NEW YORK -- National political conventions have become, in NBC's Brian Williams' words, "four-day infomercials." But it's not always clear the message is getting through. | Dealmaking, drama lead up to Hillary's speech | Michelle Obama shows her husband's personal side | Elizabeth Edwards criticized for silence on affair
LeRoi Moore: 1961-2008 PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVE MATTHEWS BAND One song into his band’s set at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Tuesday, August 19, Dave Matthews managed to silence the nearly 20,000 fans. “We got some bad news today,” he told the crowd. “LeRoi gave up his ghost.” Hours before Matthews had uttered the words, Dave Matthews Band saxophonist and founding member
BEIJING It's easy to point a finger at another country, to criticize its pace of modernization, to say its leaders are out of touch with reality. After all, many people will insist, our country does things the "right way." On a cool, beautiful Monday afternoon, I was walking on the Great Wall of China thinking about these topics a day after the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing Games. Read
Come celebrate the vibrant cultural traditions of Tibet at Valhalla in the beautiful Tallac Historic Site just 10 minutes south of Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe today through Aug. 31.
PEP : Last weekend, Philippine Entertainment Portal received an unconfirmed report that Liezl Martinez was diagnosed with cancer, but no details were given about the type of cancer.
When Anya Leybovich arrived in America from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1979, her toughest adjustment was the language, even as a 3-year-old. “I refused to speak Russian or English, so I just made up my own language that was a combination of the two,” she recalls.
-- My South Dakota season started in late August when I purchased my first game camera. I moved it to several locations and photographed some nice bucks. One in particular caught my attention.
“It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.” This advice by the French philosopher has surely been at the forefront of Sarah Hirschman’s life and work.
Last weekend, PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) received an unconfirmed report that Liezl Martinez-wife of actor Albert Martinez and daughter of former movie queen Amalia Fuentes and former "50s matinee idol Romeo Vasquez-was diagnosed with cancer, but no details were given about the type of cancer.