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Capitol Hill Seattle (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
While the rest of the city gets stuffy 'town halls,' Capitol Hill's opportunity to discuss incoming Seattle mayor Mike McGinn's 3 Big Questions comes in a nightclub. With beer and other elements that make discussing a new era of city politics even more palatable, McGinn and his gang of new Seattle power brokers will be saying goodbye to the War Room . Sunday night, the club is throwing its last party...
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Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
I've been following the work of Louis Rosen and Capathia Jenkins since 2005 when I first went to hear them at Joe's Pub. Back then they were performing songs by Rosen set to the poems of Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. It was an exhilarating performance of indescribably beautiful and soulful art songs that tapped into classical, blues, gospel and jazz influences. A year or so later they released...
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Dictionary Quotes (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Night funeralIn Harlem: Where did they getThem two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay–His insurance lapsed the other day–Yet they got a satin boxfor his head to lay. Night funeralIn Harlem: Who was it sentThat wreath of flowers? Them flowers camefrom that poor boy’s friends–They’ll want flowers, too,When they meet their ends. Night funeral in Harlem: Who preached...
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Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Name: Al Roker Age: 55 Neighborhood: Who wants to know? [ Ed. Upper East Side ] Occupation: Hand me the darts Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional? Langston Hughes. What's the best meal you've eaten in New York? The last one I had. In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job? Pinch myself that I'm not dreaming. [ Ed: Also, this . ] Would you still live...
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Slog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Mayor-elect Mike McGinn has completed his schedule for three town halls before he is sworn in as mayor. (Two were confirmed yesterday .) Probably safe to bet that these are going to be packed : Monday, November 30 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Northgate Community Center gymnasium 10510 5th Ave Northeast Tuesday, December 1 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center 104 17th Ave South (17th...
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No Tells (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
For Immediate Release http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/announcements.html Poetry Foundation Launches Poetry Tour of Washington, DC Free downloadable audio tour shines a literary light on the nation’s capital CHICAGO—The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Washington, DC, Poetry Tour. The interactive tour, freely available at www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrytour,...
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Slog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Mike McGinn will hold three town halls—one in south Seattle, one in the Central District, and one near Northgate—before taking over the mayor's office in January. In a pivot from his campaign-themed stump speeches, McGinn says he's intent on listening to residents about what they want. "I just want to know how we build trust in government and how we built a strong team," McGinn...
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What's Left in the Church (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
N.B.: This is a far more thoughtful response to Feodor's complaint about my remarks concerning Marcel Proust. If this doesn't satisfy him, well, I'll buy him a subscription to Dissent. One point George Scialabba made last evening with which I profoundly disagree (for obvious reasons) is the effect of the internet on literacy . I find this odd, in particular, since so much of what happens on the internet...
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Dictionary Quotes (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Democracy will not comeToday, this year Nor everThrough compromise and fear. I have as much right As the other fellow has To standOn my two feet And own the land. I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course.Tomorrow is another day.I do not need my freedom when I’m dead.I [...]
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montgomeryadvertiser.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
"Black Nativity: An Anthem of Praise" was inspired by the original work of Langston Hughes, and similar to William Shakespeare, Hughes' text allows the play's directors to layer its scenes as they like with various interplays that bring life to Hughes' vision.
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Cecilia Ann (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
NEXT STOP CHICAGO--TWO BIG ROCKPILE EVENTS!! ROCKPILE Symposium--Music and Poetry: The Art of Poetry Collaboration. Tuesday, November 17th 5pm to 8pm Columbia College Chicago, Ferguson Hall 600 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605 +1 312-663-1600 About: Since Kenneth Rexroth and Langston Hughes first collaborated with jazz musicians (but then Jelly Roll Morton claimed to have collaborated with...
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
A boyhood home of writer Langston Hughes has been purchased after foreclosure by a nonprofit group in Cleveland that aims to preserve it.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
A boyhood home of writer Langston Hughes has been purchased after foreclosure by a nonprofit group in Cleveland that aims to preserve it.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
A boyhood home of writer Langston Hughes has been purchased after foreclosure by a nonprofit group in Cleveland that aims to preserve it.
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