Green Girls Global Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Those of you in the Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Warwickshire area looking for a green themed day out at the weekend might like to visit the Fold’s GreenFest on Saturday. It is being opened by Brigit Strawbridge of the ‘It’s not easy being green’ TV show and Satish Kumar will also be giving a talk. Stalls [...]
Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | yesterday
The mysterious adopted offspring of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise came out of hiding to fly to Nashville and see their new baby sister, Sunday Rose. According to In Touch, Isabella and Connor Cruise were able to take time out of their busy schedule to hold the new baby and spend time with the mom [...]
Greenthinkers (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Innovative News covers companies and institutions who are developing technologies to promote green living. But in this post they’ve moved away from that outlook to look internally. We present to you their top ten ways to live a green life....
Direct2Dell (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
On Saturday, July 26, we're excited to team up once again with Goodwill to raise awareness for responsible computer recycling and keeping harmful electronic waste out of the environment and communities-especially a community we call home. For the second time since we opened our Winston-Salem, N.C. (WS1) site, we're partnering with Goodwill of Northwest North Carolina and the City of Winston-Salem...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Hüsker Dü According to this totally random list I found, the 25 'Greatest Punk Rock Artists' are:1. The Clash 2. MC5 3. The Ramones 4. The Sex Pistols 5. The Stooges 6. Dead Kennedys 7. Fugazi 8. Black Flag 9....
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Apparently country legend Glen Campbell has a covers album coming out on August 5 (via Capitol), titled Meet Glen Campbell, ...
IndieBlogHeaven (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Let me start off by saying I love Glen Campbell. So many classics, the guy has a treasure trove of songs that stick with you. In the seventies he was one of the most consistent country artists alive, and Jimmy...
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
You read that correctly. Country Music Hall of Famer, "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Gentle On My Mind" crooner, True Grit actor, ex-host of The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour , mugshot grad , and all-around music legend Glen Campbell has himself a contemporary covers collection. It goes without saying that this feels very much like a bid for relevancy a la Johnny Cash's and Paul Anka career revivals, but...
DealBook (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Here’s some good news for Warner Music Group’s long-suffering private equity backers: According to The New York Post, the music label, whose artists include R.E.M. and Green Day, is the year’s best-performing media stock. As of Tuesday’s close, Warner Music shares were up 34 percent so far in 2008, while the stock of every other company [...]
Serge the Concierge (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
In Cotton versus Olives, Kelly Zito (Village Green, SF Chronicle) looks at various crops grown in California and how thirsty...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
No, no... I'm not making fun of drag queens, but I'm starting to think that American politics has become no more than one huge drag show of lip-synching performances by politicians impersonating people.
Liberal Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Spirit of 1976 has found a secret video exposing the Gay Agenda to Take Over the World. Steph Ashley can’t understand why everyone quotes Iain Dale as if his views actually matter. I share her mystification on this. Alix Mortimer compares Lib Dem and Tory campaign slogans and (surprisingly!) finds the Tory one somewhat wanting. Dreaming of Simplicity [...]
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
By Paul Swiech, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Jul. 18--BLOOMINGTON -- About 500 pounds of unused prescription and nonprescription medicines have been collected for proper disposal in McLean County since a Livingston County program expanded here on June 28.
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Seminal queercore band Pansy Division are the subject of a new film which takes a look at their formation, rise, and cultural relevance. Pansy Division: Life In A Gay Rock Band features footage of punk personalities like Jello Biafra and Billie Joe Armstrong ( Green Day ). It will be screening this Friday, July 18th, as part of the 2008 Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival . Showtime...
The Fire and the Rose (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Halden has announced the line-up for his upcoming Bonhoeffer Blog Conference, scheduled for later this fall. Here is the tentative schedule: Day 1: Introduction by Halden Day 2: ‘ Christ my Conscience’: Bonhoeffer on Identity, Moral Integrity, and Christian Community by Chris Green Day 3: ‘ Being Made in Human Likeness’: ‘Ethics as Formation’ and Von Balthasar’s Concrete Universal by Eric Meyer Day...
