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- Matshikiza's fans say goodbye (Pretoria News)
He was one of a rare breed, but John Matshikiza probably died not knowing how many people admired, respected and loved him. On Friday, however, the bustling scenes at his memorial service at the Bassline in Newtown, Johannesburg, told the true story.
- The fast track guide to Slow Food - San Francisco Gate
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 The fast track guide to Slow Food 08.27.08 Slow Food Nation festival opens Friday in S.F. 08.26.08 A modest proposal for sustainable eating 08.17.08 Slow Food Nation comes to San Francisco 06.29.08 Official Slow Food Nation ...
- Arts Alliance hosts literary salon - Houston Chronicle
• Where: space125gallery on the ground floor of Houston Center for the Arts, 3201 Allen Parkway; 713-527-9330 Fans of the spoken word can get their fix Thursday night at space125gallery, where the Houston Arts Alliance is presenting a free literary ...
- The birth of poetry online - Raleigh News & Observer
Story Tools For Don Selby, a good idea was born with a glance. In 1995, Selby was publishing law books. He had stepped into the office of colleague Diane Boller, and there on the shelf beside a book titled "Liability of Corporate Officers and ...
- Entertainment briefs: Coming up around the area - Mansfield News Journal
Entertainment briefs: Coming up around the areaMansfield News Journal, OH - 26 minutes agoBELLVILLE -- Poetry readings with live acoustic music will be featured from 6:30 to 9 pm Friday at Pumpkin Hollow Antiques, 24 Bell St. Charlene Fix, ...
- Poetry program still on a roll - Scranton Times
WILKES-BARRE — Since the inception of the “Poetry in Transit” program last year, Mischelle Anthony has become known on the bus as the “Poetry Lady.” Last year, Ms. Anthony approached the Luzerne County Transportation Authority about putting ...
- Rob Walker's 'Buying In' (International Herald Tribune)
That Americans are consumed by consumerism will surprise few. But as Rob Walker points out in "Buying In," few will admit that they frequently succumb to salesmanship, and that marketing produces needs they never knew they had.
- Why You Should Read Mahmoud Darwish - Huffingtonpost.com
When renowned novelist Ahdaf Soueif said that the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish was "the last poet who could fill a football stadium," it wasn't hyperbole. A Darwish reading in Beirut earlier this year drew more than 25,000 people. His funeral two ...
- New terrains - Hindu
New terrainsHindu, India - 10 hours agoPoetry committed to modern sensibility made its appearance in Urdu in the early 1950s. NM Rashid Meeraji and Akhjtarul Iman harped on a reality that was ...
- Cricket at Lord’s - Economist.com
From Economist.com THE buzz of anticipation starts to build well before reaching Lord’s. On the train into central London I see two young men in shorts and sun hats with a large cool box. Surely they are on the same journey as me—to Lord’s, the ...
- Readings and events on LI - Newsday
Readings and events on LINewsday, NY - 1 hour agoWhether your thing is villanelles or hip-hop rhymes, there's a place for you at Open Mic Poetry Night, sponsored by the Poetry Association. ...
- Tripping To and Fro, Happily Skewering Poetry (New York Times)
In a new collection of poems, Billy Collins reiterates many of his usual themes with a healthy dose of his usual panache and performs one of his best-enjoyed feats: skewering poetry.
- Jazz on the weekends (The Star)
THE Sunrise Jazz & Rhythm Fest 2008 returns for the ninth consecutive year featuring various sub-genres of jazz, such as neo jazz, folk jazz, modern, ethnic and blues, performed by established and new local artistes.
- Kenya: Obama - Bid to Poison White Voter's Mind - AllAfrica.com
Barack Senior and I were no Damon and Pythias. I would never have put my life on the line for him. Yes, we often drank Scotch together. And - oh, yes! - the water of Scotland sometimes got the better of us. That much I must have told an American ...
- New book recounts Catawba County baseball history - Hickory Daily Record
New book recounts Catawba County baseball historyHickory Daily Record, NC - 3 hours agoThe first two books in the series echoed the poetry of the national pastime. Peeler's first effort, "Touching All the Bases," was a finalist for baseball ...
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