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‘Lightweight’ Betjeman overlooked for poet laureate
PA Media: Entertainment via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoSir John Betjeman, one of the best-loved British poets of the 20th century, was initially overlooked as poet laureate because he was considered a...
Who is Cecil T. Hinson? After 80 years, the WWII soldier will come home to Rock Hill
Rock Hill Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoOn a warm Wednesday afternoon, York native Ronnie Taylor sits beneath magnolia shade facing 249...
Movie stars who retired from acting
Yahoo Movies UK· 1 year agoRick Moranis is bringing a 20-year acting hiatus to an end with the 'Honey, I Shrunk The Kids' reboot. But these actors have managed to stay away, for...
Lacey man accused of double homicide appears in Thurston County Superior Court
The Olympian via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoA 21-year-old Lacey man accused of murdering his pregnant wife and a roommate is being held in the...
The voice cast of “Shrek”: Where are they now?
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoCatch up with Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, and more of your favorite swampy stars. DreamWorks/Everett Donkey, Shrek, Princess Fiona, and Lord...
Love Possession? Here are 5 more great works by AS Byatt
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAS Byatt often wrote about what she knew. Her characters largely operated in the same literary...
The most shocking Oscar upsets of all time
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoOlivia Colman Kevin Winter/Getty Images To predict the Oscars is to be at least a little wrong every year. The history of the Academy Awards is riddled...
All the poets turned down for the laureate in 1968
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoProminent poets of the era — including John Betjeman, WH Auden, and Philip Larkin — were disparaged, accused of being drunkards, snobs, communists,...
Why Bob Barker Called Betty White His ‘Sworn Enemy’ After a Dispute Over an Elephant
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe two, both vocal animal rights advocates, never saw eye-to-eye on the subject The post Why Bob...
Voices: The Top 10: Underrated children’s books (part I)
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThis list started with a quotation from WH Auden: “There are no good books which are only for...
