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...founded Atlantic Records, the label that launched seminal acts that included Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, Otis Redding (who called him Omelet), Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler and Cream; in New York City. The Turkish-born son of a diplomat, he fell in love with jazz in his youth, and as a teenager amassed a collection of 15,000 records. A hands-on producer, occasional songwriter, tireless talent scout and mentor to many of his artists, Ertegun--who started with a $10,000 loan from his dentist--popularized soul and later signed bands from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin. Asked what...
...once dominant Catholic Church has not seen much of a revival since democracy returned, the nativities have."This is something we've inherited from our forefathers," says Bukvaj. And the tradition is being happily embraced by new generations: a dozen kids in Trest are happily chiseling away in a youth-center workshop, as they have done since 1990, a year after the fall of communism...
...Jones—after whom Harvard’s first-ever endowed African American music professorship is named—has worked with HSPH for many years, Moses said. He has participated in a program known as the “Squash It!” Campaign to Prevent Youth Violence, which teaches young adults about positive alternatives to violence, according to its Web site. Jones began his social outreach career by joining Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Operation Breadbasket in the 1960s, according to the Web site of the Academy of Achievement in Washington D.C. King?...
...That man over there may be a defector oozing polonium, that glazed-looking youth may be on the verge of keeling over from taco-related E. coli, that haunted-looking woman may be the notorious one poor, anonymous soul who was kicked off her flight early in the week for lighting matches to cover her toxic farts. I feel for her. Shouldn't planes have a farting section...
...edge of Harvard Yard was itself historic—more than three and a half centuries ago, Harvard built the brick Indian College on the other side of the Yard, at present-day Matthews Hall, to aid in “the education of English and Indian youth...