Belle and Sebastian review – indie stalwarts get political in Westminster
Loves to dance, but shouldn't … Stuart Murdoch, right, with Belle and Sebastian at the Methodist Central Hall, London. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Redferns via Getty Images. Mark Beaumont. Tuesday 12 May 2015 08.50 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 12 May ...
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May 12, 2015
The last rhino: future bleak for the sole male northern white
Every evening he patrols the Kenyan savannah, glimpsing lions chasing down darting Thomson's gazelles, hearing the calls of red-chested cuckoos and, when there is a full moon, seeing the majestic, snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya in the distance. But ...
Bay City Players closes 97th season with 'The Sound of Music,' tickets going fast
As for those added songs, one, "Die Fliegerlied" is actually a beer-drinking song being sung by the Kohlkoff family singers, nine in all. The second song is called "Cuckoo Clock Duet," a modern Austrian folk tune. With such a talented group of singers, ...
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April 16, 2015
The Cuckoo Clock Might Need Some Fine Tuning
When you hear the name Steve Martin, you surely think of a funny guy — "wild and crazy," in fact — both as an actor and a comedian. But he's also a playwright, and you have the opportunity to see one of his most amusing works at The Carnegie where ...
citybeat.com
April 13, 2015
Swiss with a twist: Fine wine, Michelin-star food and Lake Maggiore? Ascona ...
A tall, olive-skinned woman cries 'Ciao, bella!' to her friend as she kick-starts her scooter and revs off across the lakeside piazza. Two leathery men drinking coffee alfresco stop their conversation to watch her fly past, before they resume ...
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May 5, 2015
Germany's Black Forest: Dark woods and mushrooms
Next, we window-shopped for cuckoo clocks, an activity which prompted a debate over whether one would suit our sitting room wall. Prices range from 20 euros for the tiniest clock, to well over a thousand for a large carved timepiece, with overseas ...
theworldlink.com
April 30, 2015
Underage Drinking on Christmas Eve With Ariel Pink
[Editor's note: Soon-to-be-award-winning gonzo music journalist Danielle Bacher prowls the late late night scene for West Coast Sound. For this installment, she hit the town with controversial musician Ariel Pink, whose latest album, pom pom, was ...
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January 13, 2015
An Excerpt From Blackout
Behind my fortress of empty beer ... flow of music and booze. He mixed Jim Beam and Coke into plastic cups big enough to swim in. "Don't drink this too fast," he told me. "I won't. I promise," I said, which was not true. I couldn't help drinking fast ...
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June 18, 2015
The Cuckoo Clock Might Need Some Fine Tuning
When you hear the name Steve Martin, you surely think of a funny guy — "wild and crazy," in fact — both as an actor and a comedian. But he's also a playwright, and you have the opportunity to see one of his most amusing works at The Carnegie where The ...
citybeat.com
April 13, 2015
Bill Galinsky is nuts for cuckoo clocks
Bill Galinsky, a master cuckoo clock carver and maker, repairs about 200 cuckoo clocks each year. He estimates he makes another couple hundred clocks annually that he sells from his showroom in Waukesha.
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December 27, 2014
Portland Cuckoo Clock Stays Local Through March 2015
Hood, salmon, beer, bikes, Portlandia, Sasquatch, roses and more. Weighing in at 7,000 pounds, the clock is the tallest, freestanding cuckoo clock in the country. Fittingly for all the urban farmers in Portland, a carved chicken will pop out each hour in ...
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December 19, 2014
Travel Portland brings giant chainsaw-carved cuckoo clock to Vancouver today
Anyone who stops by the cuckoo clock today can pick up a "Portland Deal Wheel," which offers discounts when visiting nine Portland merchants and freebies when visiting three others: A ceramic mini-growler (beer not included) at Hopworks Urban Brewery ...
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November 16, 2014
Cuckoo for Clocks Now Sells German Beer Steins
Aug. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Cuckoo for Clocks ... beer steins have generally fallen out of fashion. In olden times, pewter lids were attached near the handle and generally equipped with a lever within reach of the thumb. This allowed the drinker ...
finance.yahoo.com
August 15, 2014
St. Patrick’s Day playlist: your day-long beer o’clock soundtrack
Whether you're truly celebrating the feast day of the most well-known patron saint of Ireland, or just embracing the rare opportunity to knock back a few brews in broad daylight on a Monday, CBC Radio 3 staff wish you a wonderful St. Patrick's Day today.
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March 17, 2014
