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• Couldn't find work in Mexico
On the bus to O'Hare and their flight home, several men spontaneously started singing a popular Mexican folk song: "Mexico lindo y querido/Si muero lejos de ti/Que digan que estoy dormido y que me traigan aqui." "Mexico, dear and beautiful/If I die ...
• North Korea to halt tours to historic city
The guide, a Kaesong native, was witty and warm as he told tourists about the history of the capital known as Songdo, "the City of Pine Trees," at one point serenading them with Korea's most famous folk song, "Arirang" and teasing them with jokes ...
• The gift of knowledge: 6 green reads
For the thirsty folk Elizabeth Royte’s "Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It" will be stuffed into the stockings of the friends and family who just can’t seem to kick the plastic water bottle habit. As I discussed in last week ...
• Carla Bruni: I want Michelle Obama’s advice
But Bruni was not in New York in her capacity as first lady; instead, she was there to promote her third album, “Comme Si de Rien N'etait" ("As If Nothing Had Happened"), a collection of songs written in a cabaret/folk style. Many are romantic ...
• Taylor Swift, David Archuleta have new CDs
Twenty years after her self-titled debut, Tracy Chapman remains true to her musical calling: soul-rich folk melodies around a voice of honesty and nuance that nails ambivalence like no other. Chorusless opener “Sing for You” is one of Chapman’s ...