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- Nutria NN - Brooklyn protest rock (New York Daily News)
Few sights are stranger in the hipster haven neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, than a performance by Latin American protest-rockers Nutria N.N.
- Belfast Poets visit Wellington, hosted by RAM - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Belfast Poets visit Wellington, hosted by RAMScoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - 3 hours ago"We're thrilled to be hosting their first performance in the capital", said Residents Action Movement (RAM) spokesperson Cordelia Black. ...
- Shrum/McCain '08! - Slate
Shrum/McCain '08: Is Bob Shrum working for McCain too? I just went back and watched the video of the McCain/Palin rollout in Dayton, Ohio. I hadn't realized that McCain's introductory remarks were boilerplate Shrumian populism. McCain says he wants ...
- In Nairobi’s slums, E.C. Glass teacher finds hope (The News & Advance)
E.C. Glass teacher Patty Worsham was in an urban slum in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi to deliver supplies donated by Glass students, and to work with children at a school there.
- Jewish professor return to school after sex change - China Daily
China DailyJewish professor return to school after sex changeChina Daily, China - Sep 11, 2008Professor Jay Ladin, an expert in Modernist American poetry, now goes by the Joy. Right: Ladin after his gender transformation.[Modern Express] New York's ...
- Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Announces Fall Writing Retreat ... - MaineToday.com
MaineToday.comMaine Writers & Publishers Alliance Announces Fall Writing Retreat ...MaineToday.com, ME - 2 hours ago... Crafting Our Stories into Memoir with Meredit Hall; Poetry with Christian Barter; Short Fiction with Elise Juska; and Beginning Prose with Monica Wood. ...
- Statistics don't do justice to Dodgers' Manny Ramirez and Angels ... - Los Angeles Times
Statistics don't do justice to Dodgers' Manny Ramirez and Angels ...Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours agoAttention John Wooden, lover of baseball and poetry, not necessarily in that order: The Baseball Reliquary presents "Poetry Ball," a celebration of baseball ...
- Owners of burned home rue their loss (Kingston Daily Freeman)
Purchase a copy of this photo."> A day after a fire apparently caused by a lightning strike damaged his Accord house, Jeffrey Davis has not "gone through the 'why me' phase yet" but is instead trying to look at the experience like it is a test.
- Fiesta Mexicana reunites old friends (The Salt Lake Tribune)
She didn't call it a miracle, but Rosvita Lopez was surprised to see a friend she and her husband knew more than 23 years ago in Chiapas, Mexico.    Their old friend, a music professor and marimba player, had traveled to Utah for a Mexican Independence Day celebration in Salt Lake
- Passionate observer shuns cerebral labels - Calgary Herald
When Will Sheff -- the wild-eyed, wild-throated frontman of Austin, Texas's Okkervil River -- let himself loose in the labyrinth of the art world on 2007's breakthrough The Stage Names, he found no shortage of inspiration. Music, movies, poetry ...
- Spike in sales for next poet laureate (The Charlotte Observer)
Kay Ryan is no longer an unknown poet. Demand for her work jumped sharply Thursday upon the Library of Congress' announcement that she had been named the new U.S. poet laureate, a one-year term beginning in the fall. Her collections "The Niagara River," "Say Uncle" and "Elephant Rocks" hold the top three spaces on Amazon.com's list of best-selling poetry books, and are out of stock. Meanwhile ...
- Young poets showcase their skills at Frisoli Youth Center - Cambridge Chronicle
Young poets showcase their skills at Frisoli Youth CenterCambridge Chronicle, MA - 3 hours agoThis showcase featured an open mic and poetry slam. The event was hosted by performance poet Ariana Santiago, a theater major and poetry teacher at Temple ...
- Seattle Urban League calls for counseling to help curb gang violence (KOMO Seattle)
According to law enforcement officials, there are more than 5,000 active gang members in the city, 15 of whom have been killed this year. The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle has an answer: more counseling.
- Barack "Spielberg" Obama delivers spectacle, sharp speech - The TV Guy
Barack "Spielberg" Obama delivers spectacle, sharp speechThe TV Guy, FL - 25 minutes agoJuan Williams described the speech as more prose than poetry, a laundry list that didn't satisfy. Fred Barnes described it as a familiar liberal speech that ...
- Prince Charles to launch North arts initiative - John O'Groat Journal
Prince Charles to launch North arts initiativeJohn O'Groat Journal, UK - 10 hours agoNorth Highland Connections (NHC) has plans to present a year-round programme of events, covering music of all kinds, drama, poetry and the visual arts. ...
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