Daybees, which went live in Britain last month, bills itself as “the world’s largest events search engine,” with 1.5 million happenings, from Bon Jovi concerts to bake sales. … Read More
Norwegians reschedule exams so they won’t conflict with Bieber concerts
Norwegian schools have moved exams that clashed with Justin Bieber’s concerts in the country, fearing some fans would rather cut class than miss out on an evening with the Canadian heart throb. “We find it regrettable, but we preferred to move forward the Norwegian exams to avoid…
My Steubenville
Few people had ever heard of Steubenville, Ohio, until a shocking act of violence catapulted the small town onto the national stage. What most people don’t know is that Steubenville is home to North America’s largest evangelical teen gathering, and for three days each summer in high school, I joined them.Back at home, youth group was a place to meet friends and participate in community service. There were beach parties and Christmas caroling. I met my first boyfriend.Steubenville was Christianity ratcheted up, with the sort of weeping adoration one usually sees at concerts of preteen idols. At Steubenville, we were zealots. A team. We had our chants, our cheers, our rallying call. I can still summon the refrain of the evangelical anthem “Refiner’s Fire,” although I wouldn’t be able to recall my high school’s fight song even if someone handed me the lyrics. I’ve been imprinted. I consented to going without realizing what I was getting into, and once I knew, I went still. It was one of the few times each year I could step away from the confines of my conservative Catholic upbringing. I stepped deeper into that world, and the rules that governed it, without even noticing.Continue Reading… … Read More
Morrissey cancels U.S. tour due to health problems
Former Smiths frontman Morrissey has cancelled the rest of his US tour due to a string of medical problems, his publicist said on Saturday. The 53-year-old British singer was forced to call off 22 concerts across the United States after suffering double pneumonia, a bleeding ulcer and…
Palin writing book about the “War on Christmas”
Just in time for the holidays, Sarah Palin will release a book defending Christmas from the “politically correct Scrooges” who are waging the “War on Christmas.”The book, called ”A Happy Holiday IS a Merry Christmas,” will be released through HarperCollins in November.”Amidst the fragility of this politically correct era, it is imperative that we stand up for our beliefs before the element of faith in a glorious and traditional holiday like Christmas is marginalized and ignored,” Palin said in a statement released through HarperCollins, the Associated Press reports. “This will be a fun, festive, thought provoking book, which will encourage all to see what is possible when we unite in defense of our faith and ignore the politically correct Scrooges who would rather take Christ out of Christmas.”According to the publisher, the book will also push for “preserving Jesus Christ in Christmas – whether in public displays, school concerts (or) pageants.”Continue Reading… … Read More
City-Run “Taste of Chicago” Lost $1.3 Million Last Year
Taste of Chicago lost $1.3 million last year, leaving it deeper
in the red after Mayor Rahm Emanuel raised the expectation that the
venerable summer ode to overindulgence would begin to break even or
turn a profit.
The losses came despite Emanuel’s moves to raise more money at
Taste 2012 by charging attendees at the nightly concerts at the
Petrillo Music Shell $25 for reserved seats and adding $40 daily
gourmet meals prepared by local chefs alongside the traditional
ribs-and-ice cream fare that has made the festival synonymous with
Chicago summer for decades. The mayor also cut Taste from 10 days
to five and moved it away from July 4. … Read More
