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Anders Parker Live Review and Interview (antiMUSIC) - .Living in Rochester, New York would be perfect if I was a Jazz or Blues fan. Tons of acts travel through to collect money from the numerous "cultured" people of this area.

Theater review: 'Wedding Singer' leaves us at the altar (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - It's not a terrible idea to turn movies into Broadway musicals. You can't argue with the kicky success of "The Producers" and "Hairspray" -- both of which transferred well to the stage because of their wicked sense of self-satire, characters and attitude. "The Wedding Singer" had none of those underlying strengths. It succeeded as a film largely because Adam Sandler's boy-child of a loser ...

Counting down and planning the BIG DAY (The Virginia Gazette) - Introduce both families and announce your engagement. Begin a budget. Create a guest list. Select a tentative date. Choose your wedding party.

DVD Review: Funny Face - 50th Anniversary Edition (Blogcritics.org) - Funny Face is as much an ode to Paris as it is about the importance of individuality and integrity. And Hepburn is so irresistibly cute. “Banish the black, burn the blue, and bury the beige.” – Maggie Prescott, Quality Magazine editorI thought I would have to wait long for the reason why the color pink is so dominant on the DVD cover. The film’s opening track and dance sequence cleared that up ...

Mother of the groom takes on added roles (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) - The roles for mothers of grooms have evolved. The mothers still show up, alright, yet many have a more prominent role in the wedding planning.

High-Tech Revolution Remaking Rural India (Washington Post) - NEEMANA, India -- A chorus of clanging metal and clunking lumber burst the morning air in this village as farmers reclined on jute cots, smoking water pipes and supervising the construction of fancy mansions with marble floors and spiraling columns. Along narrow dirt tracks, buffaloes and tractors...

Book review: ‘Trespass’ deftly weaves tales of intruders and the people who fear them (The State) - Valerie Martin is a marvel. She takes us to such unexpected places, so elegantly, so deeply yet delicately, and with such unexpected insights. She wrote “Mary Reilly,” the story of a housemaid in the Dr. Jekyll (and Mr. Hyde) home. She wrote “The Great Divorce,” which examines splits of all kinds, including that of humans and nature. Among the characters is the Louisiana Cat Woman, who, legend ...

Child helps us learn through his music (The Globe Gazette) - Music builds connections for people. A song might invoke memories of a senior prom, a big game or a wedding dance. In the case of my nearly 2-year-old son, music means learning and fun.

City residents voice drilling concerns (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - By MIKE LEE FORT WORTH -- City Councilman Sal Espino should have been at ease on a recent Monday evening. He was leading a community meeting on the north side, the neighborhood where he grew up, in the parish hall where his parents recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. He was telling a crowd of about 40 residents that the city was about to spend $4.8 million to fix up nearby ...

A Few Words From Katie O'Malley (Washington Post) - She doesn't think the Ehrlichs recycled. The rumors on the campaign trail about her marriage were hardest on her teenage daughters. If she weren't a judge, she would become a kindergarten teacher.