Making waves beyond Philippine shores (PEP)

22 July 2008, 5:36 am

2007 was not all about scandals and breakups in showbizlandia. A number of Filipinos brought honor to the Philippines—instilling national pride among their countrymen within and outside the archipelago.... read more

Summer symposium brings musical talent to Braden stage (The Pantagraph)

22 July 2008, 2:55 am

Four summers ago, eccentric banjo man Bela Fleck brought himself and his three Flecktones to the stage of the annual Music for All (formerly Bands of America) Symposium at Illinois State University.... read more

Janet Jackson is back in the news (The Toledo Blade)

22 July 2008, 1:47 am

"...as human beings we are capable of making sense of situations based on the thinnest slice of experience." — Malcolm Gladwell , author of Blink and The Tipping Point . SAY IT AIN'T SHOW, JANET: The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that we must pay attention to Janet Jack... read more

Healy sorry over gesture (Footy Mad)

21 July 2008, 11:32 pm

Fulham striker David Healy has apologised after making a flute-playing gesture towards Celtic fans during a weekend friendly.... read more

From '30s to '08, making New Orleans jazz (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

21 July 2008, 10:11 pm

NEW ORLEANS - In the 1930s, people danced in New Orleans nightclubs to the sweet and melodic jazz of Creole singer and trumpeter Lionel Ferbos.... read more

Chic and DIY twists on friendship bracelet (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

21 July 2008, 9:16 pm

They're an artifact of summer camps and sleepovers -- bands of brightly colored and knotted threads that encircle wrists or ankles, softened by sunlight and ocean swims, durable as best friends and childhood.... read more

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