Nov 18th, 2008 · As a child, musician Elizabeth Willis was formally trained in piano and violin, and often imagined she'd grow up to be a classical musician. But at some point along the way she decided to walk away from classical music and start writing grand and beautiful pop. The 11 songs on her self-titled debut bridge the gap between her two passions by pairing her distinctive vocals and pop stylings with cinematic string and piano arrangements. The result is refreshing and often gorgeous.
Keywords: Child · music · songs · beautiful · passion · Violin · cinematic · gorgeous · Elizabeth · Willie · refreshing · Overture In
Nov 13th, 2008 · Nilaja Sun's play No Child received critical acclaim in the theater world. The show went from a one-woman show to a full cast of actors who portray teachers and children struggling to meet the standards of No Child Left Behind.
Keywords: policy · world · Child · children · actor · Theater · Teachers · No Child Left Behind · portrayed · emNo · Nilaja · Nilaja Sun
Nov 6th, 2008 · Barack Obama didn't base his candidacy on race. Still, his victory has been deeply moving to many African Americans. Among them is Douglas Wilder, he was Virginia's first black governor and now the mayor of Richmond. Wilder says Obama's election means that you can say to any child in American "you can be anything you want to be."
Keywords: Child · Americans · victory · African Americans · Virginia · governors · Mayors · alive · Obama · candidacy · Richmond · Barack Obama
Oct 31st, 2008 · With workers losing jobs or scrambling to retain them, pressures intensify at home, too. What do the presidential nominees propose to ease Americans' work-family tensions? Sizable differences separate the two on issues such as family leave, sick time and child care.
Keywords: Child · Americans · presidential · Scramble · candidate · workers · Nominee · Family · families · Relief · Intensify
Oct 31st, 2008 · Jones freely admits that he's a child of seminal '80s rock bands like R.E.M., Pixies, U2 and Echo and the Bunnymen. His latest CD, Swallow the Sea, is a tip of the hat to the vast sound and art-rock lyricism of those bands. But this Mountain Stage performance presents a stripped-down version of Jones' music.
Keywords: Child · U2 · mountains · Sea · CD · music · Matthew · R.E.M · Bunnymen · Pixies · jones · emMountain
Oct 31st, 2008 · Clint Eastwood's film recounts the based-on-a-true-story tale of a Los Angeles woman's struggle to find her missing son — after police return the wrong child to her. David Edelstein has a review.
Keywords: Child · Los Angeles · David Edelstein · Clint Eastwood · Struggle · Changeling
Oct 21st, 2008 · In the November issue of The Atlantic Monthly, Hanna Rosin writes about a young boy who, from an early age, challenged his sexual identity. She discusses the complicated realities parents must face when children feel trapped in the wrong bodies.
Keywords: Child · children · identity · boys · Atlantic Monthly · Challenger · Sexual · realities · Transgender · Struggle · Hanna Rosin
Oct 17th, 2008 · The Internet has made it possible for everyday people to have endless information at their fingertips. From celebrities weighing in on child vaccinations to science fiction authors disputing climate change studies, what happens to science when the line between expert and non-expert becomes fuzzy?
Keywords: Child · Dispute · science · Climate · celebration · fictional · expert · Internet · Vaccine · Info · expertise · fingertips
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