By Steve
Thursday June 24, 2010
- Wanda Jackson: Rockabilly rebel (Stuff)
- Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson – 72 and going strong (3News)
- Rockabilly filly: At 72, the iconic Wanda Jackson still blazes trails (Daily Times)
- In Ireland, Tuesday’s Grace by Bono (NY Times)
- Imelda May rocks (Summit Daily News)
- Imelda May: Letting her music take the lead (PhillyBurbs)
- Walt Whitman and the world at our disposal by R.R. Reno (First Things)
- My vocation as a priest by Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun Times)
- Food is the thrill at some bachelor parties (NY Times)
- Vatican: ‘Blues Brothers’ a ‘Catholic Classic’ (America)
- Los Angeles restaurants that shouldn’t be missed—even if there’s only time for a drive-by. (Dwell)
- Faustus makes a deal by David Brooks (NY Times)
- New Agers, neo-pagans see Stonehenge solstice:
Thousands wait for dawn at the Heel Stone, a pillar just outside the circle, which aligns with the rising sun. (Chicago Tribune)
- A Brazilian makes playful but serious art (NY Times)
- How denim aficionados make new jeans their own (SF Chronicle)
- For interior designers, D.I.Y. philosophy extends to web magazine (NY Times)
- Conan O’Brien and Jack White jam rockabilly (The Epoch)
- Conan O’Brien drops the needle on a vinyl record (USA Today)
- In Vatican Fresco, Visions of the Brain (NY Times)
- ‘Rockabilly Filly’ Rosie Flores opens Sounds of Texas show (The Courier)
- Vintage Bettie opens its doors: It’S got micro minis from the 60s, classic Hollywood looks, inspiration from the legendary pin-up bad girl Bettie Page and genuine pre-loved vintage one-offs. And for Rockhampton’s Lisa Jack, who adores everything old, it’s all about living and sharing the fashion and culture from her dream eras. (The Bulletin)
- Praying with the office chaplain (Wall Street Journal)
- Earliest icons of Peter and Paul found: Experts restore 4th-century paintings in Roman catacomb (MSNBC)
- Sale shines light on unheralded art legacy: Lovers of art and music will unite this week at a sale of 76 pieces by African-American artists who found inspiration in blues and jazz. (Wall Street Journal)
- A combustible faith:
How politics and religion forged Christian orthodoxy. A review of Philip Jenkins’ latest book ‘Jesus Wars.’ (Christianity Today)
- In Calif. area, peacocks rule the roost: Young professionals escaping L.A. for bucolic Palos Verdes are being pitted against a different thriving population: peafowl. (Wall Street Journal)
- Q+A: Selling girls on Craigslist. Rebecca Project founder Malika Saada Saar explains how Craigslist became the medium for human trafficking. (Her.meneutics)
- An interview with Jonny Lang (Blogcritics)
- Sweet cred: A taste test to see which is the true Southern onion: The Vidalia or the Palmetto Sweet (Charlotte Observer)
- Boogie at the Bro-Am: Switchfoot puts together concert and surf contest to benefit homeless kids (Sign-On San Diego)
- Christians expelled, Morocco and US spar over religious freedom: A congressional committee is holding a hearing today on religious freedom in Morocco, which expelled nearly 100 Christian foreigners in March. Morocco is investigating an American school that parents have accused of spreading Christianity. (CS Monitor)
- Tibetans fear a broader crackdown (NY Times)
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