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- Mutual admiration radiates from the pages of 'White Heat' (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The French writer, Émile Zola, in an essay on Édouard Manet from 1868, ecstatically proclaimed that “beauty is now no longer absolute.†He was referring to the artist's then-radical painting, “Dejeuner sur l'Herbe,†and crowed that beauty had now become but a “preposterous universal standard,†untenable and unreliable.
- Time-warp tunes - Citizen Online
This year's Skaneateles Festival will take music lovers to the start of the 20th century to the depths of jazz throughout the month of August. “Music that will transport you†is the motto of the 2008 Skaneateles Festival in various locations ...
- Williams 125th plans are biggest yet - South Bergenite
Williams 125th plans are biggest yetSouth Bergenite, NJ - 1 hour ago"Everything he divined about people and the way they talked all come out in his poetry." Presenting with Coles will be photographer Thomas Roma, ...
- Little-traveled Puglia offers rustic charm (The Record)
Travelers — even Italians — may tell you that the heel of the Italian boot is remote and inhospitable. They haven't been to Puglia. To prove my point, let's meet a few locals. Say, this fellow in the pretty-as-a-wedding-cake town of Galatina.
- Rappers and poets and artists -- oh my! (Miami Herald)
It's no secret that some of us, ahem, love little, off-the-beaten-path places, especially in this town, where paths may be off and may be beaten but rarely does the twain meet. One of those places is Circa 28 in Wynwood. On Friday, a bigger than usual fusion of art, poetry and music will occur, beginning with a live performance by monthly resident band Elastic Bond at 11 p.m. and continuing with ...
- Online project part of wrapping up of position for Liz Zetlin - Owen Sound Sun Times
Online project part of wrapping up of position for Liz ZetlinOwen Sound Sun Times, Canada - 19 minutes agoThe Markdale-area woman is a published poet and has won both the Stephen Leacock Award for her poem "Holy Days" and the Canadian Poetry Association's Shaunt ...
- Obama's Biden balancing act - Khaleej Times
Obama's Biden balancing actKhaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 2 hours agoIf Obama brings poetry to the ticket, Biden will bring prose, and plenty of it. The son of a used-car salesman, Biden is proud of his working-class roots, ...
- Intense poets in tents meet Waterloo - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
The Star-Ledger - NJ.comIntense poets in tents meet WaterlooThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 9 hours agoMore than sixty poets will be reading their work and discussing the art of poetry beginning Thursday morning at the 12th biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry ...
- Fantasy Steals and Other All-Star Wisdom - Wall Street Journal
Even the most cold-hearted of fantasy baseball players — those married to the numbers and responding to trade offers with one-word rejections — sometimes feel something that make them act irrationally. There's a reason that volumes of poetry and ...
- Kudos & Kvetches - Vancouver Courier
Kudos & KvetchesVancouver Courier, Canada - Aug 8, 2008To quote Thomas Dolby, it's poetry in motion. If being the best in the world is your goal as an Olympic athlete, how is it possible the classic board game ...
- Voices Eloquent With Hurt - Gorkhapatra
Voices Eloquent With HurtGorkhapatra, Nepal - 36 minutes agoThese poets, including those of the present generation equate writing mainly with poetry hoping that the voice of that poetry will one day collectively ...
- Righteous Kill - Houston Chronicle
Righteous KillHouston Chronicle, United States - 10 hours agoThe story is hackneyed — veteran detectives on the trail of a serial killer who leaves rhyming poetry at the scene of his crimes. Aside from the novelty of ...
- Help students improve their reading skills - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
Help students improve their reading skillsStaten Island Advance - SILive.com, NY - 30 minutes agoThey may use games, puzzles, books of special interest, story-telling and poetry to help the child. Reading volunteers must have a high school diploma and ...
- Photo Flash: NYMF 2008 Presents 'Cyclone (And The Pig-Faced Lady) - Broadway World
Broadway WorldPhoto Flash: NYMF 2008 Presents 'Cyclone (And The Pig-Faced Lady)Broadway World, NY - 21 hours agoA published poet and playwright, Dana holds MFAs in both Playwriting and Poetry, and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. ...
- Winners at the Emmy Awards - Laredo Morning Times
Complete list of winners at Sunday's 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: — Drama Series: ``Mad Men,'' AMC. — Comedy Series: ``30 Rock,'' NBC. — Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston ...
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