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- Shakespeare goes groovy in Kingsmen's comedy (The Acorn)
Forsooth and far out! The 12th season of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival kicked off last weekend with the frothy comedy "As You Like It," directed by Kevin P. Kern in his festival directorial debut.
- Palestinians say farewell to poet - Kazinform
Palestinians say farewell to poetKazinform, Kazakhstan - Aug 13, 2008His poems were transformed into popular songs and used in political speeches, and the words he wrote now form part of Palestinian daily life, ...
- DVD: Box set of 'Dirty Harry' films will make your day - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Guys, tired of all those "Sex in the City" stories? We have the perfect antidote. The Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition Box Set lands with an impressive thud Tuesday. The seven-DVD set has all five Dirty Harry films, two bonus discs and other ...
- Saving Library Branches Should Be A Priority - Hartford Courant
Saving Library Branches Should Be A PriorityHartford Courant, United States - 4 hours ago... the rich poetry of Maya Angelou; the life story of Malcom X; learning about the plight of the civil rights movement; and the tales of Edgar Allen Poe. ...
- A lifetime of stories preserved in print - Calgary Herald
Calgary HeraldA lifetime of stories preserved in printCalgary Herald, Canada - 10 hours agoThe competition wraps up today at 1:30 pm There are stories, reproductions of each ranch's brands, photographs, a selection of cowboy poetry and an appendix ...
- 'Laugh-In' host Martin, 86, dies - The Washington Times
Dick Martin (right) was probably best known for hosting "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" with Dan Rowan (left) in the late 1960s to the early '70s. Mr. Martin died Saturday night at age 86. (Associated Press) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Martin, the zany ...
- Five questions for . . . Lloyd Robson - Metro
MetroFive questions for . . . Lloyd RobsonMetro, UK - 22 minutes ago... his latest book, poet and author Lloyd Robson visited America to find out more about actor Robert Mitchum's little-known penchant for writing poetry. ...
- Open letter to the players - La Crosse Tribune
This is an open letter to “our boys of summer†the La Crosse Loggers from the families who opened their hearts and homes to you. It isn’t often that someone comes into your home but moves into your heart as well. That it is precisely what you ...
- Poet Kay Ryan is named poet laureate - Sioux City Journal
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced Thursday that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry ...
- Volunteers on a mission (The News Journal)
Simple and intentional living. The phrase resonates with Sandy Rudrud, who first explored what simple living could mean for her 12 years ago.
- Canadian fans are rabid in red - SLAM! Sports
SHUNYI, China – Soon after claiming her medal, on our nation's best day at these Olympics, Tracy Cameron was the toast of the rabid band of Canadian fans who took over the stands. Tracy also had to deliver the beer. Canadian rowing boosters have ...
- Crossing the Sea, at Wilton's Music Hall, E1 - Times Online
Crossing the Sea, at Wilton's Music Hall, E1Times Online, UK - 7 hours agoDrawing its texts from 7th-century Chinese poetry, it tells a simple story. A woman waits for her lover, who is fighting overseas. ...
- The poetics of Palestinian resistance - Electronic Intifada
Today's ZamanThe poetics of Palestinian resistanceElectronic Intifada, IL - 35 minutes agoHis poetry was banned and references to Palestinian attachment to the land were illegal in the settler-colonial state that is Israel. ...Video: Inside Story - Mahmoud Darwish remembered - 14 Aug 08 - Part 1 AlJazeeraEnglishFAREWELL MAHMOUD DARWISH The People's Voiceall 48 news articles
- Tri-state briefs - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Tri-state briefsDubuque Telegraph Herald, IA - 2 hours agoThe poems were submitted to the Iowa Poetry Association's 63rd annual contest. Natasha Thimmesch, a sixth-grader at Washington Middle School, earned first ...
- Former AP Haiti correspondent Michael Norton dies - Associated Press
Michael Norton (AP) -- who spent nearly two decades covering Haiti's coups, rebellions and disasters for The Associated Press - died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 66. Norton chronicled the turmoil that followed former dictator Jean ...
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