KPIC London getting up to speed for Olympics Boston Globe With the Opening Ceremonies less than 140 days away, London appears far from the mad dash of previous Olympic hosts. Still, in recent months, the public, the media, and government officials have criticized transportation plans, ticket distribution, … London ready for 2012 OlympicsThe Citizen Daily [...]Read More »

Comic Book Resources Marvel characters at Disney theme parks? Los Angeles Times The Walt Disney Co. has done preliminary work on introducing Marvel’s superhero characters to the happiest place on earth: Disney’s theme parks. Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger told shareholders attending an annual meeting that the company has had a … Comics AM | [...]Read More »

LAist (blog) Summer Shows Canceled Due to Safety Concerns Rolling Stone Renewed concerns over fan safety at live music events has led to several prominent concert cancellations this summer. … Electronic Music Festival Hard LA CanceledBillboard HARD Music Festival Cancelled After Teen’s Drug Overdose At Rave In Downtown LAX17 Online (blog) Hard LA Music Festival [...]Read More »

Cowboys, country music reign in Brazil’s heartland Washington Post During the day, dusty pickups roar around the cobbled streets blaring out sertanejo, or Brazilian country music, from massive speakers roped down in the … and more »Read More »

The Guardian New government maintains support for Olympic Games TheSportsCampus.com … culture, ceremonies and education. LOCOG also updated the Commission on its plans for the ticketing, volunteer and Olympic Torch Relay programmes, … IOC president inspects London’s Olympic StadiumUSA Today London 2012 Olympics: Plans for widespread cheap tickets to be scrappedTelegraph.co.uk all 203 news articles »Read More »

How to stay safe at theme parks WTOP WASHINGTON – Theme parks are almost synonymous with summer — roller coasters, water rides, funnel cake and more. But don’t let all that fun …Read More »

CNET (blog) Judge says penalty unconstitutional in music piracy case TG Daily … although she agreed with the guilty verdict against PhD Student Joel Tenenbaum, the idea of paying $675000 just for sharing music was way too excessive. … US Judge Slashes Penalty in Music Download CaseABC News Judge slashes penalty in illegal music downloading [...]Read More »

New York Post Show gets Tony new digs New York Post Broadway’s tarnished, conflict-riddled awards — which once honored excel lence in the American theater but now honors “Memphis” — will be handed out next … and more »Read More »

Hometown Hero: Teen fills the void when youth music programs are killed San Jose Mercury News After his school cut music programs Larry Wang, 14, volunteered to teach music to younger students. Over the summer Larry at home keeps up … and more »Read More »

Turning live music on the web into a hot ticket CNN In many ways live music and the internet were made for each other — but up to now they’ve been dancing around each other in a slightly awkward courtship, … and more »Read More »