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...however, the Vatican has loosened the shackles on Brazilian priests and given its blessing to singers, actors and writers to go after the young and trendy crowd that were flocking to Pentecostalism. Under the title Charismatic Renewal, the Church has accepted, if not wholly embraced, priests who evangelize in song, on surfboards and skateboards, through self-help books and TV shows and on the Internet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Brazil's Catholic Resurgence | 5/8/2007 | See Source »

...French, she has since mostly recorded in English, and recently celebrated her new self-titled album's European release with a private concert at Le Réservoir, a small club on Paris' Right Bank. After adjusting her guitar and donning a harmonica holder, she launched into the new song "Lay Your Head Down," with her four-man band. As the song's opening steady drumbeat kicked up and the audience's excitement mounted, an insuppressible smile came over her face as she sang and she looked almost giddy. It was one of those moments where a singer connects with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sweet Songs of Keren Ann | 5/7/2007 | See Source »

...popular television show “American Idol.” “I must say that I’d rather be introduced by Dean Ellwood than Simon Cowell,” she quipped. “No, seriously, would you like a speech or a song?” —Staff writer Malcom A. Glenn can be reached at mglenn@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Queen Calls for End To Mideast Conflict | 5/4/2007 | See Source »

...brainchild of 12-year-old South Carolina choirboy James Davis. As the group's guiding force for nearly 80 years, Davis enforced a strict behavior code (he once fined himself $20 for playing a racy Muddy Waters tune on a jukebox instead of a religious song) and oversaw such musical innovations as the use of electric guitar. Although the Birds' fresh harmonies and passionate gesticulating drew secular fans, Davis declined an offer to tour with Paul Simon after singing backup on Simon's 1973 hit Love Me like a Rock. Why rebuff the megamoney? The group had previous commitments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones May 14, 2007 | 5/3/2007 | See Source »

Hypocrisy isn't a crime; it's more like a sad song sung in the round: you forgot to practice what you preached, broke your own rules. It is hard even to level the charge of hypocrisy without becoming guilty of it yourself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Scandals Stick. | 5/3/2007 | See Source »

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