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- 2b or not 2b: David Crystal on why texting is good for language (Guardian Unlimited)
Despite doom-laden prophecies, texting has not been the disaster for language many feared, argues linguistics professor David Crystal. On the contrary, it improves children's writing and spelling
- Dog poo haiku (The Daily Sentinel)
There once was a city named Aspen
- Surfside honors Aventura man behind Elvis Presley hits (Miami Herald)
Almost 90, Sid Tepper is being honored for the songs he wrote for famous singers -- especially Elvis -- and he's still making music. He was honored Tuesday by the Town Commission in Surfside, where he lived for 35 years.
- A fitting end for faithful friends - Buffalo News
A fitting end for faithful friendsBuffalo News, United States - 41 minutes agoThe viewing room also provides a place for the casket to be shown if the owner wants to have a memorial service of poetry and music, she said. ...
- Cook Co.. religion notes (Daily Herald)
The Ministry of New Beginnings, part of the Phoenix Group, is a 31-year-old, Catholic-oriented, nondenominational social support organization for separated, divorced, widowed and single persons.
- Finding a new meeting ground in Mumbai (IE via Yahoo! India News)
Raj Thackeray's hostility towards migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh might have drawn comparisons with his estranged uncle Bal Thackeray's opposition to Tamilians in the Sixties, but the new poster boy for Marathi pride is seeking to bridge that distance between Maharashtrian and Tamilians in Mumbai and forge what could be a beneficial political alliance.
- Young students form an everlasting bond - Vancouver Sun
Young students form an everlasting bondVancouver Sun, Canada - 9 hours ago... sharing their new-found knowledge about the Arctic by making clay Inukshuks, writing acrostic poetry, reading about and discussing the Great Vancouver ...
- Smart People, Dumb Movie Plus: Harold and Kumar's second outing ... - North Coast Journal
Smart People, Dumb Movie Plus: Harold and Kumar's second outing ...North Coast Journal, CA - Apr 30, 2008Man realizes his love for his best friend when she becomes engaged to another. Rated PG-13. 101 m. At the Broadway, Mill Creek and Fortuna. ...
- Ha Jin wants to visit China (The Charlotte Observer)
On a trip that's put him the closest to his homeland in 23 years, Chinese-American author Ha Jin says he wants to visit China but expressed frustration with censorship of his books. The 52-year-old National Book Award winner told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday at the Hong Kong Book Fair that if if he has the chance, he would like to see his homeland again. "I'd like to. I want to ...
- Putting it in words - Glens Falls Post-Star
Putting it in wordsGlens Falls Post-Star, NY - 20 minutes agoPoetry comes naturally to the longtime residents of Washington County. The farmers understand the rhythm of nature and the language of the land. ...
- Long Island schools offer programs to thwart bullies - Newsday
Long Island schools offer programs to thwart bulliesNewsday, NY - 47 minutes agoThis year, an artist-in-residence at Glen Cove's Finley Middle School helped students develop monologues, poetry and songs about bullying. ...
- Woman celebrates 100th birthday - Huntington Herald Dispatch
Woman celebrates 100th birthdayHuntington Herald Dispatch, WV - 3 hours agoTaylor said Dillon likes poetry, and her favorite poem is called "Kentucky Belle," which is about a horse. Horses are another of Dillon's great loves, ...
- Nigeria: Osundare Wins Poetry Prize - AllAfrica.com
Nigeria: Osundare Wins Poetry PrizeAllAfrica.com, Washington - 6 hours agoNigeria's highest poetry prize is ANA/Cadbury Prize worth $1000. A letter from the organisers of the award, Assilah Forum Foundation, a non-profit ...
- Rahsaan Patterson doesn't do labels - San Francisco Gate
Among R&B's legions of preening crooners, Rahsaan Patterson is the rare singer who eschews affected bravado for an eclectic style inspired by both his difficult past and his journey of self-discovery. Yet even a fan or close listener of Patterson ...
- Beatnik Poetry Reading Turned Out Well - The Chattanoogan
Beatnik Poetry Reading Turned Out WellThe Chattanoogan, TN - 9 hours agoChuck Peters, another Trenton Arts Council member, made video copies of both Beatnik Poetry Readings. A book of selected readings and copies of these videos ...
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