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...lifetime. Fully gripped by the cult of the Singer-Songwriter—the belief that one needed to be both a vocalist and a lyricist in order to be great (or even good)—and the perception that Dalton was a mere cover artist, conventional folk musicians of the day appreciated the true poetry of her music...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Life and Legacy of a Forgotten Folk Singer | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

Karen Dalton may be called a folk musician, but really, I think she just hung out with a fair number of people who thought of themselves as folk singers...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Life and Legacy of a Forgotten Folk Singer | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...student says he's developed a "toolbox" to analyze cultural phenomena such as ripped jeans), useful factoids (the novel Moby Dick tells the story of the hunt for a whale, not a criminal), and a video that shows Chevy trucks traversing the U.S. to a background of nostalgic folk music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Studies: Stars and Gripes | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

...uncertainty that Huber and other autoworkers feel is spreading. While an organ grinder plays German folk songs in the street outside, Lilian Arndt, 51, is tying up a bouquet in her tiny flower shop. She has never seen Wall Street, but she is feeling the fallout from the global crisis that began in the U.S. "The situation is frightening and we just don't know how bad it will get," she says. "People order smaller bouquets. The hotels still order arrangements. And there are funerals, of course. But for many people, flowers have become a luxury." Eisenach faces the unsettling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcards from Europe's Financial Bust | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

...more effective ex-sperminator—came out way back in 1985. The rebuttal from a Taiwanese team (also honored at this year’s Igs) which proved that Coke actually has no contraceptive properties, has been around since 1987. And for generations, we have reciting that famous folk-medicine rhyme: “Rinse out your hole-a with post-coital cola...

Author: By Joseph P. Shivers, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Coke (Coca-Cola) Kills (Sperm) | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

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