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From disco doll to rock diva – Madonna`s amazing …
“Madonna was to cap an amazing career later Monday night with her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, completing a remarkable transformation from a lightweight disco doll to the certified diva of…
Bill Cosby: Stop Blaming Whitey !!
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBill Cosby always the consumate gentleman who first raised the ire of comics everywhere by challenging them to try comedy without profane language has always been a…
Margaret Barry
Maggie Barry – Queen of the Gypsies The traditional folk songs and ballads of Ireland were preserved by the
’50s recordings of Margaret Barry. Accompanying her powerful but
untrained vocals with natural…
Space Shuttle As American, International "Greatness"
I watched the space shuttle launch with a married couple. Each is almost 90 years of age. Softly, Sal muttered, “There’s American Greatness.”I thought, “There’s real international greatness.” In the current presidential election swirl, the word of the year is…
NowPublic@SXSW2008: Michael Eisner
SXSW 2008 – Tuesday, March 11th 11:30am – Former head of Disney and founder of The Tornante Company as well as Vuguru, Michael Eisner, has just finished speaking here at SXSW.LIVEBLOG // Michael Eisner, interviewed…
Terminator IV in your Local Neighbourhood Soon
A respected scientist fears for mankind. In an article to be published in Wired Magazine he explains those fears.Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems says he even agrees with the UnaBomber Theorore Kaczynski that…
Canada warned of Terrorist threat: Indian PM
“Indian PM warns Canada of threatVancouver Sun EXCLUSIVE: Canadian MP says too few politicians are prepared to take a strong stand for fear of offending Indo-Canadians”Well Duh !!!OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public…
Perfect Timing: Domino Interviews Spitzer’s Wife
You have to feel sorry for Elliott Spitzer’s wife. ”
When Eliot Spitzer was New York attorney general, the man seemed to own the press, seizing headlines with every investigation on Wall Street — or…
New REM album available first on Facebook
You can be the first kid on the block with the new REM album in March, a week before it hits stores. And it’s not due to the magic of MySpace this time–it’ll be streamed on Facebook via iLike.With Radiohead,…
Are men and women hardwired for different jobs?
Does biology determine the different ways men and women go about–or want to go about–their careers? Is Hillary Clinton an anomaly, while Donald Trump a fully-realized and prototypical man (yikes).Writer Susan…
Is Salvia the Next Marijuana? Lawmakers think so
“This guy will sell you a plant, then you can have yours be 7-feet tall too!
Hippies! They are coming to get you!! There is a product known as Salvia Divinorum which is a weed-like plant with LSD-similar effects. The effects are said to last only an hour but are much more…
Madonna Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
“It was a big New York night for MADONNA as she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the famed Waldorf-Astoria.
Pop heavyweight JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE did the honors of inducting his fellow chart-topper into the prestigious circle of musicians.
Other honorees and…
NowPublic@SXSW2008: Jane McGonigal (ARG Designer)…
SXSWi 2008 – Keynote: Jane McGonigalJane McGonigal is one of the foremost thought leaders in ARGs and is currently a senior researcher at the Institute for the Future. Her excellent keynote at SXSW explores the…
Is Character Counts Founding Father Michael Josep…
Does a founding father have any obligation to his offspring? link
United States Senator Pete Domenici; a Dead Beat …
Senator Pete Domenici is a Founding Father of Character Counts.His paternal obligations are going unmet. link
