Pa. museum automaton has link to Scorsese's 'Hugo' - San Jose Mercury News

Pa. museum automaton has link to Scorsese's 'Hugo' San Jose Mercury News The mechanized doll, animated by a complex system of spring-driven motors and brass cams, can write three poems and draw four pictures. Martin Scorsese's movie "Hugo," nominated for 11 Academy Awards including best picture, has started most recent wave ... and more »

BU Literary Lions Take the Stage Tonight - BU Today

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BU Literary Lions Take the Stage Tonight BU Today Photo of Sigrid Nunez by Marion Ettlinger One of Boston's premier literary events takes place tonight when BU's Creative Writing Program hosts its annual Faculty Reading, where faculty and recent graduates of the program read from their poems, novels, ... and more »

Black experiences are explored in books for children - PopMatters

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Black experiences are explored in books for children PopMatters By Sarah Bryan Miller 22 February 2012 When my family moved to Chicago in the late 1960s, our neighbor Ginny, picking up on my mother's Southern accent, missed no opportunity to criticize “Rebel” racism. But when my mother described her loving ... and more »

Friends and family pay tribute to murdered teen - insideTORONTO.com

Friends and family pay tribute to murdered teen insideTORONTO.com "If I fell, you would have caught me; So for those reasons, man, I wish those cowards shot me; Well, they pretty much did, in the metaphorical sense; I'm looking for my heart, but it went," Boris' childhood friend Nathan Azzopardi read from his poem ...

A unique poetic voice falls silent - The National

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A unique poetic voice falls silent The National "If you want to know what is the latest issue in a community, look at the poems being composed by its members," he urged. He said his illness had been exacerbated by the loss of some his books and property to a house fire. "You know, a fire can eat up ... and more »