Ex-bishop wins Paraguayan election; 6-decade rulers dumped

The decades-long rule of the right-wing Colorado party has been ended in Paraguay. This has important ramifications for the region as Latin American politics tends to be linked and cyclical."The world's...

Memorial Concert for Princess Diana Underway

Sir Elton John has opened the concert, and is widely expected to close with  the tribute version of "Candle in the Wind", which he vowed never to perform again. No word as to whether Keith Richards will be on...

I'm iFedup

"Here's the awful truth about me: I am a Mac girl. I live downtown in a North American city in a neighbourhood with Starbucks and sushi joints on every corner. I shop vintage and get premium haircuts. My...

Humboldt Park Bandshell Will Have Music All Summer!

"Humboldt Park Bandshell Will Have Music All Summer! For the first time in decades, every week this summer we will have music in the Humboldt Park Bandshell (Tuesday nights)!!! With the eclectic neighborhood of Bay View, there will be lots of eclectic music available for...

Coachella 2007: A NowPublic roundup

This weekend's Coachella festival has been hailed as its most successful yet, (supposedly) drawing upwards of 100 000 attendees--in triple digit weather--to the desert in Indio, California. Net coverage of the...

Mountaineer Jake Norton in Crested Butte next week

"Mountaineer Jake Norton in Crested Butte next week On Friday, February 16, the Crested Butte Ski & Snowboard Club will bring mountaineer Jake Norton to the Crested Butte Center for the Arts to present his slideshow and lecture. The evening will begin with a silent...

Dublin-Impac Award Announces Longlist: Ishiguro Garners Most Nominations for ...

"The 2007 International Impac Dublin Award - the most eclectic and unpredictable, as well as the richest, of the world's literary awards - has announced its longlist. As usual, the range is breathtaking. From Leila Aboulela to Zoran Zivkovic, the 138-strong list ranges over...

Always eclectic, often political, Edinburgh Fringe wraps up

"It's a gray morning along Edinburgh's cobbled Royal Mile, and a street sweeper is cleaning up the detritus of another raucous, chaotic night. A bronze statue of philosopher David Hume sits capped by a yellow...

UK's Summer Sundae

"The three-day Summer Sundae festival in Leicester has always an eclectic programme of newcomers and old timers. This its sixth year was no different with headliners Gomez finishing a day that was begun is...

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