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- David Mamet explores the wages of honor in ‘Redbelt,’ a martial-arts homage to noir boxing films (Philadelphia Daily News)
Not so many years ago, "Redbelt" would have been a boxing movie. Certainly, boxing buffs will recognize this story - bruised fighters hewing to some kind of warrior code in a sleazy business where the dirtiest fighting is done by men in suits - the only guys who always get paid. But boxing, as someone says in "Redbelt," is as "dead as Woodrow Wilson."
- Loose change - Brisbane Times
Loose changeBrisbane Times, Australia - Jun 4, 2008Launched in 2007, The Australian Poetry Centre is housed in the suitably romantic surrounds of Glenfern, a National Trust property in Inkerman Street, ...
- Loss of cap a sad reminder - Vacaville Reporter
I am writing to remind everyone that, unfortunately, there are people out there who seem not to have a sense of honor or honesty, or who have not taught those traits to their children. Last Mother's Day, our family - including our 88-year-old husband ...
- A leg up on learning Chinese - Christian Science Monitor
Once, French was the common tongue of diplomacy and commerce in an era of European world dominance. Then English took its place. As China expands its influence, many believe that Mandarin might one day become the new language of commerce. Not least ...
- Apollon Temple reduced to a 'wedding hall' - Voices Newspaper
Apollon Temple reduced to a 'wedding hall'Voices Newspaper, Turkey - 5 hours agoHe said such activities, which would be held at the wedding hall in the Council Park previously, were damaging the historical texture of the temple. ...
- Plenty of 'La Boheme' operas on DVD - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Plenty of 'La Boheme' operas on DVDThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 3 hours agoThough he doesn't offend, Marcus Haddock's Rodolfo is strictly prosaic next to Villazon's poetry. Georgia Jarman's Musetta and Fabio Capitanucci's Marcello ...
- Donors ask: ‘Why are they refugees?’ - The National
Donors ask: ‘Why are they refugees?’The National, United Arab Emirates - 8 hours agoThe exhibition took its title from a line of poetry by Mahmoud Darwish: “I come from there … and remember.†“We thought everyone would be talking about the ...
- O'Connor to quit as Countdown host - Hounslow Guardian
Des O'Connor is to step down as host of Countdown at the end of the current series in November. But the 76-year-old said he had no plans to retire, as long as the public still wanted him. The veteran all-round entertainer, who is working on his 36th ...
- Clarendon Hills group seeks to nurture writers - TheDoings-ClarendonHills.com
Clarendon Hills group seeks to nurture writersTheDoings-ClarendonHills.com, IL - 3 hours agoLeading the first meeting will be Clarendon Hills writer Eileen Meyer, who has written poetry for children's magazines and has finished a children's book. ...
- On Nikola Vaptsarov's death, poetry continues to live - Sofia Echo
On Nikola Vaptsarov's death, poetry continues to liveSofia Echo, Bulgaria - 3 hours agoTokadjiev then thanked Todor Batkov, president of the board of directors of the daily paper Standart, for the idea for the Shrine to Poetry and for ...
- Poetry that you can chew over - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nzPoetry that you can chew overStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 11 hours agoMr Morris says the poems were well received by supermarket owners and operators. "You'd be surprised by how many New World operators are into poetry. ...
- Author and child advocate to speak in Secaucus (The Jersey Journal)
B est-selling author and child advocate Andrew Bridge headlines the 19th annual Child Abuse Prevention Conference today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the La Quinta Inn and Suites in Secaucus.
- The naked truth about Adah Menken (The Longview News-Journal)
No, Adah Isaacs Menken didn't introduce striptease to the American stage.
- Op-ed column: A Wild West mentality - Schenectady Gazette
Op-ed column: A Wild West mentalitySchenectady Gazette, NY - 3 hours agoMake them read poetry, I say! Make them wear pink frilly lace, sing campfire songs and then put them on TV.) Consider alternative, lawful ways to affirm ...
- Shenandoah fish kills cause roiling on river - The Washington Times
By Gene Mueller - FRONT ROYAL, Va. — Few American waterways evoke as much passion, poetry and song, and memories of days gone by as the Shenandoah River, which flows north for 150 miles from Virginia into West Virginia to join the Potomac at ...
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