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Ever since 18-year-old Ishmeet Singh won the glitzy American Idol-inspired Voice of India contest on Star TV last month, the phone hasn't stopped ringing at his family's home in Ludhiana, the busy industrial hub of Punjab. But the kudos is about more than Singh's impressive singing prowess; he has earned it by the fact that he is a keshdhari (turban-wearing) Sikh. "It is his sabat-surat [appearance conforming to the Sikh ideal] that has brought him where he is today," says his proud father Gurpinder Singh. "He has shown other Sikh boys that...
Portland, Oregon must have a West Coast inferiority complex. It pales in comparison to gargantuan Los Angeles, it’s not a hub of debauchery like Las Vegas, and it never experienced the height of Grunge like Seattle. But now indie-folk group Blitzen Trapper is here to help define Portland with something else it’s never been able to boast: a country twang. Officially formed in 2000, Blitzen Trapper is led by Eric Earley (vocals/guitar) and five other scruffy, music-making characters. Blitzen Trapper gives off a mellow, earnest vibe, even if they?...
...Holmes was the first person to call Boston “The Hub,” because of his view of the city as the center of American cultural life. But according to Sedgwick, the founders of the magazine envisioned their new publication as an example that would lead a literary revival throughout the nation, and even, perhaps, internationally...
...With the move away from “The Hub,” “The Atlantic” also moved away from its literary roots. It stopped regularly publishing fiction when it moved to Washington, instead putting out a yearly fiction supplement...
...Bennelong hub of Eastwood mall, constituents say they are enthralled by the ever-smiling McKew. "She's like a beauty queen," says Paul Besson, 57, who admits his dislike of Howard is so strong that "I would vote for Maxine even if she had a forked tail." An art promoter who asks to be identified only as Peter says he's voted for Howard in the past but not at the last election of 2004, and he won't be this time. While most politicians are loose with the truth, Peter says, Howard's dishonesty extends to matters...