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“Happy Birthday, Peter Richards!” [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
PETER RICHARDS (7/13)Mars! Mars! Mars!& we’re bouncin’ off the walls!& Peter Rich’ll teach ya which,You beach- & basketballs! You beach- & basketballs!—Ya slam ’em in the net.—HELL sinky, kinda kinkyKey to oubliette. Umma-gumma yes…
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“The Last Fisherman” by Hyam Plutzik (born today, 102 years ago)
He will set his camp beside a cold lake And when the great fish leap to his lure, shout high To three crows battling a northern wind. Now when the barren twilight closes its…
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The Little-Known Film That Changed History (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
Pimpernel Smith is the most morally influential film ever made. The 1941 adventure film focused on the main character’s rescue of innocent people from the Nazis. The film was made by Leslie Howard using…
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A Poetry Tour That Rocks [by Sharon Preiss]
You are one lucky dog if you are in Iowa City, Iowa, tonight July 9, or in St. Paul, Minnesota, tomorrow July 10. You’ll get to go checkout the Graywolf poetry tour at either…
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The Blind – A cappella opera for 12 voices [by Lera Auerbach]
Some works have a destiny of their own, independent of the intentions of their authors. They arrive, unannounced, slam the door in your face, take residency in your house, and boss you around. In…
