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- World's oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The world's oldest recorded joke has been traced back to 1900 BC and suggests that toilet humor was as popular with the ancients as it is today. It is a saying of the Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq and goes ...
- A lifetime of drawing dreams - Fall River Herald News
A lifetime of drawing dreamsFall River Herald News, USA - 10 hours agoShe describes herself as French-educated, with American habits and Russian blood. Her family has been nicknamed the United Nations, she added, with African ...
- A Van Cliburn Anniversary: From Musician to Folk Hero - RedOrbit
A Van Cliburn Anniversary: From Musician to Folk HeroRedOrbit, TX - Aug 6, 2008There's no "Banner" or poetry; in Russia, he was more a musician than an objectified folk hero and, interestingly, seems more in his element. ...
- Identifying leaders of tomorrow - Otago Daily Times
Otago Daily TimesIdentifying leaders of tomorrowOtago Daily Times, New Zealand - 5 hours agoMore than 2500 pupils have been involved already this year in its associated social studies, spelling, poetry and short story competitions.
- Obama, Biden begin campaign journey - abc7.com
Obama, Biden begin campaign journeyabc7.com, CA - 20 hours ago"We're going to make sure that the names of African-American voters don't mysteriously disappear," he said. "Not this time! We will not be divided. ...
- Eshtiaq to perform in Tehran - IranMania News
Eshtiaq to perform in TehranIranMania News, Iran - Aug 13, 2008He went on to say that he himself composed the vocal pieces that include poetry by Rumi to be performed during the second section and that Ali Qamsari, ...
- Archives » September 2008 - Newsweek Blog
In which NEWSWEEK cultural critic Jeremy McCarter reviews the final night of the Republican National Convention--and John McCain's acceptance address. You could make an amusing game of Mad Libs out of this week's Republican National Convention. Just ...
- Ramp maker helps family in Copley - Akron Beacon Journal
Ramp maker helps family in CopleyAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 6 minutes agoZach and others will play live during the event, which includes balloon animals, belly dancers, poetry and more. A vegan-themed menu will be provided by ...
- NS Koenings takes readers across the world from Union Square - Somerville News
NS Koenings takes readers across the world from Union SquareSomerville News, MA - 5 hours agoThe winner of the Ibbetson Street Press Poetry Contest award (must be a Massachusetts resident) will receive a $100 cash award, a framed certificate, ...
- Elizabeth Bishop’s Great Village - TheChronicleHerald.ca
Elizabeth Bishop’s Great VillageTheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 1 hour agoBishop began writing poetry while living with her aunt Maud in Boston. And by the time she graduated from Vassar College in 1934, she’d had a number of ...
- Tate, Southbank to Support `Street Genius' Teenagers (Update1) - Bloomberg
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Fifty-four London youths aged 16 to 19 will become impromptu artists, staging dance, music and film events in a project led by the Southbank Centre and Tate. Through December, 24 cultural organizations are running a `` Street ...
- ALLAH AND THE OCCIDENT - Der Spiegel
The sun sets behind the Yanidze complex in Dresden, the mosque-inspired former home to a tobacco factory. The history of Islam in Germany is believed to date back to the Caliph Harun al-Rashid. In the fabled tales of "1001 Nights," al-Rashid is said ...
- True Whoppers __ - Washington Post
Economists are not generally known for their lyrical phrasing. But the other day, one told me something about the election that has stuck with me: He cautioned against succumbing to the "symmetry of sin." This unexpected snippet of political poetry ...
- Jesus died for somebody's sins ... (Salon.com)
But not hers. A dazzling, dizzying documentary captures female rock pioneer Patti Smith during her comeback years, surrounded by death and life.
- Youths join in ''Week Without Violence'' - Arizona Republic
Youths join in ''Week Without Violence''Arizona Republic, AZ - 14 hours agoSixteen members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the East Valley will be recognized on Saturday, Oct. 11, as finalists in the Peace Poster and Poetry ...
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