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...bestowed after a 19th century Portuguese sailor impressed locals with his instrument's capabilities. Marilyn Monroe ran wild with one in Some Like It Hot, British Prime Minister Tony Blair took one on his last summer vacation, and in 1946, British entertainer George Formby incensed South African apartheid architect Daniel Malan by refusing to play his uke for whites-only audiences. However, although the instrument has long been revered in countries such as Germany, Finland and Japan, in Britain it has been considered to be rather silly. It has taken the pluck of the willfully eccentric, 21-year-old Ukulele...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Plucked in Their Prime | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

...others; with fraud, in connection with Kenya's largest ever corruption scandal; in Nairobi. Attorney General Amos Wako ordered the charges based on the findings of an official inquiry into the $600 million Goldenberg scandal, which involved payments for fictitious gold and diamond exports during the administration of President Daniel arap Moi in the early 1990s. Though the report also pressed for charges against former Finance Minister George Saitoti, who quit over the report, Saitoti was not charged and denies involvement. None of the five charged entered a plea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

...shot off the end-boards to give Harvard a 1-0 lead.Then at 11:38, Fraser was shoved into the Big Red goal again, this time by sophomore defenseman Sasha Pokulok. Twenty-four seconds later, the Crimson received a 5-on-3 chance when Cornell center Daniel Pegoraro was whistled for checking from behind—a two-minute minor that eventually led to another power-play goal.For Fraser, Harvard’s leader in penalties and penalty minutes, being on the other end of the referees’ calls was a welcome surprise.“Jimmy just plays...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rookie Leaves His Mark in ECAC Final | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

...necessarily made in private chambers. But for others, the exhibit presented both an exciting and somewhat frightening opportunity.“I realized today that all these people had seen my stuff. It was very sobering; it’s a very personal thing,” says Daniel Fokine, a 24-year-old Jamaica Plains resident who has been painting toy models since he was 13. About a year ago, he started making them from scratch, as well as painting them. Nine of his pieces were on display, including two surreal spirit figures, all white, throwing what appeared...

Author: By Alexandra N. Atiya, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It's An Incredibly Small World, After All | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

...singer-songwriter Colin Linden to produce her second album, The Way It Feels. (Her first was self-produced, self-financed and released from her hometown in Gatineau, Quebec.) Linden plays guitar on most of the songs, and there are many other guest appearances, including Bruce Cockburn, John Hiatt and Daniel Lanois. What drew such a constellation of stars to such a young singer? While Linden's influence certainly helped, Potvin's range of talents was also clearly a draw. She sings powerful and sexy covers of blues classics like Joe Tex's I Want To (Do Everything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME Canada Arts: Pick of the Week | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

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