Organ transplant in the works [ The Fayetteville Observer ] Jun 26, 2008  WASHINGTON — It's called the queen of instruments, the heart and soul of a church. And the Washington National Cathedral is going to get a new ruler. The cathedral's existing organ was installed by the Aeolian-Skinner company in 1938, when the cathedral was only partly built. Read More ...

'Wanted' [ Salon.com ] Jun 26, 2008  Sick thrills, 'Matrix'-like special effects, Angelina Jolie in black leather -- but this action picture's secret weapon is James McAvoy. Read More ...

Forrest speaks on Aborigines [ Perth Now ] Jun 17, 2008  AUSTRALIA'S richest man, Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, has described the lives of many Aborigines as crap and criticised governments for giving welfare not opportunities. Read More ...

Music reviews for June 26 [ Carroll County Online ] Jun 28, 2008  Since he broke nationally with his self-titled 2005 debut, Philadelphia native Amos Lee has faced a steady stream of Norah Jones comparisons. Read More ...

LocalGuide [ Billings Gazette ] Jun 06, 2008  Friday, June 6, 2008 Local events• FREE SEMINAR, 'NEW TREATMENTS FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND ESSENTIAL TREMOR': 5:30 to 8 p.m., Mansfield Health Education Center, call 887-438-3574 to register. Read More ...

Men's shed to ween Aborigines off grog [ The Australian ] Jun 16, 2008  Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest is building men-only sheds in remote towns to lure an 'absent' generation away from alcohol. Read More ...

Newcomers revive men's fashion in Paris [ AP via Yahoo! News ] Jun 28, 2008  A trio of newcomers breathed new life into Paris menswear on Friday, with displays that ran the gamut from sober minimalism to Gothic excess. Read More ...

DEVOted Spuds [ New York Press ] Jun 27, 2008  There is probably nothing geekier than a group of middle-aged men performing absurd new wave music, while wearing yellow jumpsuits and red flower pots/'energy domes' on their heads. And that is why idea of Devo still works now without feeling tragic. Devo was always for the weirdest of us all. Read More ...

Capsule Art Reviews 'Ruth Pastine Ever P [ Houston Press ] Jun 27, 2008  'Ruth Pastine: Ever Present' Ruth Pastine's paintings at Gallery Sonja Roesch have some amazingly subtle coloration going on. What at first seem to be shadows on ostensibly monochromatic minimalist works are actually faint underlays of color. Using a tiny brush and thin layers of paint, Pastine buil ... Read More ...

Revolutionary spirit Local family brings [ The Pantagraph ] Jun 24, 2008  NEW 6:55 a.m. Arthur Avery marches to the beat of a different drummer. The 16-year-old plays a Celtic drum and a larger field drum for marching to the tunes of drummers in the distant past. He fires flintlocks, primitive bows and 18th-century artillery. He fences, makes arrows, knows French military drum calls, does campfire cooking, leatherwork, makes rope and sets up tents like those used ... Read More ...

TIME MACHINE Growing up with 'Great Hors [ MLive.com ] Jun 16, 2008  When fans of Belgian draft horses say that the animals are great horses, their words might have a double meaning. The stately, muscular Belgians are descendants of the powerful Great Horse, which was used for battle and jousting in medieval times. Read More ...

Mountain Community Fair cancelled due to [ Summit Daily News ] Jun 27, 2008  No horse show, no ribbons awarded to meticulously crafted leatherworks, no prize zucchinis, no rodeo. Read More ...

Encountering the Jesus freaks [ WorldNet Daily ] Jun 28, 2008  Another in a series of excerpts from my new book, 'Lost Boy.' When I wasn't sneaking off my high school campus to smoke pot, getting in trouble for disrupting classes or drawing subversive cartoons, I was scoping the halls at Harbor High. There was a girl who'd caught my eye. I'll call her Sandy. Read More ...

ESCONDIDO After 61 years, Arcade Barber [ North County Times ] Jun 27, 2008  ESCONDIDO --- 'The usual?' Art Provencio said as his customer eased into the 50-year-old leather and metal chair. 'Yeah, the usual,' customer Jerry Cacioppo said. 'Straight across the back.' For the next 15 minutes or so, Provencio snipped away at Ca Read More ...

Communities take on ATVs [ Tribune Chronicle ] Jun 09, 2008  NILES - The breaking point for local police chiefs was when all-terrain vehicle riders, who already were drag racing up Robbins Avenue and throwing stones at locomotive engineers, started threatening railroad employees who had the right to be on railroad property where ATV trails have popped up. 'That really was the last straw,' Niles police Chief Bruce Simeone said. Read More ...

Weather adds adventure for area Scouts [ Creston News Advertiser ] Jun 16, 2008  A week doesn't seem like a long time to camp in the wilderness, unless there is severe weather that turns the ground to muck and causes evacuations twice because of the threat of danger. Read More ...

Uganda Graduates Warned On Sex for Jobs [ AllAfrica.com ] Jun 17, 2008  Fresh female graduates should watch out for men who promise them jobs in exchange for sex. The caution was made by the Mayuge resident district commissioner, Tom John Fisher Kasenge, during the 11th graduation for Kamwokya Christian Caring Community Vocational Training Centre in Kampala. Read More ...

Gourds and galleries [ The Carmi Times ] Jun 27, 2008  Carmi woman's work marketed on-line, as well Read More ...