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Hoopla TVT He's a smooth soul man with lyrical finesse, and he all but invented the thoughtful brand of hip-hop later embraced by acts such as Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu. Still, ex-Arrested…

1947 Academy Awards

The 1947 Academy Awards were presented March 20, 1948 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles.Best Motion PictureThe Bishop's Wife (Goldwyn; RKO Radio)Crossfire (RKO Radio)Gentleman's…

The Golden Bird

The Golden Bird A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted, and about the time when they began to grow…

The Celtic Twilight: Kidnappers

by W. B. Yeats A VoiceThe Untiring OnesKidnappers A little north of the town of Sligo, on the southern side of Ben Bulben, some hundreds of feet above the plain, is a small white square…

The Celtic Twilight: Village Ghosts

by W. B. Yeats A Visionary"Dust Hath Closed Helen's Eye"Village Ghosts In the great cities we see so little of the world, we drift into our minority. In the little towns and villages…

Under Saturn

Under SaturnDo not because this day I have grown saturnine Imagine that some lost love, unassailable Being a portion of my youth, can make me pine And so forget the comfort that no words can…

Amy Lowell: The Painter on Silk

The Painter on SilkThere was a man Who made his living By painting roses Upon silk.He sat in an upper chamber And painted, And the noises of the street Meant nothing to him.When he heard…

The Willow-Wren and the Bear

The Willow-Wren and the Bear Once in summer-time the bear and the wolf were walking in the forest, and the bear heard a bird singing so beautifully that he said: 'Brother wolf, what bird is…

The Three Languages

The Three Languages An aged count once lived in Switzerland, who had an only son, but he was stupid, and could learn nothing. Then said the father: 'Hark you, my son, try as I will I can get…