Mary Travers, from the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul, And Mary has died.
The band’s publicist, Heather Lylis, says Travers died at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut on Wednesday. She had battled leukemia on and off since 1995.
Travers joined forces with Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey in the early 1960s, and together the trio [...]
Mary Travers, a member of the hugely popular 1960s US folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died in the US. She was 72.
Heather Lylis, the band’’s publicist, said Travers passed away yesterday at the Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. She had battled leukemia for several
years, reports The Times.
Travers joined forces with Peter Yarrow and Noel [...]
Singer Mary J. Blige has said that she is not ready to write her memoir, as she is still young.
“I””m still not ready. The older I get the more I have to talk about. It”’’s gonna be a great book. They should wait until I””m really ready,” Contactmusic quoted her as having told the New [...]
You knew it was coming to this, didn’t you?
Wired.com’s blogs have been taking turns all summer telling you about the things we don’t like, about the things we want to get rid of. It started with The Underwire tossing some atrocious music, and continued with the banishing of all manner of things including cars, gadgets, [...]
An Indian-born fashion designer convicted of sexually abusing a string of teenage girls and women was Monday sentenced to a minimum of 59 years in jail by a Los Angeles judge. Anand Jon Alexander, 35, whose clothes had reportedly been worn by stars celebrities including Paris Hilton and Mary
American Idol will be lucky enough to have Mary J. Blige, the reigning queen of R&B, as one of their guest judges this season!
Ms. Blige will be a guest judge during the show’s Atlanta stop, and we hope she pulls no punches. With all the drama going on with Idol so far, it will be [...]
Mary. J. Blige is the latest celebrity to land a spot as a guest judge on the ninth season of American Idol following Paula Abdul’s recent departure from the show.
The Grammy-winning “Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul” will join judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Kara DioGuardi for auditions in Atlanta, says PEOPLE.com.
Former Spice Girl Victoria [...]
A Sicilian mayor has come up with a novel plan to resolve his town’s cash-flow problems – by betting local officials’ salaries on the lottery.
Italy’s SuperEnalotto has not been won in weeks, and its jackpot has climbed to an unprecedented 116m euros (£98m).
Ficarra Mayor Basilio Ridolfo and his colleagues have stumped up 115 euros from their pay packet to buy tickets.
The chances of winning Tuesday’s draw were higher than those of receiving funds pledged by the state, he said.
And the mayor seems to hope that a little more than luck will boost the town’s chances of getting all six numbers correct in the unprecedented draw.
”We chose numbers which were connected with the town’s patron saint, the Virgin Mary of the Assumption," Mr Ridolfo was quoted as saying by Ansa news agency.
"It is our hope that, with her blessing, we will hit the jackpot."
Long odds
If Ficarra does strike it lucky, Mr Ridolfo said half of the winnings would be spent on municipal projects while the rest would be divided between the town’s 2,000 residents.
While the odds are long, it would be the second big windfall for Sicily in less than a year if Ficarra – which nestles on green hilltops overlooking Sicily’s northern coast – were to win.
SuperEnalotto’s previous record jackpot was £85m, won in October 2008 in another Sicilian town, Catania.
Winning numbers are drawn three times a week, but the jackpot has rolled over for several months as no ticket holder has correctly picked all six numbers.
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WHAT: SIRIUS XM’s Grateful Dead Channel will feature “Jerry Week” in honor of the legendary Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia showcasing music, archival interviews, and rarely heard concerts. “Jerry Week,” a Grateful Dead Channel tradition, will launch on the anniversary of Garcia’s birthday, August 1, and will end on the anniversary of his death, August 9. The nine-day long special “week” will highlight Garcia’s music – Dead songs he sang and performed as well as songs from his various side projects, including Legion of Mary, Garcia/Grisman and Jerry Garcia Band.
As part of “Jerry Week,” listeners will hear two fan recordings of live performances by the Jerry Garcia Band that have never before been released. The two performances were recorded live in 1980 and 1990.
On August 9, listeners will hear the vigil held for Garcia four days after his death in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, featuring tributes from Garcia’s family, bandmates and close friends.
Additionally, Garcia’s former wife and longtime companion, Carolyn “Mountain Girl” Garcia, has created a special program featuring her personal stories and memories of the legendary music icon for SIRIUS XM’s “Jerry Week.”
The Grateful Dead Channel’s regular shows, “Today in Grateful Dead History” and “Tales From The Golden Road,” will also feature programming devoted to Jerry Garcia.
WHERE: Grateful Dead Channel, SIRIUS channel 32 and XM channel 57.
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 through Saturday, August 9.
MORE: The Grateful Dead Channel is an exclusive channel that features music spanning the band’s career with unreleased concert recordings and original shows hosted by band members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. The channel also features rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia and contributions from Grateful Dead expert David Gans and Dead archivist David Lemieux.
At a recent AARP tele-town hall on healthcare, President Obama fielded a provocative question from a North Carolinian caller named Mary. Mary asked the President…
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Want your kids to do well academically? Well, in that case, just make sure they eat a healthy breakfast and lunch, says a team of researchers.
According to scientists, good nutrition improves mental and behavioural performance.
Mary Pat Alfaro, education coordinator in Nutrition Therapy at Cincinnati Children’s, explains multiple studies have shown that poor nutrition [...]
The “restored” version of A Moveable Feast goes right up there with “New Coke” as a bad conception.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been honoured with an inclusion into the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
The ‘Full House’ duo is among 31 designers honoured by the institute, reports Contactmusic.
The twins have been chosen for their contribution to fashion through their two labels—The Row and Elizabeth and James.
The pair will receive their accolade from [...]
Twin fashionistas Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will be inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America this fall.
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The sisters have been recognized by the exclusive organization for their contributions to American fashion through their labels, The Row and the Elizabeth and James collection, named after their younger brother and sister.
Mary Kate & Ashley [...]
The estimated 175,000 Christians in Qatar are cautiously building the foundation to practice their faith within this conservative country in the Muslim world.
Product: C905a Manufacturer: Sony EricssonWired Rating: 6Say you’re in the R&D labs at Sony Ericsson and you want your latest handset to stick out amid an ocean of fierce Darwinian competition. You have three possible routes:
A.) Overhaul the UI.
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At the outset of WWII, we didn’t set a goal of keeping German occupied territory to some “upper limit”; we set the goal of making as many airplanes and artillery as possible, and mobilizing troops.
People are feeling more vulnerable than ever, and one of the best ways to minimize stress and anxiety is seeking comfort in being with friends and lovers.
