Cultural Celebrations

12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (383+ words) Soft rock in the 70s had this unique ability to really get people emotional at times. When it comes to the following soft rock songs from 1978, they had baby boomers (and everyone else, honestly) crying by the radio. Maybe a couple…...

16+ min ago   (233+ words) 2006 Mahogany, poem, Bombay Gin. 2006 I Need a Title, poem, Bombay Gin 2005 Out of the Hot Sun, essay, Fresno Magazine 2005 Global Solutions to Global Terrorism and Dating, essay, Fresno Magazine 2004 Confessions of a Farmer’s Wife, essay, In the Grove 2004 I dropped…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (292+ words) Centers, Labs, & Programs Sala becomes 'Urinetown' in MTG production Previous image Next image It's a world where water depletion has made the privilege to pee an expensive proposition controlled by the same corporate moguls who also control the government. Winner…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago   (623+ words) Actress Dakota Johnson plays a "Mean, Scary Girlfriend" who brutally mocks her boyfriend’s appearance, comparing his hairstyle to that of a Turning Point USA "campus recruiter." Conservative group Turning Point USA is laughing off a jab from "Saturday Night Live,…...

19+ hour, 42+ min ago   (544+ words) He goes by Nero and came to this tattoo shop because Kevin Ligabue, founder of Future Ink, seemed like the only local artist up to the task. Blackouts require considerable skill, and people often fly to other states to reach…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (339+ words) Elton John has announced a special 50th anniversary edition of his classic 1975 album, Rock of the Westies. Elton’s tenth studio album, which originally arrived in October 1975, spawned classic tracks including ‘Island Girl’ and ‘I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago   (220+ words) The expanded edition arrives November 20 with previously unreleased piano and vocal versions from the original sessions. Published on October 7, 2026 Elton John has announced a 50th anniversary edition of his 1975 album Rock Of The Westies, arriving November 20 via UMe. The reissue will…...

4+ hour ago   (161+ words) With a recorded history stretching back more than 5,000 years, Ancient Egyptian civilisation continue to take up a big place in the modern imagination. That's largely down to monuments, such as the pyramids, and perfectly preserved sarcophagi and mummies, as well…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (373+ words) Elton John will release a 50th anniversary edition of his 1975 album Rock of the Westies. The two-CD set will be available on Nov. 20. Listen to the piano/vocal version of "Street Kids" from the upcoming set below. Rock of the Westies…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (180+ words) There are songs that define growing up for everyone. Here are a few No. 1 hit songs from 1977 that every 70s kid remembers. “You’re a rich girl, and you’ve gone too far / ‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway / You can rely…...