Gypsy

BBC: Gypsy Is A Racist Word

The Independent | Posted 11.24.2009 | Media


Comedian Ben Miller said the BBC tried to stop him using the word "gypsy" in his new sketch series with Alexander Armstrong because it could be seen a...

Sixth Roma, Maria Balogh, Killed In Hungarian Racial Violence

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 09.07.2009 | World


A sixth victim was found murdered in what is believed to be a spate of attacks on members of Hungary's large Roma community, BBC reports. The woman, ...

Gypsy Brides on Sale and the Money Side of Traditional Matrimony

Jane Minogue | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living


Jane Minogue

Marriage compromises love because marriage is a commercial arrangement; it can involve an exchange where people are considered as commodities.

Romanian 'Gypsy' Children Become Engaged Aged 6 And 4

Telegraph | Last Updated: 12:07PM GMT 11 Mar 2009 | Posted 04.11.2009 | World


A six-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl have become engaged to be married after a gypsy ceremony. ...

From Spain's Storied South, Diverging Voices

Modiba | Posted 04.06.2009 | World


Modiba

For a country with a history of xenophobia towards its Roma population (a.k.a gypsies; or, in Spanish, gitanos), Spain is becoming increasingly fond of traditional gypsy music.

Dubaification Of Istanbul: Amid Building Boom, Gypsies Of Sulukule Forced From Homes

GlobalPost.com | Iason Athanasiadis | Posted 04.02.2009 | World


ISTANBUL -- They lived for almost 1,000 years around the remains of Istanbul's Byzantine walls. But when they were forced to leave, the gypsies of S...

Feeling Normal?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 03.02.2009 | Style


Jayne Lyn Stahl

I grew up in a place, Bayside, New York; a place where, when I mentioned Nietzsche, the woman who lived above me asked, "if you take Penicillin, will it cure that?"

Sarah Palin To Replace Patti Lupone in Gypsy?

Avery Corman | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics


Avery Corman

A member of the producing team for the revival of Gypsy confirmed internal discussions for the replacement of Patti Lupone and Sarah Palin is a leading choice.

Patti LuPone Mesmerizes In Broadway's "Gypsy"

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 04.05.2008 | Entertainment


The drive and determination are still there -- only more so. Patti LuPone gave a virtuosic display of both in last summer's thrilling City Center rev...