In the summer of 1969, the same summer as Woodstock, some of the greatest musical acts of the time such as Stevie Wonder, BB King, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson and The Fifth Dimension performed at Mount Morris Park in New York. Woodstock was immortalized. Forget the Harlem Cultural Festival. But … Read more
What can you say about the biblical book of Psalms? Well, this particular story begins with an idea from a Florida rabbi. On the way, it receives help resulting from the grief of an Ohio family. And it ends in Montana’s Gallatin Valley. More than a year ago, local rabbi Chaim Bruk heard another rabbi … Read more
Families say they are driven insane by the noise of an ice cream truck that is said to be so loud “it gets to the soul”. People in an area south of Liverpool say the jingle manages to wake up their sleeping children or disrupt bedtime because the kids are fighting over ice cream. Frustrated … Read more
This is especially true in New England. Not that they make bets on which of the fresh fish will burst into tears first, like “barrel your nose!” in Shawshank. But there is still a process that must be worked through to earn respect in Foxboro. Patriots newbies must wear pads. Get your hair shaved like … Read more
(MENAFN – Asia Times) “I have a soul,” said my lunchtime partner at The Hong Kong Club on February 20, 2019. Jimmy Lai and I had recently spoken about a CNN newscast that showed his home in Hong Kong being monitored not by police but by unidentified “watchers” who followed him to his office at … Read more
The Australian band Hiatus Kaiyote was formed in 2013 with an amorphous sound that incorporated rock, funk and soul and caught the ears of Questlove, Erykah Badu and Q-Tip. Drake listened too: in 2017 he sampled a song from the band’s second LP for his playlist “More Life”. The group’s singer and guitarist, Naomi Saalfield, … Read more
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The greatest political paradox in our nation’s history is this: Our 15th President, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, was by any measure the best president our country has ever had. But why did we choose his exact opposite as successor in the end? Noynoy was meek, respectful, … Read more
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins shot into this world on fire. Square Enix’s chaos-filled E3 trailer instantly became a meme, and the accompanying demo started in an unplayable state. Worse, the gameplay just looked boring. But after actually playing the Stranger of Paradise demo, I turned my mind around. In fact, it only took … Read more
Just when things couldn’t get darker for Sydney siders, Splendor in the Grass announced that they have canceled their Sydney pop-up event Splendor in the City – just weeks after the launch date was published. Splendor in the Grass just announced the cancellation of their Splendor in the City pop-up festival in Sydney due to … Read more
Does he have someone else in his life? Does he even care that I exist, much less in his life, but in this same house? Why doesn’t he care about my feelings? Then why did he commit to me? Are we done Questions like these often come to mind when we feel ignored. But wait! … Read more