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...social calendar as Wimbledon. When the BBC broadcasts live coverage of the festival over three channels, online and on several radio stations, it's hard to maintain the mystery of alt-cachet. After last year's Glastonbury, Stokes wrote an editorial in the NME saying the atmosphere at the event was suffering as young people sought out alternatives, effectively leaving Glastonbury to their parents. "I didn't really see the 16-to-25-year-olds last year," says Stokes. "When I was that age Glastonbury was the festival that...
...time in 15 years Glastonbury did not sell out in advance and Jay-Z is being blamed. Last year 400,000 people pre-registered for 135,000 passes, which sold out in less than two hours. With a day to go, tickets were still available for this year's event, although Eavis is confident they will sell. The sluggish sales have provoked much deliberation, but some festival traditionalists attribute this to the choice of Jay-Z as the headliner. One initial comment on the nme.com Website described the decision as a "disaster," while another said, "rap is the pop music...
...semi-final of the European Championship, the third biggest sporting event in the world after the Olympics and World Cup, presented special complications, though. Germany played Turkey, which also happens to be the fatherland of Germany's largest minority, a 2.5 million strong community descended from gastarbeiter who were invited to what was then West Germany from Turkey as laborers in the 1960s. For Wednesday night's game, Turkish fans gathered across Germany in neighborhoods like Berlin's Kreuzberg to wave the crimson flag (Turkey itself was awash in red) and root for their team. The Turkish President, Abdullah...
...event, though, Germany's last-minute win in the first match between the countries in a major tournament in 50 years was also a victory for those who see sport as a relief from politics. The game outstripped expectations but not for what happened off the field. Turkey, which took the field without eight of its first-choice players, who were forced to miss the game due to injury or suspension for previous yellow cards, managed an inspired performance that laid bare the weakness in Germany's defense while Germany belied a lackluster performance for much of the game...
...regular joint appearances. The Republican National Committee has debuted a clock on its website counting every second that passes without Obama agreeing to the meetings. Earlier this month, Fox News broadcast an invitation-only McCain town hall from New York City that highlighted Obama's absence, although the event was not open to the public...