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Poetry Friday: Take a (line) break

Poetry Friday: Take a (line) break

To celebrate National Poetry Month, The Thread is showcasing three poems every Friday from local independent publishing houses.
by Tracy Mumford

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A flamenco treatment of Argentina's tragic past

A flamenco treatment of Argentina's tragic past

"Garden of Names" tells a story of those who disappeared during the rule of the junta.
by Euan Kerr

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Man in the Mirror dedicated to kidnapped boy

"Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson was number one on the Billboard pop chart 30 years ago today. Jackson dedicated the song to Yoshiaki Ogiwara, a five-year-old Japanese boy who was kidnapped, held for ransom and eventually murdered.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'The Chandelier' is a stop-motion, shaggy dog masterpiece

'The Chandelier' is a stop-motion, shaggy dog masterpiece

Brazilian modernist Clarice Lispector's second novel, written when she was 26, is an essentially story-free story, fragmentary and obsessed with the nature of thought -- but it will carry you away.
by Lily Meyer

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From B-Boys to X-Men: Alt-comics' Ed Piskor goes mainstream

From B-Boys to X-Men: Alt-comics' Ed Piskor goes mainstream

Cartoonist Ed Piskor is best known for his award-winning "Hip Hop Family Tree" series, and for working with alt-comics legend Harvey Pekar. So how did he get Marvel to give him a shot at the X-Men?
by Etelka Lehoczky

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The night Uncle Clarence went out to kill a white man

The night Uncle Clarence went out to kill a white man

Composer Davu Seru uses his art to bring together two families whose lives were changed in the aftermath of Martin Luther King's assassination.
by Marianne Combs

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Appetites: Ringing in spring with sweet maple syrup

Appetites: Ringing in spring with sweet maple syrup

Beth Dooley shares how you can make your own syrup, along with a recipe for when you're successful.
by Tom Crann

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An 'Exhausted' Martin Luther King Jr.'s final 31 hours

An 'Exhausted' Martin Luther King Jr.'s final 31 hours

A bomb threat, a march turned violent and a militant black power group all weighed heavily on the civil rights leader during his last speech in 1968, says "Redemption" author Joseph Rosenbloom.
by Noel King and Jeffrey Pierre

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