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- news in brief (Bega District News)
THE Shirley Hannan National Portrait award at the Bega Valley Regional Gallery closes this Saturday so you only have one week left to see the exhibition.
- THE MEMBER-ABILIA AMONG US (New York Post)
Treasure-troves of "member-abilia" - Napoleon's privates, Einstein's eyeballs and other morbid collectibles - are being kept under lock and key, prized like family heirlooms, right in our own back yard. An elderly New Jersey ophthalmologist owns...
- Spotlight on Nazrul music - The New Nation
Spotlight on Nazrul musicThe New Nation, Bangladesh - 48 minutes agoHe was arrested on charges of writing and publishing a seditious poem in November 1922 and was sentenced to one year's riogorous imprisonment. ...
- Farewell Mahmoud Darwish (Al-Ahram Weekly)
Very few poets become the voice of their nation and even fewer succeed in transcending that to become much more. Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) was that rare bird who crossed many skies and horizons.
- Ramblin' men - Lowell Sun
Warning to high school students everywhere: Don't make fun of the band nerds. They could be the next John Popper or Brendan Hill of Blues Traveler. The founding members of the quintessential contemporary blues outfit met at Princeton High School in ...
- Navigating Through The Mays - The Bulletin
Bethlehem - On the surface, the odds don't appear to be in Joe Mays' favor. Then again, they never really have been. A linebacker who is inexperienced (strike one), undersized (strike two) and trying to make the unlikely leap from Division I-AA to ...
- Open mind leads to new life in Mississauga (Mississauga News)
In this new six-part series entitled "I'm A Stranger Here," freelance writer Amy McDonald profiles individuals who came to Canada to build a better life for themselves and their families, and who chose to make Mississauga their home. They are ordinary people with extraordinary stories of achieving their dreams in this city. This is the first story in the series.
- Making the Playhouse scene (Erie Times-News)
Quick. What do you picture when you read the word "nightspot"? A bar? Music? A place to connect with friends, hear a few stories, meet interesting characters, laugh your head off, and forget about the troubles of the day just past?
- Robin Williams acts, Bobcat Goldthwait directs; Danny DeVito takes ... - Orlando Sentinel
Robin Williams acts, Bobcat Goldthwait directs; Danny DeVito takes ...Orlando Sentinel, FL - 17 hours agoRobin Williams has signed to the indie feature World's Greatest Dad, in which he'll play a high school poetry teacher whose son has, says The Hollywood ...
- Rob Walker's 'Buying In' (International Herald Tribune)
That Americans are consumed by consumerism will surprise few. But as Rob Walker points out in "Buying In," few will admit that they frequently succumb to salesmanship, and that marketing produces needs they never knew they had.
- Dog Days: Let us just lie around and pant - Azle News
Dog Days: Let us just lie around and pantAzle News, TX - 1 hour agoPoetry drips from my pen like sweat from the end of my nose. I was driving the other day, rapidly switching hands to keep the steering wheel from searing ...
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund to Induct Five Exemplary Latinos Into Its Prestigious Alumni Hall of Fame (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Five extraordinary Latinos will be inducted into the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Alumni Hall of Fame at its seventh annual gala September 17, 2008 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.
- Our Picks: Food; Music; Art; Freebie (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Imagine you're downtown at lunchtime and come across an old friend eating something that looks delicious, and you go, "What's that?" "Ahi and vegetables."
- Poems That Will Move You and Warm Your Heart -- New Book Features Many Reflective Poems That Readers Can Relate With (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ATLANTA, Aug. 22, 2008 -- Life is never simple. For author Letitia Mallory, life is like a long road that needs to be reflected upon. With the release of her new book Emotions Beyond All Means, she shares with readers her views about people, the unforgettable moments of her life and what she feels about the world.
- Librarians promote reading in summer - KATC
Librarians promote reading in summerKATC, LA - 1 hour agoTerry had pulled a poetry book off the shelf. Jailyn Simmons, 7, was reading "It's Halloween, Dear Dragon" out loud. Seven-year-old Deandre Jacobs leaned ...
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