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  • LaVyrle Spencer quit writing at her height, and never looked back - Pioneer Press (2013/05/18 18:43)
    LaVyrle Spencer quit writing at her height, and never looked backPioneer PressFour of Spencer's books were made into films, and she and her husband, Dan, mingled with stars such as Christopher Reeve, Lynda Carter, Cheryl Ladd, Deborah Raffin and Raffin's husband, Michael Viner. Spencer had it all -- book tours, devoted fans, big ...
  • Stop comparing everything to “Girls”! - Salon (2013/05/17 15:52)
    SalonStop comparing everything to “Girls”!SalonAfter its premiere, “Frances Ha” was greeted with both critical acclaim — The Hollywood Reporter called the film “offbeat and smart,” saying that it was “incredibly rich to watch” — and comparisons to a similarly New York-centric show about youth and ...and more »
  • Tilghman speaks on lessons learned in “last lecture” for seniors - The Daily Princetonian (2013/05/16 21:25)
    Tilghman speaks on lessons learned in “last lecture” for seniorsThe Daily PrincetonianAnd the only way to make sure all of that is happening is to have really really smart people who you delegate a lot of those responsibilities to. ... And then he proceeded to tell me how challenging it was at that time — this was 2001 — for students ...
  • Theater Listings for May 17-23 - New York Times (2013/05/16 14:53)
    New York TimesTheater Listings for May 17-23New York TimesChristopher Lloyd heads a cast that includes the dependable supporting performers Mary Testa, Tom Riis Farrell and Elizabeth A. Davis. The director, Brian Kulick, did right by .... It is also smart, sad and so impossibly well-spoken you may feel like ...
  • JJ Abrams' newest 'Trek' fantasy is worth the trip - Buffalo News (2013/05/16 14:30)
    CBS NewsJJ Abrams' newest 'Trek' fantasy is worth the tripBuffalo NewsZachery Quinto and Chris Pine star in "Star Trek Into Darkness." By Jeff Simon | News ... (His face, in its severity, reminded me a little of Robinson Jeffers, great American poet who was, I swear, once dismissed from a jury in California because his ...Capsule movie reviewsEl Paso Timesall 1,323 news articles »
  • Are streetcars the future of public transportation? - Salon (2013/05/16 11:22)
    SalonAre streetcars the future of public transportation?SalonThey're far more likely to be multi-story and mixed-use — precisely the type of transit-oriented, urban-infill development that smart-growth advocates have long touted as a powerful city-planning weapon in the fight against global climate change. And ...and more »
  • SBHS graduation ceremonies slated Sunday - Rapid City Journal (2013/05/16 07:01)
    SBHS graduation ceremonies slated SundayRapid City JournalSuperintendent Don Kirkegaard will introduce student speakers Molly Hermann and Tyler Schone, and Tia McCaskey, who will read the senior class poem she wrote titled “Class of 2013.” This will be followed by the concert choir singing “Fix You” by Chris ...
  • Roaming Scribe: D.C. and Me - Huffington Post UK (blog) (2013/05/16 03:01)
    Huffington Post UK (blog)Roaming Scribe: D.C. and MeHuffington Post UK (blog)School 'sit-ins' and demonstrations were an everyday occurrence back in the 1960's and even children wrote revolutionary poetry, our tiny minds oozing political nous. So when the chance to go to the U.S. Capitol presented ... I wonder how much ...
  • Police say Roueche exaggerates his impact in Rolling Stone article - Vancouver Sun (blog) (2013/05/15 21:58)
    Police say Roueche exaggerates his impact in Rolling Stone articleVancouver Sun (blog)Stomp Down KILLAZ have taken over chris parmenters rackets. Reply. Elmer pudd says: May 18, 2013 at 7:24 pm. Shut your stupid mouth .... force ,but defending it from determined and highly organized enemies is the hard part. They were taken out with ...and more »
  • Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About PolicyMic's New Editor Jordan Fraade - PolicyMic (2013/05/15 13:59)
    PolicyMicEverything You Ever Wanted to Know About PolicyMic's New Editor Jordan FraadePolicyMicI love reading The American Conservative, which is a really smart, original conservative magazine with some fantastic writing. And because I'm very interested in urbanism and city planning, I make lots of ... JF: I think that what Chris Hayes does is ...
  • Confirmed: Men Not Funny - New York Magazine (2013/05/15 12:23)
    Confirmed: Men Not FunnyNew York MagazineFor GQ's comedy issue, The Office actress Ellie Kemper skewered the late Christopher Hitchens's 2007 essay, "Why Women Aren't Funny." The notorious article eloquently and eruditely argued that women don't need to know how to accost the opposite sex ...and more »
  • [VIDEO VAULT] - YES! Weekly - Yes! Weekly (2013/05/15 07:00)
    Yes! Weekly[VIDEO VAULT] - YES! WeeklyYes! WeeklyJACK REACHER (Paramount Home Entertainment): Tom Cruise stars as Lee Child's bestselling hero in Christopher McQuarrie's entertaining if overlong screen adaptation, trying to uncover a murderous conspiracy and, naturally, finding himself in harm's way ...
  • You Can Now Get a College Degree in Rock - Smithsonian (blog) (2013/05/14 10:33)
    Smithsonian (blog)You Can Now Get a College Degree in RockSmithsonian (blog)Chris McGovern, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education, said: “The problem is I don't think this will have credibility in the marketplace. “I'm not against heavy metal at all, I just don't think it will impress an employer to find a youngster has ...
  • List: My 25 favorite books from the last 25 years - USA Today - USA TODAY (2013/05/14 10:03)
    List: My 25 favorite books from the last 25 years - USA TodayUSA TODAYThis may have been the most difficult piece to write, partly because I include all genres: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, graphic novels. It also occurred to me that I spent most of ... The result is smart, funny and perfectly crafted, and I can only ...and more »
  • Charity Briefs for May 14 - SouthtownStar (2013/05/13 12:33)
    Charity Briefs for May 14SouthtownStarThere's also a Refer-a-Friend drawing for a chance to win $15,000 cash or a Smart Car. To enter the raffle, .... Recycling: St. Christopher School, 14611 S. Keeler Ave., Midlothian, is holding a recycling fundraiser, and will be collecting items ...
  • Pubs and Clubs - Your Guide to Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster - The Star (2013/05/12 23:57)
    The StarPubs and Clubs - Your Guide to Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and DoncasterThe StarDanny Smart, young Barnsley singer songwriter, The Fleur de Lys Hotel, Totley, Sheffield, 8.30pm, free entry. Tel. 0114 3272404/07944558403. Danny Maddocks & Jeremy Meek, .... Acoustic Night, with Graham, Mick & Chris, (back room), Kev's Karaoke ...and more »
  • Robert B. Parker is dead. Long live Robert B. Parker! - Boston Globe (2013/05/12 16:07)
    Robert B. Parker is dead. Long live Robert B. Parker!Boston Globe“It's not a decision that you undertake lightly, because he was one of a kind,” says Chris Pepe, the editor who worked on 47 of Parker's 71 books. There was little debate. “Spenser was a cash cow,'' Joan told the Globe in ... With a series of smart and ...and more »
  • Five books: Plenty of talent close to home - Chicago Tribune (2013/05/12 05:30)
    Chicago TribuneFive books: Plenty of talent close to homeChicago TribuneBut while you may know the names of many of the city's heaviest hitters — Gillian Flynn, Chris Ware, Stuart Dybek — Printers Row Lit Fest offers a chance to become familiar with many more. This week's roundup features five Chicago-area ... Curtis ...
  • BRIEFLY: May 11 - Wicked Local (2013/05/12 05:16)
    BRIEFLY: May 11Wicked LocalPLYMOUTH – Town Meeting representatives voted April 6 to approve a new SMART (Save Money And Reduce Trash) curbside and transfer station Pay-As-You-Throw trash program. The new program when fully operational in January 2014 will offer ...and more »
  • I knew I was a mom when ... - San Antonio Express (2013/05/11 16:55)
    I knew I was a mom when ...San Antonio ExpressI was teaching fourth grade and a sweet student named Christopher was trying to get my attention one afternoon. Instead of calling me Mrs. Morgan, he called out quite .... Four generations of hardworking, smart, fashionable women who would share our ...and more »
  • Teachers get a lesson in appreciation - Jackson County Floridan (2013/05/11 06:04)
    Teachers get a lesson in appreciationJackson County FloridanGolson Elementary School Principal Diane Long wrote a poem she dedicated to teachers everywhere. ... At Graceville High, Principal Chris Franklin and Assistant Principal Julie Burdeshaw arranged lunch for Teachers on Friday in a meal sponsored by GiGi ...and more »
  • 5 Things: Reading With Your Toddler and Afro-Cuban Jazz - Patch.com (2013/05/10 23:46)
    5 Things: Reading With Your Toddler and Afro-Cuban JazzPatch.comAccording to organizers, the choir "will be exploring the enigmatic texts of 18th Century poet Christopher Smart in Benjamin Britten's cantata-like creation, "Rejoice in the Lamb," for choir and organ. They will also sing Handel's lesser-known anthem ...and more »
  • The Best Description of Depression You'll Ever Read, in Comic Form - Slate Magazine (blog) (2013/05/10 14:25)
    Slate Magazine (blog)The Best Description of Depression You'll Ever Read, in Comic FormSlate Magazine (blog)In his memoir Killing the Black Dog, the poet Les Murray describes his fragmentary thoughts, filtered through the disorder, as “kelp marinated in pure pain.” But out of that darkness Brosh has given us a searingly smart and precise account of what it's ...and more »
  • Nothin' but Net: Sorting out the coaching vacancies - W*USA 9 (2013/05/10 11:07)
    Nothin' but Net: Sorting out the coaching vacanciesW*USA 9Smart money says both are out. If you can believe this, Lionel Hollins of the Memphis Grizzlies isn't signed for next season. He has to be brought back, right? If not, he jumps to the top of almost every team's wish list. So, if those are our guys ...and more »
  • Wanda's Picks for May 2013 - San Francisco Bay View (2013/05/09 23:43)
    Wanda's Picks for May 2013San Francisco Bay ViewDaphne Muse, writer, poet and social commentator, was present at the trial and writes on her blog about Leo Branton: “He was one of the first to hire consultants to develop psychological profiles of jurors and demand fairer diversity of juries. ... Up ...
  • Literary listings - Chicago Sun-Times (2013/05/09 17:34)
    Literary listingsChicago Sun-Times“Sitting Between the Sea and the Buildings: A Symposium of Artists and Poets,” featuring Bill Berkson, Douglas Kearney, John Yau, Terry Adkins, Lesley Dill, Mildred Howard, April Sheridan and Stephen Woodall, noon to 5 p.m. at the Poetry Foundation, 61 ...
  • 'Make the politicians use Baragwanath Hospital!' - Daily Maverick (2013/05/09 17:28)
    Daily Maverick'Make the politicians use Baragwanath Hospital!'Daily MaverickThe report states that during the period reviewed, there were “repeated power failures at various hospitals, notably Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital. In tandem, generators have not been a steady backup and have tripped repeatedly in instances ...
  • Theater Listings for May 10-16 - New York Times (2013/05/09 15:11)
    New York TimesTheater Listings for May 10-16New York TimesChristopher Lloyd heads a cast that includes the dependable supporting performers Mary Testa, Tom Riis Farrell and Elizabeth A. Davis. The director, Brian Kulick, did right by .... It is also smart, sad and so impossibly well-spoken you may feel like ...and more »
  • Malick's 'To the Wonder' is a visual swoon-fest - Buffalo News (2013/05/09 04:38)
    Malick's 'To the Wonder' is a visual swoon-festBuffalo NewsIt takes the life-as-a-series-of-memories style of his controversial, Oscar-nominated “Tree of Life” to its near-breaking point, but it sees him succeed, once again, in creating a kind of cinematic tone poem that – for some viewers, at least – feels ...and more »
  • Vampire Weekend's Big Step - Grantland (2013/05/07 14:15)
    Vampire Weekend's Big StepGrantland... without being "smart." For City, Koenig reconvened with co-songwriter Rostam Batmanglij, and the duo composed the music on their own, away from the other two members of Vampire Weekend, drummer Chris Tomson and bassist Chris Baio, who were asked to ...and more »
  • MS Filmmaker Doc Wins Top Prize at Hot Docs; Audience Pics Coming - mediacaster (2013/05/06 04:14)
    MS Filmmaker Doc Wins Top Prize at Hot Docs; Audience Pics ComingmediacasterJury statement: “For its highly personal and poetic approach to the subject, as well as its cinematic vision, the jury awards the Special Jury Prize – Canadian Feature Documentary to Alphée of the Stars.” ALPHÉE OF THE ... It reminds you how smart ...and more »
  • The Web DailyFreeman.com - Kingston Daily Freeman (2013/05/06 00:28)
    The Web DailyFreeman.comKingston Daily Freeman12 p.m. The C.B.C. Trio, Bob Shaut, Charlie Kniceley, and Chris Bowman will perform a selection of Jazz favorites at the High Falls Café, Stone Dock Golf Club, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls, NY. Call 845-687-2699 for more info. 1 p.m. The town of ...and more »
  • Hope springs eternal: Play ball! - BurlingtonFreePress.com (2013/05/05 05:12)
    Hope springs eternal: Play ball!BurlingtonFreePress.comKen was smart and funny and kind. Our conversations would be interrupted – as ... “Baseball is continuous,” poet Donald Hall has reminded us, “like nothing else among American things, an endless game of repeated summers, joining the long generations of ...and more »
  • Have You Hugged Yourself And Others Today? - Patch.com (2013/05/05 02:13)
    Have You Hugged Yourself And Others Today?Patch.comYou could give and receive hugs over the phone; online; in a text, letter, poem, card, or song. You can ... Christopher and Phil, the bar managers, will refresh and revitalize you with appetizing and delectable drinks plus the added bonus of their ...
  • Roundups; Passport to Taste; Run to Remember - Gazette Chicago (2013/05/04 20:13)
    Gazette ChicagoRoundups; Passport to Taste; Run to RememberGazette ChicagoThe Br. J. Richard Rush Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 23 students: Simon Aldama; Brian Bansley; Christopher Beccaria (Loop); Alan Bilina; Emily Brown (Bridgeport); Adrien Cook; Kevin Corcoran; Thompson Cragwell (Loop); Kyrah Davis ...
  • Chris Sweda - Chicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune (2013/05/04 13:52)
    Chris Sweda - Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneNext to her bed, she kept a big, laminated packet from Hadiya's funeral, filled with poems and photos. She was irritated that her parents, who knew ... Kyra — ebullient, smart, pretty — made good copy and good film. She'd always wanted to be on TV ...and more »
  • A Century of Proust - New York Times (2013/05/04 03:49)
    New York TimesA Century of ProustNew York Times(In the poem Proust cites, Hugo is directly addressing the emperor, whose coup sent the staunchly republican poet into exile, and declaring that he will defy Bonapartist authority to the end, even if he proves “the last man standing.”) .... shortly ...
  • Last Call: Grizzlies 118, Clippers 105 (Round 1, Game 6) - Clipperblog (blog) (2013/05/04 01:01)
    Clipperblog (blog)Last Call: Grizzlies 118, Clippers 105 (Round 1, Game 6)Clipperblog (blog)It was disappointing to see such a great season — 56 wins, the Pacific Division title, home-court advantage, the 17-game winning streak, Chris Paul's All-Star Game MVP award, the bench, the lobs, among other things — end so abruptly. It felt so wrong ...and more »
  • Christian books - Toledo Blade (2013/05/03 21:10)
    Christian booksToledo BladeChristopher Jones penned Poems for Christ, published through WestBow Press, the self-publishing arm of the publisher Thomas Nelson. Also from WestBow is Sandy ... Guidelines: Please keep your comments smart and civil. Don't attack other readers ...
  • UNCHARTED: Speedy Ortiz - ChartAttack (2013/05/03 11:48)
    ChartAttackUNCHARTED: Speedy OrtizChartAttack... showcase of independent artists we think you should listen to. This week Chris Hampton profiles self-described 'snack rock' four-piece Speedy Ortiz. ... You're earning an MFA in poetry at UMass. I've always liked Dan Bejar of Destroyer and David ...
  • Crossing Borders - The Smart Set (2013/05/03 10:45)
    Crossing BordersThe Smart SetTo be sure, ask me who I've been reading lately: Maureen Freely, Natasha Wimmer, Bill Johnson, Chris Andrews, James Anderson, Jessica Cohen, Rhett McNeil, Tim Wilkinson, Peter Theroux — but few of these names appear on the covers of the books. ... who ...
  • EVENTS CALENDAR: Sally Kellerman at RJ Julia, Comedy Night at Mishkan Israel - New Haven Register (2013/05/03 09:36)
    EVENTS CALENDAR: Sally Kellerman at RJ Julia, Comedy Night at Mishkan IsraelNew Haven RegisterIreland's Great Hunger Museum, Quinnipiac University, Discussion/book signing by Christopher Conway, author of “The Road to God Knows Where”, 5:30-7 p.m. May 9, free, must reserve, 3011 Whitney Ave., Hamden; 203-582-6500. Mark Twain House ...and more »
  • Pro Musica concert May 4 offers light, hope - Nashoba Publishing (2013/05/03 04:44)
    Pro Musica concert May 4 offers light, hopeNashoba PublishingIt is one of Britten's most interesting and most performed works, set to idiosyncratic poetry by Christopher Smart. Its theme is the manifestation of holiness and God's glory in its myriad forms such as biblical figures, familiar animals, musical ...and more »
  • Marc Maron Does Television Too - BU Today (2013/05/02 21:14)
    BU TodayMarc Maron Does Television TooBU TodayLast July, Maron released his 300th episode of WTF, a milestone in a parade of remarkably frank conversations with many of the biggest names in entertainment: writer-producer-director Judd Apatow and comedians such as Amy Poehler, Zach Galifianakis ...and more »
  • Michael Rosen: 'I'm the yeast in the Brighton festival cake' - The Guardian (2013/05/02 06:46)
    The GuardianMichael Rosen: 'I'm the yeast in the Brighton festival cake'The GuardianTying in with the young detective theme, Lauren Child, author of Charlie and Lola, will be talking about her super smart, super cool, code-breaking, wise-cracking secret agent Ruby Redfort. Judith Kerr, who escaped Nazi Germany as a child, ... Fans of ...
  • Return of the space mountie - Independent Online (2013/05/01 23:52)
    Independent OnlineReturn of the space mountieIndependent Online... may 2 Chris Hadfield. Reuters. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer, watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space ...and more »
  • 5 lessons from Tribeca film fest - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily (2013/05/01 15:24)
    5 lessons from Tribeca film festArab Times Kuwait English DailyIn some cases, a fascinating subject makes for a fascinating movie: Neither “Gore Vidal” nor “Elaine Stritch” challenge their subjects, but the former is a strong, smart portrait of an outspoken and acidic social critic, the latter a moving and ...
  • Cappies reviews: A Man For All Seasons - Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa Citizen (2013/04/30 09:58)
    Cappies reviews: A Man For All Seasons - Ottawa CitizenOttawa CitizenThe man of the hour, Sir Thomas More, played by Christopher Breen, provided the audience with a fantastic performance; his natural charisma and chemistry with all the characters was a staple in the play. Although he had very long ..... The play called ...
  • A Cartoon Tribute To Cats, And The Poets Who Loved Them - NPR (2013/04/30 04:10)
    NPRA Cartoon Tribute To Cats, And The Poets Who Loved ThemNPRNPR books asked Francesco Marciuliano, the author of I Could Pee On This as well as a comic strip writer and a cartoonist, to help walk us through some notable cat-poet duos ... starting with Christopher Smart and his cat, Jeoffry. Christopher Smart ...and more »
  • Charity briefs for April 30 - SouthtownStar (2013/04/29 13:05)
    Charity briefs for April 30SouthtownStarBenefit Concert: Eric Christopher Perry, soloist and chorister at Trinity Episcopal in Copley Square, Boston, will be featured in a benefit concert for Good Shepherd Center on May 11 at the First Presbyterian Church, 17929 Gottschalk Ave., Homewood ...
  • My 2013 Texans draft grades for fans who hate draft grades - Houston Chronicle (blog) (2013/04/29 09:38)
    My 2013 Texans draft grades for fans who hate draft gradesHouston Chronicle (blog)Chris Jones, Bowling Green, DT (6'2″, 302). Texans fans forever have wanted the Texans to draft the next Haloti Ngata. They've wanted .... Making the Texans a good destination for UDFAs with both a good football situation and a low cost of living in ...
  • Edelsten chased over more debt - Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney Morning Herald (2013/04/29 07:24)
    Edelsten chased over more debt - Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning HeraldMr Edelsten, who was declared bankrupt and lost his medical licence in the 1980s, was sentenced to a year in jail in 1990 after being convicted of soliciting hitman Christopher Dale Flannery, aka Mr Rent-A-Kill, to commit an assault. Last year police ...and more »
  • 5 Lessons From the Tribeca Film Festival - TheWrap (2013/04/28 18:39)
    5 Lessons From the Tribeca Film FestivalTheWrapIn some cases, a fascinating subject makes for a fascinating movie: Neither “Gore Vidal” nor “Elaine Stritch” challenge their subjects, but the former is a strong, smart portrait of an outspoken and acidic social critic, the latter a moving and ...and more »
  • Interview: Vampire Weekend are all grown up - Scotsman (blog) (2013/04/27 22:08)
    Scotsman (blog)Interview: Vampire Weekend are all grown upScotsman (blog)Vampire Weekend, from left, Chris Tomson, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij and Ezra Koenig. Picture: Alex John Beck. By AIDAN ... of Vampire Weekend have grown up. Frontman Ezra Koenig discusses what their smart-ass sound turns into after dark with Aidan ...and more »
  • Is Michael Pollan a sexist pig? - Salon (2013/04/27 18:07)
    SalonIs Michael Pollan a sexist pig?SalonMany smart, educated, progressive-minded people, people who in other eras would have been marching for abortion rights or against apartheid, are now immersed in grassroots food organizing, planting community gardens and turning their own homes into ...and more »
  • Remembering the 2003 Blackout, the Most Shameful Night of My Life - VICE (2013/04/27 06:36)
    VICERemembering the 2003 Blackout, the Most Shameful Night of My LifeVICEI was smart enough to realize that I couldn't handle liquor at a young age, and backed off. But I was still determined to reap the benefits of the blackout, and quickly isolated my sober man's version of the party that was erupting around me: ice cream ...
  • Jazz Listings for April 26-May 2 - New York Times (2013/04/25 14:42)
    Jazz Listings for April 26-May 2New York TimesBlack Art Jazz Collective (Monday and Tuesday) Though its name suggests a link to the Black Arts Movement, spearheaded by the poet Amiri Baraka, this ensemble is bound by less contentious aims. .... Ensemble (Wednesday) Mr. Holman, a conscientious ...
  • Theater Listings for April 26-May 2 - New York Times (2013/04/25 14:31)
    New York TimesTheater Listings for April 26-May 2New York TimesIt is also smart, sad and so impossibly well-spoken you may feel like giving up on conversation. .... 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' Portraying a woman mired in what appears to be a permanent midlife crisis, the marvelous comic actor Kristine ...and more »
  • Nash, Blake injuries won't end Lakers' resolve vs. Spurs - USA TODAY (2013/04/25 13:26)
    Nash, Blake injuries won't end Lakers' resolve vs. SpursUSA TODAYTalk about poetic injustice: Spurs forward Tim Duncan turned 37 years old on Wednesday, and spent his birthday evening battling like he, and not Howard, was the one who was a decade younger. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili shrugged off recent injuries ...and more »
  • Science in Wales - ScienceCareers.org (2013/04/25 12:42)
    ScienceCareers.orgScience in WalesScienceCareers.orgBy Chris Tachibana. Wales, known as a land of poets, artists, bards (and rugby), wants to be just as famous for its science. Benchmarking against the other parts of the United Kingdom—England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland—showed that although Wales ...and more »
  • Bagaduce Chorale to perform Britten cantata - Fenceviewer - Fenceviewer (2013/04/25 11:17)
    Bagaduce Chorale to perform Britten cantata - FenceviewerFenceviewerBritten's atmospheric festival cantata was composed in 1943 and is based on the 18th century poet Christopher Smart, who wrote most of this work during his confinement in St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics. The other major work to be performed will be ...
  • Hunting For The Boogie Man - CounterPunch (2013/04/25 01:10)
    Hunting For The Boogie ManCounterPunchEdgar Allen Poe wrote a romantic narrative poem called “Tamerlane,” which includes these lines: “Aye I did inherit / That hated portion, with the fame, / The worldly glory, which has shown / A demon-light around my throne.”) The bombers' ... Graham is ...and more »
  • Places to go; Things to do - Santa Ynez Valley News - Santa Ynez Valley News (2013/04/25 00:05)
    Places to go; Things to do - Santa Ynez Valley NewsSanta Ynez Valley NewsTopic is “Smart Phones" The library is at 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang. 688-4214. Sun., April 28: 1 to 4 p.m. “Spring ... Sat., May 4: 1 p.m. Waxing Poetic at 2363 Alamo Pintado Ave., Los Olivos hosting a Cinco De Mayo Fiesta with live entertainment by ...and more »
  • Entertainment: Duchess of Cambridge, Zack Braff, Ke$ha - Kansas City Star (2013/04/24 13:08)
    Kansas City StarEntertainment: Duchess of Cambridge, Zack Braff, Ke$haKansas City StarThe Cannes Film Festival has announced Wednesday April 24, 2013 the starriest lineup in years for this 2013's competition jury that includes academy award-winners Nicole Kidman, Christopher Waltz and Ang Lee. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File). Marilu ...
  • 'Graceland' is a different sort of 'Taken' - San Diego CityBeat - San Diego CityBEAT (2013/04/24 07:19)
    San Diego CityBEAT'Graceland' is a different sort of 'Taken' - San Diego CityBeatSan Diego CityBEATIt's not a perfect movie, but it's a smart one and an entirely different take on the subject matter than, say, Taken. Write to anders@sdcitybeat.com ... Upstream Color: The new feature from Shane Caruth, whose 2004 film Primer was smart and inventive ...and more »
  • The Boston Bombing was an All-American Spectacle - CounterPunch (2013/04/24 01:04)
    The Boston Bombing was an All-American SpectacleCounterPunchRanging from amateur sleuths taking time out from their regular routine of avoiding chemtrails and beating off their smart meter-induced chlamydia to bestow upon us pearls of expert wisdom, to outraged (Irish? ... Perhaps my favorite piece of idiocy ...and more »
  • TEDx comes to UTA - UTA The Shorthorn (2013/04/22 22:39)
    TEDx comes to UTAUTA The Shorthorn1.6 million Americans are amputees, he said. Romero had his photo made with Christopher Reeve, Superman, when Reeve was paralyzed. .... The UTA Smart Hospital gives students the opportunity to practice skills in a controlled environment, tailored to ...
  • Charity Briefs for April 23 - SouthtownStar (2013/04/22 12:50)
    Charity Briefs for April 23SouthtownStarThere's also a Refer-a-Friend drawing for a chance to win $15,000 cash or a Smart Car. To enter the raffle, call .... Benefit Concert: Eric Christopher Perry, soloist and chorister at Trinity Episcopal in Copley Square, Boston, will be featured in a ...
  • Hollywood Writers Target Young Adults - Wall Street Journal (2013/04/21 20:32)
    Hollywood Writers Target Young AdultsWall Street JournalHer first, "The Geography of Girlhood" was told completely in poems. Enlarge Image. image. Close ... I wrote it as smart as I wanted to write it." Enlarge Image. image ... Influential books growing up: Sci-fi trilogies by John Christopher. YA he ...and more »
  • Haverhill Choral Society prepares for its Spring Concert - Haverhill Echo (2013/04/21 11:13)
    Haverhill Choral Society prepares for its Spring ConcertHaverhill EchoComposed in 1943 and based on a poem by Christopher Smart it is in praise of all beings and things created by God. Sung at the Royal Wedding in 2011 Parry's Blest Pair of Sirens will probably be recognized by most of our audience. The theme of the work ...
  • 50 Hilarious Female Working Comedians (Part 2 of 2) - TheJaneDough.com (2013/04/18 11:57)
    50 Hilarious Female Working Comedians (Part 2 of 2)TheJaneDough.comSo wrote Christopher Hitchens in a now infamous Vanity Fair article. (In case you were wondering, Hitchens decides that the “humor gap” exists because women “have to affect not to be the potentates.”) Five years later, Adam Carolla — remember him?
  • Theater to See in L.A. This Week - LA Weekly (blog) (2013/04/18 09:50)
    LA Weekly (blog)Theater to See in L.A. This WeekLA Weekly (blog)Sullivan's struggle is even harder because she also must fend off interference from an over-indulgent mother (Catherine Gray), a willful, blustering father and a cynical, doubting brother (Tony Christopher). There's occasional .... Quickly establishing ...

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