Miel de Botton: 'Singing has always been my secret dream'
In her bedroom – first in Switzerland and later, after her parents moved to the UK, in London – she would spend hours listening to Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison in-between writing poetry and pretending to conduct in front of the mirror. Music was … Read more on Daily Mail

Movies: 'Ernest & Celestine'
It also lacks the heroic proportions and poetry of “300,” mainly thanks to a less impressive cast and murky, forgettable script. Sullivan … 91 minutes; not rated, but with drug and alcohol abuse, sex, vandalism and profanity worthy of an R. — Roger … Read more on Ventura County Star

Surprisingly sophisticated rap lyrics
It's a reference to a well-known trend in ancient Greek poetry and literature: the invocation of the Muse. Migos is calling upon the inspirational … This is frankly the most artful satirization of recreational drug use that I have ever heard. Young … Read more on Johns Hopkins News-Letter

North Shore News in Brief
“Get to Know the Festival Poets,” a program at the Peabody Institute Library, will discuss the work of poets who will be featured at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival, which will be held in Salem from May 2 to 4. Led by poet and Salem State … Al-Anon … Read more on The Salem News