Wallenberg leaves historical legacy at 'U'
Later this month, University alumnus Raoul Wallenberg's face will fly around America, perhaps the world. The U. S. Postal Service plans to issue a commemorative stamp in Wallenberg's honor April 24. Three days later, the University will host a ceremony for the stamp, where Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and University President Lee Bollinger will speak. Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved 100,000 people during the Holocaust, graduated from the University in 1935 with a degree in architecture.
Dial up the Love Doctor: Talk shows dispense relationship advice
In the '80s, "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll" were words to live by. Now in the '90s, alternative radio has picked up at least two of these terms and applied them to a talk show format. Though "sex and rock 'n' roll" isn't as catchy, it might explain why call-in radio sex therapy shows like "Loveline" and "LovePhones" exist. Whether it's the musician guests of hosts Dr. Drew Pinsky and Adam Carolla of "Loveline," or the mere fact that Dr. Judy Kuriansky's "LovePhones" appears on the music-driven alternative radio format, these two shows align the frontiers of music and sex like never before.
A touch of underclass: Cheap wine an alternative, proletariat potable
"All aboard for Night Train," screams James Brown at the beginning of his soul classic "Night Train." Although the godfather of soul wasn't talking about the not-so-fine ghetto wine by the same name, the phrase still fits to describe the powerful effects and pungent taste of the sassy grape wine.
TV industry to poll parents on ratings system changes
The TV industry will ask parents whether major changes should be made to the 3-month-old ratings system, Jack Valenti, the executive who oversaw its creation, said Monday. Ranging from "TV-G" for all audiences to "TV-MA," mature audiences only, the voluntary ratings have been under a barrage of criticism from lawmakers and children's advocacy groups for not providing parents with enough detailed information about shows' sexual, violent and language content.
Enlightenment, or 'Liberation'
Four years ago, after my father and I lugged the last crate of books up to the third floor of Alice Lloyd, he handed me a card. "It's a welcome to Ann Arbor present," he said. I took the blue envelope and opened it. Inside was a certificate proclaiming that I had been given a gift subscription to the National Review.
The Eighth Wonder of the world: Cinema Guild
Last Thursday, Cinema Guild sponsored a free screening of "Grosse Pointe Blank," the new film starring cutie John Cusack. Even though I couldn't attend the event at Lorch Hall, I can envision the scene in my mind perfectly. Fifty million sweaty, cranky, movie-hungry, looking-for-a-cheap-date students waited on a line for two hours to receive passes to the event.
McLachlan's fair lineup set; Tarantino's back in action
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