Sunday, June 11, 2006

When academia and politics collide

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From the Los Angeles Times A Student's Forest Paper Sparks One Hot Debate By Bettina Boxall and Janet Wilson Times Staff Writers June 11...
Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Latin Jazz pianist Hilton Ruiz dies

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Jazzman Hilton Ruiz dies at 54 By JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 24 minutes ago Jazz pianist and composer Hilton Ruiz, w...

Singer-songwriter Billy Preston dead at 59

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http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-preston7jun07,0,2842449.story?coll=la-home-headlines From the Los Angeles Times Famed Soul Sing...
Monday, June 05, 2006

Digital publishing roils print industry

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NYT June 5, 2006 Digital Publishing Is Scrambling the Industry's Rules By MOTOKO RICH When Mark Z. Danielewski's second novel, ...

Yogyakarta Wounded

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NYT June 6, 2006 Tourism Suffers in Indonesian City Caught Between Quake and Volcano By PETER GELLING YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, June 5 — In the...
Sunday, June 04, 2006

Another Cheikha Rimitti Obituary

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From the Los Angeles Times OBITUARIES Cheikha Rimitti, 83; Algerian Singer, `Mother of Rai' By Jocelyn Y. Stewart Times Staff Writer Jun...

The Return of Fania record label

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New York Times June 4, 2006 The Return of Fania, the Record Company That Made Salsa Hot By JODY ROSEN FANIA RECORDS, the legendary New York ...
Thursday, June 01, 2006

Earthquake Threatens Javanese Arts

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I have been worrying about this since the quake: New York Times June 1, 2006 Quake Upsets the Cradle of Indonesian Culture By PETER GELLING ...
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Havana's China immigrants

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Havana's China immigrants keep traditions By VANESSA ARRINGTON, Associated Press WriterTue May 30, 4:13 AM ET AP Photo/Javier Galeano: T...

Cheikha Rimitti, Pioneer of Algerian Raï Music (1923-2006)

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New York Times May 28, 2006 Cheikha Rimitti, 83, Rebel of Algerian Music, Is Dead By JON PARELES Cheikha Rimitti, a pioneer of the rebelliou...

Nubian Musician Hamza El Din (1929-2006)

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From the Los Angeles Times OBITUARIES Hamza El Din, 76; Musician Popularized North Africa's Ancient Traditional Songs From Times Staff a...
Monday, May 29, 2006

New Orleans mourns Katrina's dead with jazz funeral

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Photos Sean Gardner/Reuters: New Orleans mourns Katrina's dead with jazz funeral Reuters on Yahoo.com By Jeffrey JonesMon May 29, 4:08 P...

NOLA: Second-line fees are too high, ACLU says

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New Orelans Times-Picayune Second-line fees too high, ACLU says Wednesday, May 17, 2006 By Bruce Eggler Staff writer The American Civil Libe...

Rapper faces jail for song dissing France

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Rapper faces jail for song dissing France Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Monday May 29, 2006 Guardian One of France's most popular rappers...
Sunday, May 28, 2006

Hey Man, Pimp My Grill!

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New York Times May 28, 2006 Pimp My Grill By ALLEN SALKIN The reigning heavyweight is the Talos Outdoor Cooking Suite, for $35,000. A KALAMA...