Rainer Maria Alums Plot a Brooklyn Takeover (The Village Voice)

19 August 2008, 4:14 pm

The Arcade Fire aren't the only quasi-religious utopians who can record in a church. Here in Carroll Gardens, Kyle Fischer recorded much of former bandmate Caithlin De Marrais's nostalgic, charming solo debut, My Magic City , at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Since Fischer, who will start a m...... read more

Grand mufti rejects Al-Oadah’s fatwa (Arab News)

19 August 2008, 4:08 pm

JEDDAH: Celebrating birthdays and wedding anniversaries has no base in Islam, Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Alsheikh has said.... read more

Learning to respect our differences (Greeley Tribune)

19 August 2008, 2:54 pm

I know you've heard this message before. Therefore, I apologize for being cliché, but I wish to repeat this message again for you, because it is a necessary one for all of us to understand.... read more

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News (UPI)

19 August 2008, 2:13 pm

Firefighters cope with baby boom ... Guy's rights' lawyer hits women's studies ... 'Leno Forever' for 2008 college freshman ... Rabbi overcomes obstacles for Olympics ... UPI Quirks in the News.... read more

Rabbi overcomes obstacles for Olympics (Moldova.org)

19 August 2008, 1:13 pm

For Rabbi Shimon Freundlich, the road to the Beijing Olympics was an obstacle course to provide Kosher food and spiritual comfort to Jewish athletes.Although Beijing has at least one Kosher restaurant, where Freundlich certifies the food, Judaism is not one of the five religions that have official r... read more

Rabbi overcomes obstacles for Olympics (UPI)

19 August 2008, 1:13 pm

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- For Rabbi Shimon Freundlich, the road to the Beijing Olympics was an obstacle course to provide Kosher food and spiritual comfort to Jewish athletes.... read more