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- Stanford celebrates as Milton turns 400 (Stanford Report)
To celebrate John Milton's 400th birthday, students and scholars convened Dec. 4 in the Terrace Room of Margaret Jacks Hall to read 'Paradise Lost''s 11,000 lines in 10 hours flat.
- 15 Questions with Jamaica Kincaid - Harvard Crimson
15 Questions with Jamaica KincaidHarvard Crimson, MA - 1 hour agoJK: I’m an American and an African-American. I’m an American. That becomes more and more the default of all of us. I love America the more the worse it gets ...
- Teen finds a voice through his talents (Victorville Daily Press)
Editor’s note: Today we continue our 10-part series profiling some of the people who made a difference in 2008.
- Some experts question kid-friendliness of Newbery Medal winners - The Columbus Dispatch
W ASHINGTON -- The Newbery Medal has been the gold standard in children's literature for more than eight decades. On the January day when the annual winner is announced, bookstores nationwide sell out, libraries clamor for copies and teachers add the ...
- JOHN L. SMITH: Maddux brother Mike remembers Greg's beginnings in ... - Las Vegas Review - Journal
Las Vegas Review - JournalJOHN L. SMITH: Maddux brother Mike remembers Greg's beginnings in ...Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - 11 hours agoWhile I'd argue that the cute kids and canine Clauses stole the show, the African-American Santa Elvis guy was right up there. Not to mention the Santa's ...
- Playwright Harold Pinter is buried in London - Columbia Daily Tribune
National PostPlaywright Harold Pinter is buried in LondonColumbia Daily Tribune, MO - 23 hours agoPinter, the son of a Jewish tailor, was raised in London’s East End. As a young man he started writing poetry and acting, and later started writing plays, ...Harold Pinter: Independent and critical to the last World Socialist Web Siteall 12 news articles
- Springs author writes book about pet Labrador - Sun-Sentinel.com
Springs author writes book about pet LabradorSun-Sentinel.com, FL - 18 hours ago"The book is about two love stories – in one, Zoftic helps her master find a life partner. In the second story, [the dog] falls in love with a German ...
- If Americans Knew What Israel Is Doing! VIDEO WAS CENSORED! - OpEdNews
OpEdNewsIf Americans Knew What Israel Is Doing! VIDEO WAS CENSORED!OpEdNews, PA - 2 hours agoI have also just come out with my first book, a combination of poetry, photography and essays entitled "Post Katrina Blues", my reflections on the Gulf ...
- On the trail of the Leopard - guardian.co.uk
On the trail of the Leopardguardian.co.uk, UK - 9 minutes agoHe found the courage to pen The Leopard only when his cousin Lucio won a prize for a book of poetry. 'Being mathematically certain that I was no more of a ...
- Barack Obama fulfils the dream - Times Online
The election of Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan goatherd, as the 44th President of the United States of America is a moment to savour, proof that the promise of a better day, expressed in prose that rises like poetry, can still carry an electorate ...
- Live text - India v Australia (BBC News)
Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run scorer in Test cricket as India look to build a decent first-innings total in Mohali.
- Inspiration Drives Young Writers in Teen Writing Competition - Haldimand Review
Inspiration Drives Young Writers in Teen Writing CompetitionHaldimand Review, Canada - 4 hours agoThe next division was the 12-15- poetry division. Bridget Murphy, 14, won first place with her poem; " I was told to write a poem. ...
- South Africa bids farewell to music legend Miriam Makeba - Sydney Morning Herald
South Africa bids farewell to music legend Miriam MakebaSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 2 hours agoSouth African jazz great Hugh Masekela performed a mournful solo of one her songs, with the audience clapping along softly, while poet Maishe Maponya read a ...
- A Simple Story With a Complicated Greek Chorus - New York Times
A Simple Story With a Complicated Greek ChorusNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoIf such visual poetry occurred more often, “Go in Grace†might become dance drama of importance. It tends, however, to stay literal and is further limited ...
- Pinter changed the face of theater (Seattle Times)
Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning playwright who addressed the isolation, fear and brutality of life in an original style that changed the face of 20th-century theater, has died. He was 78.
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