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The Dirtbombs: Fierce and Funny, Draped in Fuzz

May 2nd, 2008 · The Dirtbombs' "Leopardman at C&A" features an unlikely collaboration: Its words were penned by comics writer Alan Moore for use by his friends in Bauhaus. But singer Mick Collins sets them to his own brisk Bo Diddley beat, so Moore's evocative depictions of a corporate world fallen into savagery are showcased at their funny and despairing best.

Keywords: world · CA · corporate · Writer · Singer · friends · comic · collaboration · Moore · despair · fierce · showcase

Lost Civil-Rights Era Documents Found in Florida

Feb 10th, 2007 · For more than half a century, a briefcase belonging to Harry T. Moore, one of Florida's civil rights pioneers, was missing. It has now been found, just a half mile from where it was before Moore was killed in a bombing.

Keywords: civil · Rights · Pioneer · Florida · era · Moore · briefcase

Life of First Ellis Island Immigrant Revealed ****

Sep 15th, 2006 · The first immigrant to disembark on Ellis Island was Annie Moore, a young woman who has gained near-mythic status in the years since her arrival from Ireland in 1892. But it turns out Annie Moore isn't the person she was thought to be. Now her real story has been brought to light. Renee Montagne speaks with genealogist Megan Smolenyak about Moore's life.

Keywords: immigration · Renee Montagne · Island · Ellis · Ireland · mythical · Moore · 1892 · disembark · Ellis Island · Annie Moore · genealogist

Negotiator of '98 Deal Weighs New Tobacco Ruling

Aug 19th, 2006 · Mike Moore, the former attorney general of Mississippi, weighs a judge's ruling that tobacco companies used deceptive marketing practices. Moore was a lead negotiator in the 1998 settlement between Big Tobacco and the states.

Keywords: attorney · settlement · companies · mississippi · 1998 · Tobacco · Moore · negotiators · Big Tobacco

'The Lifeline': A Combat Surgeon's War Stories *

Apr 4th, 2006 · Dr. Verba Moore tended to wounded U.S. military personnel and Iraqis in a military hospital in Iraq before retiring last year. The Los Angeles Times interviewed her for a major series on medical care in the war zone. Alex Chadwick speaks with Moore about her choice to serve in Iraq, and about the newspaper's series on wounded Iraqi veterans.

Keywords: hospital · newspapers · Iraq · military · Alex Chadwick · medical · retired · Los Angeles Times · interviews · veterans · personnel · surgeon

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto ****

Mar 2nd, 2006 · Tuba player Michael Moore says playing the tuba is like being the goalie in a hockey game. You don't have much to do the whole game, but when the puck comes you have to be ready. Hear Moore perform Ralph Vaughan Williams' Tuba Concerto with the Atlanta Symphony.

Keywords: players · concerto · vaughan · Williams · Ralph · Moore · hockey · Atlanta Symphony · tuba · puck · Michael Moore · goalie

Artist, 'Bama Collide over Trademark Issues ****

Oct 29th, 2005 · Artist Daniel Moore's lifelike depictions of University of Alabama football are a big hit with Crimson Tide fans. But the school is suing for trademark infringement. Moore and copyright lawyer Rebecca Tushnet speak with Debbie Elliott.

Keywords: Lawyers · artists · Debbie Elliott · schools · Fans · football · Copyright · Collided · trademark · Bama · Artist Daniel Moore · lifelike

'Fat Girl': Unsparing Look at Growing Up Large

Jul 8th, 2005 · 'Fat Girl': Unsparing Look at Growing Up Large July 8, 2005 · Author Judith Moore's darkly humorous and unflinching memoir recounts growing up "heavy" with an abusive mother. Moore revels in the delights of a cheeseburger, and the subtle victory of rising above her past.

Keywords: victory · abusing · memoir · revelations · 2005 · Delight · unflinching · humorous · Moore · unsparing · Unsparing Look · Growing Up Large