all ages. Beginning June 17 in Hampstead, library staff present "Catch the Reading Bug." The weekly time for children ages 2-12 to enjoy the free activities is 11-11:45 a.m. Story Explorations, 45 minutes of stories, crafts and other hands-on activities, is offered in...
- Golden rule - San Francisco Gate
Sunday, August 17, 2008 No special effects needed for Michael Phelps. He does his own stunts. Instant superhero, just add water. This morning in the Water Cube, The House That Michael Built, Phelps, with a little help from his friends, won his eighth ...
- The Gold Medal Chase - New York Times Blogs
The Gold Medal ChaseNew York Times Blogs, NY - 1 hour 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 ...
- Mandi Rae - Everything Alabama
Location Alabaster Alexander City Alpharetta Anniston Atlanta Bessemer Birmingham Brownsboro Calera Center Point Chelsea Collegeville Crestline Cullman Decatur Ensley Enterprise Fairfield Fairhope Florence Forest Park Fultondale Gadsden Gardendale ...
- Jessica Boone Delivers a Charmed Performance in Cymbeline (Houston Press)
The Houston Shakespeare Festival is now lighting up the evening sky over the grassy hill at Miller Outdoor Theatre. In this bucolic setting, the great bard's poetry and the actors' energy spin like fairy dust through the miasma of the warm night. The stage lights come up, the sun goes down and all t ...
- The essential Wolff - The Age
The AgeThe essential WolffThe Age, Australia - 2 hours agoIf that were true, we would read more poetry. It isn't just a question of the length of one's attention, but the intensity of it. ...
- Reuters World News Highlights 1400 GMT Aug 11 - guardian.co.uk
Reuters World News Highlights 1400 GMT Aug 11guardian.co.uk, UK - 15 hours agoRAMALLAH, West Bank - Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry encapsulated the Palestinian cause, will be buried in the West Bank on Wednesday, a day later than ...
- It’s going to be BIG - Get Bracknell
It’s going to be BIGGet Bracknell, UK - 7 hours agoToday an amazing family festival takes place, featuring bands, stalls, activities, poetry and performance art – all free. The all-day Big Day Out, ...
- Youth Voices 2008, The People's Convention - Examiner.com
Examiner.comYouth Voices 2008, The People's ConventionExaminer.com - 20 minutes agoThey answer these questions through poetry, through song, through dance, and through drama. Art can be an incredible medium in which to answer such big ...
- Sister Islands Person of the Week - Alva Petrona Sutton - Cayman Net News
Cayman Net NewsSister Islands Person of the Week - Alva Petrona SuttonCayman Net News, Cayman Islands - 2 hours agoMs Sutton enjoys writing poems and doing dub poetry, which she has been doing from a tender age. She explains that her tone and grammar has changed because ...
- Gentle spirit mourned - Ottawa Sun
Hamel routinely warned drivers trying to find a convenient parking spot they would be ticketed and never asked for money. He was the "information centre of Ottawa," Boyd said. "The unofficial diplomat and his dog. The best street-level ambassador ...
- A sense of peace, of place, of parkland - Estes Park Trail Gazette
A sense of peace, of place, of parklandEstes Park Trail Gazette, CO - 17 minutes agoHis 2007 volume of poetry, “A Park Is a Poem on the Land,” bears the dedication: “To a wild place, a wild idea, a wild you and a wild me,” honoring the ...
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