Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26:
Dec. 20: Actor Tommy Cole (“The Mickey Mouse Club”) is 79. Drummer Bobby Colomby of Blood, Sweat and Tears is 76. Former Kiss drummer Peter...
"Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)" (Dutton), by Jeff Tweedy
In his memoir, "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)," Jeff Tweedy, frontman of the American rock band Wilco, displays a sense of humor that his audiences will know well from his onstage banter.
LONDON (AP) — The animals can't protest so people in London did that for them.
Hundreds of marchers demanded better protection for British wildlife at the People's Walk for Wildlife in Hyde Park on Saturday. Many carried pro-nature and pro-animal banners and placards and some wore animal masks.
Organizers said the march was to raise awareness about the threat to species and habitats across the United Kingdom.
Billy Bragg, "Bridges Not Walls" (Cooking Vinyl)
Billy Bragg is among the most romantic of protest singers but "Bridges Not Walls" is a newscast of dissent, not a love letter.
Comprising just six songs, the EP gathers Bragg singles released over the past few months, some issued practically as soon as they were written.
Some reactions to Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday:
Congratulations Bob for getting the Nobel prize. What an achievement! — Mick Jagger on Twitter.
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Congratulations to one of my favorite poets, Bob Dylan, on a well-deserved Nobel — President Barack Obama.