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- Tempted by the illusion of greatness (Asbury Park Press)
In a previous life, I remember wondering out loud about Mark McGwire's assault on one of our cultural treasures, baseball's single-season home-run record. Something didn't feel right to me. I wasn't alone, either. But the skeptical voices of 1998 were drowned out by an unrestrained celebration that was enthusiastically endorsed by Major League Baseball.
- American Life in Poetry - Shawnee News-Star
I remember being scared to death when, at about 30 years of age, I saw an X-ray of my skull. Seeing one’s self as a skeleton, or receiving any kind of medical report, even when the news is good, can be unsettling. Suddenly, you’re just another ...
- The joy of poetry - Traverse City Record-Eagle
I want to commend the Record-Eagle for the addition of Fleda Brown's "On Poetry" column. I have always loved poetry, but haven't broadened my knowledge of modern poets on my own. It has been joyful having her column to read on Sundays. A Mother's Day ...
- Eagles' Tour - OpEdNews.com
During the Eagles’ three-day-stop at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey the Los Angeles band - who laid down their first tracks in 1972 in their self-titled debut - sounded better than ever. More energetic. More harmony, sensational ...
- Afghan journalist appeals death sentence - Forbes
The prison uniform Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh wears is emblazoned with crudely painted black scales of justice, but the young journalist insists on the eve of his appeal that he has yet to see justice done. A court in January found the 24-year-old ...
- Do You Read Your Kid’s Diary, What About Her Facebook Profile? - Wall Street Journal
Angela Pandolfo Roy, who writes the Hausfrau blog on the Offsprung parenting network, asked a question recently that doubtless resonated with many a parent: “Do you read your kid’s journal?” Of course, Ms. Roy, like me, has a child who’s just ...
- Saddam feared disease in prison, according to his 'diary' - Seattle Post Intelligencer
CAIRO, Egypt -- Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or other diseases during his U.S.-supervised captivity, a leading Arab newspaper said Monday in publishing excerpts of his prison writings. The London-based Al-Hayat said the comments came in ...
- At Your Library: Maine's virtual library is MARVEL-ous - Portsmouth Herald News
At Your Library: Maine's virtual library is MARVEL-ousPortsmouth Herald News, NH - 5 hours agoAt 10:30 am Wednesday, July 23, Lawrence Clark will share his one-man show blending music, original poetry, storytelling and drama. At 10:30 am, Thursday, ...
- Sorted for rhymes and lines: the secret of great lyrics - Independent
Sorted for rhymes and lines: the secret of great lyricsIndependent, UK - 1 hour agoThe song shows why lyrics matter: the music is made more beautiful by the words' poetry. Of course, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, ...
- For Hollywood Crowd, Piano Man's Name Is Lang Lang: Alan Rich - Bloomberg
For Hollywood Crowd, Piano Man's Name Is Lang Lang: Alan RichBloomberg - 1 hour agoAfter he had ultimately dispatched Tchaikovsky's meager poetry, there was an encore, delightful Chopin, to deal with, the ``Grand Polonaise'' with orchestra ...
- Writer remembers Pa. 'sabbaticals' at grandmother's - Akron Beacon Journal
A trip to grandmother's house? Supposed to be nice, safe and wholesome. Gregory J. Bednar's My Sabbaticals at Grandmothers make his visits sound more like the plot of a slapstick movie. Bednar, an Akron native, begins by recalling his father's death ...
- Misunderstood Masterpieces 07.08.08: I Know Who Killed Me - 411mania.com
Misunderstood Masterpieces 07.08.08: I Know Who Killed Me411mania.com, TX - 2 hours agoAt a seedy burlesque club – even though "burlesque" could not be more antiquated or inappropriate in this context, someone has a beat poetry-inspired ...
- Bodies of Water - Chicago Tribune
The buzz of an outboard motor sends pelicans skyward as Charlie Hopkins' skiff glides along the Ohio River to paddlefish nets placed beneath the murky surface. The snowy-white birds watch from a distance as Hopkins pulls aboard huge, ugly fish, their ...
- Louisa Callio-Fray's Passion for Jamaica - Jamaica Gleaner
Louisa Callio-Fray's Passion for JamaicaJamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 8 hours agoIn 1978, Callio-Fray organised her first multimedia showing, which featured the work of several painters, jazz musicians and her poetry. ...
- Studies in human behavior - Bay Area Reporter
Bay Area ReporterStudies in human behaviorBay Area Reporter, CA - 2 hours agoThe Wackness Jonathan Levine's Sundance hit comedy bonds a drug-dealing teen (Mean Creek's Josh Peck) with an eccentric psychiatrist (Sir Ben Kingsley) in a ...
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