Radio Comic Part II: Dancing For Drugs
Nov 11th, 2008 · This week, we are presenting a radio comic strip about the new economy. In part two, a middle class family experiments with "how to be poor."
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Like A Fox: 'A Feeling That Launched A Thousand Wars'
Oct 21st, 2008 · Like a Fox is a psychedelic rock band based in Philadelphia and founded in 2004 by former Lenola singer Jay Laughlin. Its upcoming album Where's My Golden Arm? features 40 minutes of carefree, synth- and electric-guitar-driven music that's suitable for dancing along.
Despite Hard Times, Native Americans Keep Dancing *
Sep 25th, 2008 · Each year, thousands of Native Americans travel around the country participating in powwows. The events bring tribes together and keep culture strong. But with gas prices rising and the economy slowing, it's been a struggle to maintain this tradition.
Nepal Closes Nude Disco ***
Sep 16th, 2008 · Everybody faces economic trouble these days, but Nepal's trouble may be more fun. The United States has the collapse of Lehman Brothers; Nepal has the collapse of the nude disco. Police ordered nude dancing establishments to close early. Then police started shutting them down entirely. Disco workers protested this week. They claim that the government's move endangers 80,000 jobs.
Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 'Music, Money, Madness'
Sep 15th, 2008 · Sammy Davis, Jr. made $50 million singing, dancing and cavorting with the Rat Pack but died impoverished and in debt to the IRS. Matt Birjeck, author of the biography Deconstructing Sammy, discusses the entertainer's legacy.
Regina Carter Keeps The Kids Dancing
Sep 11th, 2008 · At the Rose Center for Earth & Space, the audience is full of children. Violinist Regina Carter keeps them busy with danceable music. The MacArthur Genius Grant winner plays music by Luis Bonfa and Edvard Grieg as well as her own songs. Pianist Helen Sung and her quartet opens.
Rap Celebrating Physics A Hit *
Sep 2nd, 2008 · Thousands of people have watched a YouTube video celebrating a particle accelerator in Europe. The rapper is Kate McAlpine, a Michigan State University grad shown dancing inside the facility that is 27 kilometers long. The spokesman for the lab says the science is dead on.
Sometimes Jamming Trumps Politics
Aug 27th, 2008 · David Greene missed Hillary Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention. He was too busy dancing at an Ozarks jam session in Mountain View, Ark — in search of local leaders.
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