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- Top 5: Posthumous legends (The Washington Times)
Heath Ledger's definitive performance as the Joker puts him in the unenviable, if romantic, company of those whose untimely deaths gave birth to legends.
- Tim Harford's top 10 undercover economics books (Guardian Unlimited)
Tim Harford's new book, The Logic of Life: Uncovering the new economics of everything, argues that the most unexpected people - oversexed teenagers, Las Vegas slot addicts, juvenile delinquents and even your boss - are rational, unconsciously weighing up risks and rewards and complying with economic logic. The author of The Undercover Economist, Harford is fond of unearthing economics in ...
- A mother's LOVE (Erie Times-News)
Sonya Arrington had never written a line of poetry. Until her mother died. Lauretta Tate Williams had raised five kids, mostly on her own.
- 'Caveman' coming to Noble Fool - Chicago Daily Herald
'Caveman' coming to Noble FoolChicago Daily Herald, IL - 1 hour agoPoet/activist Kevin Coval, of HBO's "Def Poetry" series, performs excerpts from "Everyday People," his latest book of poems July 31 and Aug. ...
- Who said, 'God grant me the serenity'? (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Origins of the well-circulated saying often attributed to theologian Reinhold Niebuhr are called in doubt by a Yale University librarian.
- Roger Van Dorpe, 95 - Iowa City Press Citizen
Roger Van Dorpe, 95Iowa City Press Citizen, IA - 3 hours agoRoger had a gift for writing poetry; his work was published several times, especially in "The Hudsonian." In Iowa City he was a member of St. Wenceslaus ...
- Fraternal relations - Nation
The candidacy of Asif Ali Zardari just rolls on. I don’t know which enemy of democracy started the rumour that Zardari would not really be contesting, but the rumour was obviously false from the moment it started. And by the way, we have discovered ...
- Local Authors: Poet shares his witticisms - The Evening Sun
Local Authors: Poet shares his witticismsThe Evening Sun, PA - 3 hours agoSo I stumbled across the book, "Ninety-Nine Whimsical Juvenile Witticisms" by Ed Starkey, of Dover, that is poetry about bein' a kid. The poetry is broken ...
- California Bill Would Force Public Schools to Honor ‘Gay Hero’ - CNS News
Harvey Milk was the first openly homosexual person to be elected to public office in a major U.S. city. (CNSNews.com) – A conservative group is warning parents about a bill under consideration in the California Legislature that requires public ...
- Put your money on poet (The Kansas City Star)
Kansas City poetry followers know Jo McDougall’s work. There’s a particular grace and precision about what she does; her verse is warm, but the writer’s craft is evident in every single line.
- Poetry that you can chew over (Stuff)
Havelock North company Poesy is mixing yeast and Yeats. Well, sort of. Poesy sells thin, oval, pizza-base-like breads with a poem in each packet. The idea occurred to owners Alexandra Tylee and Chris Morris about two years ago while they were running their restaurant Pipi in Greytown.
- India, literature and culture - Telegraph.co.uk
India, literature and cultureTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoHe cashed in on the late 19th-century revival of medieval Bengali poetry by inventing an alter ego, "Bhanusingha", a medieval poet who wrote convincingly in ...
- Block party scheduled near Wick Park - Youngstown Vindicator
Block party scheduled near Wick ParkYoungstown Vindicator, OH - 2 hours agoLive entertainment will include a variety of music, including gospel, hip-hop, Hispanic, RB, soul, jazz, reggae and blues; poetry, dancing and mimes. ...
- Calendar Event Listings 6-11-08 (City Pulse)
Wednesday, June 11 CLASSES & SEMINARS S’Moves Jam. A class for anyone interested in learning basic techniques found in modern, ballet and folk dance. 7 – 8:30 p.m. $8/class. Perspective 2 Studio, 319 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 339-0905.
- Working together to open up bright future - People's Daily Online
In the beautiful capital of Dushanbe, which is located in Hissar valley in the south of Tajikistan known for its vast expanse and meandering mountain ranges, the newly-built Palace of Nations had the honor of greeting its first foreign leader ...
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