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Climate Week NYC Is Here!

treehugger.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Green City, Global, Nyc, No Impact Man, Slow Movement, Rally, Climate Week Nyc, Envionmentalism, Climate Change, Festival, Tony Blair, Go Green, Climate Week, Green News

The 'Week' officially starts on Monday, but events start in earnest tomorrow. There's a full event listing on the Climate Week NY°C website, but here...

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Getting An Education at Telluride Film Festival

Michael Bialas | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, French, Lone Scherfig, Alfred Molina, Festival, Music, Movies, Telluride Film Festival, Laura Linney, George Clooney, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

It's 1961 in Twickenham, England, and 16-year-old straight-A student Jenny dreams of living in Paris but seems content with playing the cello, smoking cigarettes, learning to speak French and listening to Juliette Greco.

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Insect Festival Launches In UK

guardian.co.uk | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Bees, Festival, Colony Collapse Disorder, Insect Festival, Pestival, Green News

How Insect Are We? is the title of the symposium that opens Pestival, a three-day festival starting today and running to 6 September to celebrate inse...

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Folk U (Day 1): Ten Best of the Fest Moments

Michael Bialas | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Folks Festival, Madelein Peyroux, Folk Music, Rufus Wainwright, Colorado, Festival, Mary Gauthier, Dougie Maclean, Concert, Lyons, Rain, Concerts, Rock Concert, Weather, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Folk enthusiasts were like transfixed students eager to soak up some musical knowledge. They were schooled in a wide variety of styles during an afternoon and evening of intense instruction.

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Nine Questions for Madeleine Peyroux

Michael Bialas | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Singer-Songwriter, Festival, Jazz, Music, Madeleine Peyroux, Concert, Folks Festival, Colorado, Billie Holiday, Steely Dan, Jazz Music, Bob Dylan, Patsy-Cline, Bessie-Smith, Joni Mitchell, Paris-France, Hank Williams, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Born in Athens, Georgia, Peyroux spent her teen years in Paris, where she developed a love for jazz. But there are no musical boundaries for Peyroux.

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Face Paint: Not Just For Carnivals Anymore (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 08.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Fair, Slidepoll, Lily Allen, Music Festival, Natasha Khan, Poll, Dazed and Confused, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Stage Make-Up, Festival, Face Paint, Make-Up, Carnival, Style, Dazed and Confused Magazine, Kunga Boy, Elaborate Make-Up, Bat for Lashes, Slideshow, Bonnaroo, Fashion, Drew Barrymore, Style News

Face paint has been used for cultural purposes for centuries. Face painting booths are a staple at carnivals and fairs, and elaborate make-up is ofte...

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Recipe Passed on to the Next Generation

Mary Ann West | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Strawberry, Home Made, Pectin, Multigenerational, Nj, Festival, Preserve, Recipe, Jam, Amish, Sugar, Cresskill, Living News
Mary Ann West

The Strawberry Rite of Passage, now transcribed for future generations, is more than just making great tasting jam, it's the experience of doing it for oneself and knowing where your food comes from, supporting local farmers and recapturing one of the lost home arts.

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Kanye West, Angry Again

Jake Goldman | Posted 07.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Festival, Music, Kanye West, Blog, Bonnaroo, Entertainment News
Jake Goldman

Kanye West has written one of the best humor pieces I've read in quite some time., and he doesn't even know he wrote it: (via his blog) ...this Bonna...

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