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- Outrage at McCain--a loser strategy. - Slate
a) MSM outrage doesn't sway voters anymore. It didn't even back in 1988, when the press tried to make a stink about George H.W. Bush's use of "flag factories," etc. After this year's failed MSM Palin assault, it certainly won't work; b) When Dems get ...
- A Survivor Whose Armor Was a Little Black Dress (New York Times)
Lifetime?s ?Coco Chanel,? which stars Shirley MacLaine and airs Saturday, is a loopy work of hagiography that never gets its subject right.
- Reports of Sail Freight’s Demise Have Been Mildly Exaggerated - New York Times
New York TimesReports of Sail Freight’s Demise Have Been Mildly ExaggeratedNew York Times, United States - 54 minutes ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- John Donlan & The Dames by Judith Fitzgerald - Monsters and Critics
If poetry eases the anguish of the actual, a trio of high-flying (yet decidedly uneven) débuts from Canadian dames may satisfy readers seeking solace in the (sometimes) sublime. (On the other hand, John Donlan's accomplished Spirit Engine , without ...
- Champagne moments in Rheims - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukChampagne moments in RheimsTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 11 hours ago“There is poetry in that.†Amid all the history, it came as a surprise when a party of Nikon-wielding Japanese tourists rounded a corner and engulfed us. ...
- Yeats Meets the Digital Age, Full of Passionate Intensity (New York Times)
A digital resurrection allows Yeats to stride again along the hinge of the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Seniors rekindle memories on visit to Frost Farm - Eagle-Tribune
DERRY — On a tour yesterday of Robert Frost Farm, Mary Shoukal, 87, of Salem looked over the dinner table and smiled at guide Steve Ormond of Derry. Ormond had just told Shoukal and the rest of the group from the Silverthorne adult day-care program ...
- State announces 2009 poetry contest - KTVZ
State announces 2009 poetry contestKTVZ, OR - 13 hours ago(AP) - The Oregon Arts Commission has announced the fourth annual statewide poetry contest. The state and the National Endowment for the Arts are sponsoring ...
- A Feast For Book Lovers - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
A Feast For Book LoversSanta Rosa Press Democrat, CA - 7 hours agoIndeed, at youth poetry slams, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is one of his favorite prizes to hand out. "When Atticus shoots the rabid dog, the author's metaphor ...
- Comics Panel: July 18, 2008 - A.V. Club
Comics Panel: July 18, 2008A.V. Club - 18 minutes agoJames Kochalka has one of the most kid-friendly styles (and sensibilities) of any cartoonist working today, and yet his children's book Johnny Boo—about a ...
- Teen poet's grief moves PM's wife to tears - The Australian
Teen poet's grief moves PM's wife to tearsThe Australian, Australia - 2 hours ago"I love to read. It gives me enormous joy to hear (of) these youngsters learning to write and, of course, being able to read, themselves," she said. ...
- People watching at Café Ambrosia completes your college experience - North by Northwestern
North by NorthwesternPeople watching at Café Ambrosia completes your college experienceNorth by Northwestern, IL - 2 hours agoIf you are lucky, you might be able to catch a local band playing a set, a poetry reading, a comedy act, or performance studies piece. ...
- Alzahra University to honor Hakim Sanai - IranMania News
LONDON, September 25 (IranMania) - Alzahra University will hold a conference on Hakim Sanai on the commemoration of his 850th birthday on December 2 and 3, MNA reported. Scholars and academics will submit papers on the life, works and beliefs of the ...
- Local open mic night has something for everyone - Capaha Arrow
Local open mic night has something for everyoneCapaha Arrow, MO - 12 hours agoThey sponsor poetry slams for local young writers. Writing groups meet there weekly to workshop their craft. And on Friday nights at 7:30, they open their ...
- A Survivor Whose Armor Was a Little Black Dress - New York Times
A Survivor Whose Armor Was a Little Black DressNew York Times, United States - 4 hours ago“The poetry of fashion lies in the creation of illusion.†“Dresses should both crawl and fly.†(Really? Crawl and fly?) At a certain point we begin to ...
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