Word: gospels
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Recently, she's been quietly putting her own life back together. A single mother, she's raising her son Jake, 10, and daughter Roisin, 1, and taking college courses about her native Ireland. The new, more introspective O'Connor, 30, is now touring the U.S. to promote Gospel Oak, her graceful six-song mini-album. She spoke with TIME's Christopher John Farley on the phone from London before the tour began...
...junior high, Jones took up what was to be one of his life-long loves, the trumpet, and sang in a gospel quartet. He made his local debut with a horn solo at a school Christmas pageant at the age of 12, his national debut as a trumpeter for Billie Holiday...
...performer is probably going to be a woman: Alanis Morissette. On June 14-15, New York will also play host to the Guinness Fleadh Festival, an Irish-centric event with over 60 acts, headlined by Sinead O'Connor, who has a terrific new mini-album of six songs called Gospel Oak--and a happier outlook on life. Predicts O'Connor: "[The Fleadh] will be the best fun I've had in years." You go, girl...
...cover story. Kluger, who joined TIME's science staff last August, toured Weil's home, a converted horse stable, and found Weil to be energetic, engaging and quite sincere in his belief that he is helping improve America's health. Weil faithfully follows most of his own good-health gospel, says Kluger, although like many fiftysomethings, he has a hard time keeping his weight down. And he does, from time to time, violate his own prohibition against alcohol, with half a bottle of imported beer or a thimbleful of sake...
Caring capitalism such as that long practiced in seeming isolation by Ben & Jerry's and a handful of others is boardroom gospel these days. Companies' motives aren't exactly holy. There's plenty in it for them. So just about everyone is giving do-goodership a spin. American Express is feeding the hungry. Alarm company ADT gives away personal-security systems to battered women. Avon Products is helping fund the fight against breast cancer. Kimberly-Clark is building playgrounds in poor neighborhoods. Barnes & Noble promotes literacy. Coca-Cola is sponsoring local Boys and Girls Clubs. Nike, Wal-Mart, Home Depot...