| Truth, Justin and the American Way #1-5
Truth, Justin and the American Way is yet another entry in this trend, but not in the usual way. It's not a revamp of an old title or a new series featuring an old character. But rather it is a glorious celebration of almost everything the '70s and the '80s had to offer. .
On insidious NGOs and civil society-wallahs, meddling diplomats
There is no gainsaying that nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), once perceived as small bands of activists, have, in the wake of the collapse of Communism, which exposed poverty and opened up countries once off limits to these groups, and improved communication via television and the Internet, gained global prominence since the 1990s. In their book The New Global Brands: Non-Government Organizations in the 21st Century (2005), authors Nathalie Laidler-Kylander and John A. Quelch raise several important questions: To what extent should NGOs cooperate with national governments and multinational corporations (MNCs) if doing so will advance their missions? Where is the line between cooperation and co-optation? How can they balance operational and advocacy efforts? There are others, but the first two are crucial in the context of Bangladesh .
Ornette Coleman Wins 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Music
"The Pulitzer is one of the very few prizes that award artistic distinction in front-edge, risk-taking music. To dilute this objective by inviting the likes of musicals and movie scores, no matter how excellent, is to undermine the distinctiveness and capability for artistic advancement."-Composer Lewis Spratlan (2000 Pulitzer Prize in Music winner for opera Life is a Dream), on the Pulitzer's 2004 decision that "the prize should not be reserved essentially for music that comes out of the European classical tradition."Of course! We wouldn't want anyone thinking that music outside the "classical" academy could have distinctiveness and capability for artistic advancement, would we, asshole?It's prejudices like Spratlan's, extremely narrow-minded but all too common in the ivory-tower world of "serious" music, that made it still shocking this week—three years after the Board decided to broaden its musical range—when Ornette Coleman won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Music for last year's wonderful Sound Grammar album.
Northern student brings Japanese culture to class
Alaine Seyfried is turning a blank panel above a window at Port Huron Northern High School into a portrait of a Japanese rock star. Alaine, 16, of Fort Gratiot brought her interests in Japanese and art together to paint an acrylic image of Miyavi, a guitarist, singer and pop-culture icon in Japan. .
VH1 comedian brings quality humor on tour
Christian Finnegan, the recognizable face of sarcastic comedy from VH1's above mentioned all-things-pop-culture show, visits Georgia Hall tonight as part of his "Two for Flinching" tour, courtesy of the University Union.
"Our mission is to bring entertainment acts to the University that appeal to the general student body and that students wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity of seeing on campus," said Union Entertainment Coordinator Matt Slotten. "We hope to appeal to the broadest range of students possible and to bring the highest quality shows to campus as we can."
Quality shouldn't be an issue, as Finnegan's credits and popularity are on a steady rise. Along with his "Best Week Ever" appearances, he also has his own "Comedy Central Presents" stand-up special and is the actor behind "Chad" of Chappelle's Show fame.
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