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- From the Beats to Barack - National Journal
From the Beats to BarackNational Journal, DC - 6 hours agoMike Heslop, a fiction writer and a coffee-shop owner in swing-state Ohio, serves customers daily who identify with the Obama generation. ...
- July 2008 - Weekly Standard
CNN's Roland Martin argues that Obama's big mistake was that mentioned "Bush, then McCain" then lobbed the charge that "they" would make racist attacks. Had Obama simply referred to "bloggers, columnists, conservative talk show hosts ... he would ...
- Tolstoy and me - The Last Station - Scotsman
Tolstoy and me - The Last StationScotsman, United Kingdom - 2 hours agoParini, who reads a poem every day before breakfast and then works on his latest poem, had just finished his book Why Poetry Matters. ...
- Da Kine - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
ENTERTAINMENT Anthology uses photos and prose to evoke Hawaii’s sense of place Don't be thrown off by the look of the latest volume of Kapiolani Community College's "Ka Nani" literary anthology.
- Star power meets philanthropy with celeb charities, but they must choose carefully (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK - Bono battles the AIDS epidemic. Leonardo tries to make the world a greener place, and Martha has a soft spot for animals. For today's celebs, charity work is almost as much a part of the job as walking the red carpet.
- DIVERSIONS for September 25, 2008 - Evansville Courier & Press
DIVERSIONS for September 25, 2008Evansville Courier & Press, IN - 18 minutes agoEVANSVILLE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM — 579 Lincoln Ave., "Molineaux to Michael: African Americans in Athletics," through Oct. 14. ...
- Learner Jenny on road to success - WalesOnline
Learner Jenny on road to successWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago“It's not always easy but the Welsh language is so rewarding and a vital part of my life.†Mrs Henn has won the Eisteddfod Chair for poetry at the Learners' ...
- Of Birds, Poets, and Architects - Green Options blog
Of Birds, Poets, and ArchitectsGreen Options blog, CA - 2 hours agoI missed writing my blog entry two weeks ago because I was at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers writing poetry with about 60 poets from around the ...
- Myth and legend at Words festival - Ross-Shire Journal
Myth and legend at Words festivalRoss-Shire Journal, UK - 7 hours agoMargaret Elphinstone has published eight novels as well as short stories and poetry. Her fiction is mostly historical and is characterised by her portrayal ...
- Culture Calendar (The Downers Grove Sun)
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- Artsbeat (The Ithaca Journal)
“More True Lies,†a themed reading featuring Fred Wilcox, associate professor of writing at Ithaca College, and an Ithaca College writing student, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, in the College's Handwerker Gallery. The event is free and open to the public.
- USC's Poetry Initiative accepting manuscripts for chapbook contest - Times and Democrat
COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Poetry Initiative at the University of South Carolina is accepting entries for the state's fourth annual chapbook contest. Chapbook entries must be postmarked no later than Sept. 30, and winners will be announced Oct ...
- Barack Obama: Change and Expectations (Louisiana Weekly)
Senator Barack Obama had an impossible task ahead of him as he accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for President on Thursday night. He had to define himself, said some. Outline his differences with Senator John McCain, said others.
- S.F. Symphony pays homage to Bernstein - San Francisco Gate
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 How do you pay tribute to an artistic legacy as various and far-reaching as Leonard Bernstein's? You have to take it one chunk at a time. Bernstein's 90th birthday was in August, and for reasons best known to themselves ...
- Computing pushes into the ether - Sydney Morning Herald
Computing pushes into the etherSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 1 hour agoAmong them are spreadsheets devoted to poetry, sport, knitting and beer drinking. Cloud computing options abound for word processing, long a stalwart of ...
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