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- Belleville: A corner of Paris that was Edith Piaf's home (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tourists looking for old Paris charm and a taste of "La Vie en Rose" should head to Belleville, a largely overlooked part of the city and the birthplace of Edith Piaf.
- 'On the Road' to the first Jack Kerouac Poetry Contest - The California Aggie Online
'On the Road' to the first Jack Kerouac Poetry ContestThe California Aggie Online, CA - 5 hours agoThe gallery will debut the first annual Jack Kerouac Poetry Contest at the conference to keep the spirits of the Beat Generation alive. ...
- Leisure news in brief (Onalaska Community Life)
Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to arts, entertainment, culture and other fun things to do in your spare time:
- DVD View - MSN UK News
We review this week's DVD releases, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Smart People. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Cert 15, 106 mins, Universal Pictures UK, Comedy/Romance, also available to buy DVD £19.99/Blu-ray £24.99) Composer Peter Bretter ...
- R&B Star Ne-Yo Flaunts His Gentlemanly Style - KSDK
NEW YORK ? Shaffer Smith, the artist currently known as Ne-Yo, was born late ? about 50 years late, he figures. "I always refer back to the days of the Rat Pack, because that's when I should have been around," Ne-Yo says, a little wistfully. "I know ...
- Author and Poet Pat Mora to Receive Luis Leal Literature Award - UC Santa Barbara
Author and Poet Pat Mora to Receive Luis Leal Literature AwardUC Santa Barbara, CA - 2 hours agoAmong her collections of poetry are "Agua Santa: Holy Water"; "Adobe Odes"; "Communion"; "Aunt Carmen's Book of Practical Saints"; "Borders"; and "Chants. ...
- Those wild and crazy ‘SNL' gals! - MiamiHerald.com
Those wild and crazy ‘SNL' gals!MiamiHerald.com, FL - Oct 10, 2008-Victoria Jackson (1986-92): The 49-year-old squeaky voiced Miami native - married to a cop - can recite poetry standing on her head and play the ukulele ...
- Hwendaenda’s novel offers domestic workers voice (The Herald)
Published by: College Press Year: 2007 ISBN: 9780797435216 Reviewed by Beaven Tapureta Makakatanwa is Daniel Hwendaenda’s new novel that adeptly captures the unresolved differences between domestic workers and their employers.
- Two dead, four injured in W. Phila. playground shooting - Philadelphia Daily News
A tearful Sandra Mack remembered how her son, Miles, would tell her, "Mom, this is my neighborhood and these are my people." His neighborhood was Mantua in West Philadelphia. On Thursday night, he had just wrapped up the fifth season of his X-Tra ...
- Live: The Detour Festival (Los Angeles Times)
Love Affair and Hercules and Cut Copy stand out at a festival that doesn't. Given the Dodgers, USC and UCLA games, a Neil Diamond concert at Staples Center, a fundraiser for Barack Obama featuring Hillary Clinton at the Edison, and the third annual L.A. Weekly Detour Festival, the traffic advisory for downtown on Saturday was somewhere between "suicidal" and "apocalyptic." One was probably ...
- Imani's strength is her words - Tonight South Africa
Imani Woomera was born on the island of O'ahu, Hawaii, and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. Imani is Swahili for faith. She is a spoken word poet/vocalist/radio host. She is the author and recording artist of the book and album Morning Rain: the Poetry of ...
- Cameron the pigeon missing after race (Illawarra Mercury)
Mt Ousley racing pigeon Cameron Pigeon has not been seen since taking off from Bald Hill during last month's Pigeon Poetry race.
- Music Will Ignite World Premiere of Beaty's Resurrection Aug. 29 at Arena; Cast Announced (Playbill)
Casting has been announced for the Arena Stage's production of Daniel Beaty's Resurrection, a music, dance and poetry-filled new work introducing us to a handful of varied African-American men.
- AFRICA: A Photographic Safari - Forbes
HOUSTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Meet photographer Carlyle Thompson, and follow him for five days in the African Bush on an incredible personal journey as he canvases the red soil of the continent while capturing stunning pictures and experiencing ...
- Frank! As A Former Pro-Life Leader How Dare You Support Pro-Choice ... - Huffingtonpost.com
Thanks for the spittle-flecked emails as well as for the polite queries. Yes, I am aware Obama is pro-choice. Yes, I'm still pro-life. I also believe that with Obama in the White House that there will be less abortions in America than with the ...
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