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- SIUE to award Redmond an honorary PhD - News-Democrat
Eugene Redmond wove letters into words, then words into phrases, then phrases into poems for decades. On Saturday night, he will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. "It validates and ...
- Patients and Families Invited to Share Stories - pilot.com
Writing about a potentially life-threatening illness can have a positive impact on the people dealing with it, according to researchers who have studied the effects of expressive writing on cancer patients. The personal expression of feelings through ...
- KQED made its mark by making programs (Current (Public Broadcasting))
San Francisco's KQED-TV remains one of the most-watched public TV stations in the country, but, in the 1980s and '90s it suffered under the expectations of a viewership that recalled its early years. David Stewart reminds us of KQED's fertile '50s and '60s.
- Prime Time TV Tonight: Trial run of "New Amsterdam" wraps up on Fox (Asheville Citizen-Times)
TONIGHT'S MIGHT-SEE: "New Amsterdam," 9 p.m., Fox. The trial run concludes tonight, with John and his police partner, Eva, probing a young woman's drowning death.
- Just a loveable devil we know (Sydney Morning Herald)
It is a big birthday milestone for Kylie Minogue and thousands will wish her well. Barry Divola explains why.
- Things Have Changed! - The Nation.
Things Have Changed!The Nation., NY - 2 hours agoLook for compelling features from the magazine, plus an array of web exclusives and world-class poetry. Our readers do the ranking on these expandable lists ...
- Teaching my girl the very best (China Economic Net)
Liu Hongqing is a special father. After his daughter graduated from elementary school in Beijing last year, he did not send her to a middle school. Instead, he lets her study classic Chinese literature, Kunqu Opera and painting at home with private tutors whom he trusts.
- Waltzing Maltida a little ditty, historians say - Big Pond News
A couple of outback historians may be rewriting the story behind one of the Australia's most loved songs, Waltzing Matilda. The famous folk song is also considered an unofficial national anthem, a tale and an allegory. But for Peter Forrest, it ...
- With changes, there's a new lease on Glass' 'Life' (Baltimore Sun)
On radio, This American Life is a treasure - a brilliantly conceived form of quirky, true-life storytelling that has spawned a host of imitators and stands with the finest work the medium has delivered.
- The Writer's Craft featuring Vincent Quatroche - phillyBurbs.com
The Writer's Craft featuring Vincent QuatrochephillyBurbs.com, PA - 3 hours agoHe has published works of prose and poetry most recently “CyberStein." His website is http://www.rubbereden.com/. He will be featured during the Mad Poets ...
- Libraries all set for a busy year - Bolton News
Libraries all set for a busy yearBolton News, UK - 31 minutes agoJuly is all about "Rhythm and Rhyme" and Bolton will host its first poetry slam competition, run in conjunction with the Phoenix Theatre and featuring ...
- Source: Los Angeles Black Book Expo - PRLog.Org (press release)
Source: Los Angeles Black Book ExpoPRLog.Org (press release), Romania - 36 minutes agoThere is a spoken word venue, “Merilene Murphy’s Spoken Worlds†including poetry readings with featured artists and the first annual LABBX Youth Poetry Fest ...
- Event photos: Coach House’s spring launch - Quillblog
QuillblogEvent photos: Coach House’s spring launchQuillblog, Canada - 4 hours agoClaudia Dey reads from her novel Stunt; the world goes black and white. RM Vaughan reads from his poetry collection Troubled. ...
- CapnHook's Examination of 'What Makes a Good TONYS Telecast?' - Broadway World
There's nothing like a good opening number that really puts you in the mood for the evening. The more inventive, uptempo, rehearsed, and grand - the better. This number sets the mood for the evening and gets you excited about the program. Looking ...
- Kurt Vonnegut, anarchist and social critic (November 11, 1922 -- April 11, 2007) (Online Journal)
[Note : After my early enthusiasm about the writer and man Kurt Vonnegut, I became skeptical of his skepticism. Was he a phony, I began to wonder? After I met him, his life style in his sumptuous Manhattan East Side town house bothered me and seemed to belie his satires of that same life.
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