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- Off the wall - Guardian Unlimited
It was raining in Londinium. The river's brown smear struck Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus as a sick, savage parody of the Tiber, so far away, so longed for. This province was a rotten place to find yourself suddenly unemployed. But some would say ...
- Historicist: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Vice-Principal's Vacation (But Were Afraid to Ask) (Torontoist)
Every Saturday morning, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today.
- The Football List - Southeast Missourian
The Football ListSoutheast Missourian, MO - 8 hours agoThere is a certain poetry or mystique behind Eagles football that I can't quite put my finger on, but I know I like it. With a perpetually bitter and angry ...
- Poetry Collection hits the road - University at Buffalo Reporter
University at Buffalo ReporterPoetry Collection hits the roadUniversity at Buffalo Reporter, NY - 1 hour ago... after the death of Jess (who used only his first name professionally), a resurgence of interest in his work has led to many items by him from the Poetry ...
- Engines have led us to this - Sentinel
On the old TV show "Northern Exposure," John Corbett, aka Chris Stevens, did his doctoral dissertation on the poem "Casey at the Bat." A few years ago, I had occassion to assist an old college friend on his dissertation on the poetry of Robert Frost ...
- Mill's festival exhibition reveals special landscape - Wetherby Today
Mill's festival exhibition reveals special landscapeWetherby Today, UK - Aug 8, 2008Celebrating the mill’s 200th birthday, the exhibition weaves together the natural and industrial landscape of our mill towns and features paintings by Peter ...
- Worship is at the core of Linfield United Church of Christ - Pottstown Mercury
Worship is at the core of Linfield United Church of ChristPottstown Mercury, PA - 2 hours ago"I will sing praises to my God all my life long. "Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre. Sing to the LORD a new song, ...
- Safe roads for everybody - La Crosse Tribune
A brief history of paved roads in America: In 1890, the League of American Wheelmen lobbied to have roads paved; until this time roads were an impassable quagmire of mud and ruts. The Wheelmen were a powerful organization with 102,000 members ...
- Early arrivalsHeritage Days wagons roll into Burley (South Idaho Press)
A pioneer wagon train rattled down Main Street in Burley Monday after a two-week trek on the Hudspeth Cutoff of the Oregon/ California Trail. “We traveled through mud, rain and wind.
- Amiri Baraka to kick off spoken word education institute - UW Madison
Amiri Baraka, the award-winning incendiary poet, playwright and founder of the Black Arts Movement, will give a special reading at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Monday, July 7, to open the third annual Spoken Word & Hip-Hop Educator's ...
- 'The Spies of Warsaw' and 'Late Nights on Air' - International Herald Tribune
'The Spies of Warsaw' and 'Late Nights on Air'International Herald Tribune, France - 3 hours agoAccording to Harry Boyd, one of the main characters in Elizabeth Hay's new novel, radio is like poetry, and television is like a blockbuster novel. ...
- Casa del Mar elegant -- and pricey -- in Santa Monica (Los Angeles Times)
- Africa Alive Festival aims to help orphans with AIDS - The Capital Times
Africa Alive Festival aims to help orphans with AIDSThe Capital Times, WI - 4 hours agoThe festival will take place from 2 to 8 pm In addition to African dancing, drumming and spoken word poetry, Tony Brown & the 608 Riddim Section will ...
- Shahbaz gets trust vote - Nation
LAHORE-Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif secured vote of confidence on Monday from the Punjab Assembly as 266 members voted for him, while the Opposition continued their boycott of the session and stayed out of the House despite an ...
- The lesson of the needle - Colorado Daily
The lesson of the needleColorado Daily, CO - Aug 8, 2008By Aimee Heckel (Contact) Accept the discomfort with love, I keep telling myself, knowing that love is the opposite of fear, and that any drop of fear will ...
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