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• 'Yankee Doodle' turns 250 — well maybe
Shuckburgh's own correspondence and other contemporary documents support the June 1758 date, according to Paul Huey of the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
• 'Compromise, hell!'
A contemporary in the Senate, Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, preceded Helms as the standard-bearer for civil rights opponents. But when Thurmond was threatened with political extinction — winning only 56 percent of the vote in 1978 — he began ...
• This channel's programming is truly deadly
All we want to be is relevant, we want to be applicable and contemporary and ... we're going to keep the Bible open as well," said one parishioner, with a beer in his hand. Another parishioner said: "I think a lot of people who do want to go out and ...
• Famed tenor Guiseppe Di Stefano dies at 86
Di Stefano was at the height of his career when other stars of contemporary opera were taking their first steps. Luciano Pavarotti, who died in September, had his big international break when he stood in for Di Stefano as Rodolfo in Puccini’s “La ...
• On concert stages, it's summer rerun season
... Heart,” from the animated movie “Tarzan,” which he later scored for the current Broadway version. Though a Genesis reunion with Peter Gabriel is rumored, don’t expect the prog rock drummer on the “Today Show”. Look for Adult Contemporary ...

» Assembly Language - News, reviews, image galleries, and texts concerning avant-garde culture and contemporary art in Tokyo. Updated daily.
» Cyber Japan - Includes several video clips, photos, and news on Japanese youth clubs and trends.
» Design Festa - Tokyo art festival that includes various artists coming from all parts of the country.
» DNP Gallery - Information on three graphic arts museums: the Ginza Graphic Gallery of Tokyo, the DDD of Osaka, and the Center for Contemporary Graphic Art of Fukushima.
» Mori Art Museum - Part of Roppongi Hills complex. Gives introduction and information on current exhibitions.
» Rongwrong - Contemporary art information in Japan. Exhibition review, and works of an artist Rongwrong.
» Shiseido Women - Photos and brief descriptions of fashion trends in Japan and western influences during the 20th Century.
» Tanpopo No Ye - Allows the creative work of people with disabilities to be seen by new audiences by collaborative exhibitions where the public can encourage new artists with disabilities.


» The Importance of Yoko Ono - Describes the life of Ono and her generation in Japan, as well as the meshing with John Lennon and the Sixties social movement. (November, 2000)