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Dizzies Newsfeeds™ for Saturday

We didn't know Ozzy was a "Taipei personality"!

TAIPEI (Reuters) - After 14 failed attempts at joining the United Nations using media campaigns and presidential appeals, Taiwan is turning to a local goth-style rock band backed by Ozzy Osbourne in its quest for membership to the world body....The band, named ChthoniC, will travel to at least 80 cities in four countries by the end of the year, supported in part by the Taiwan government, which is providing pro-U.N. literature and a slogan-painted truck.

(Via Jane)

Also....missed this Lloyd Alexander obit in the NYT.....reminded to look after reading this new one in the Guardian....Chronicles of Prydain vs. Chronicles of Narnia — who would win???

W is for...

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...and for "Dylan Hears a Who!" (Are there other "historical" cover versions I should be aware of?)

C is for...

...not to mention...



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T-pop tip: The group Sodagreen is deeply appealing.

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And...L is for Landis Everson, a poet who stopped writing for 43 years. Read Dizzyhead Rachel's excellent profile up at the Poetry Foundation site.

Pet Shop Boys on the tube — Taiwan — prions

This is from a press release, forwarded by Dizzyhead Dennis:

The Pet Shop Boys will be on Dancing With the Stars tonight (8 p.m. EST) and on Friday on Late Late Night with Craig Ferguson. (The new album, Fundamental, is very strong.)

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Dizzyhead Hua has a terrific piece up at Slate about Taiwanese politics. Sound dull? Think again!

In parliament, Lee Ao, an eccentric shades-wearing legislator, crashed the committee deciding the [arms] bill's fate, donned a gas mask—and a V for Vendetta mask atop that—and tear-gassed the committee members. As members coughed their way out of the chamber, Lee pledged to maintain his opposition to the costly bill.

And over at Newsday, Dizzyhead Jenny makes this D.T. Max book (the one that got me thinking about EYES) sound well worth picking up.

Formosa Def

Dizzyhead Hua has a nifty piece in the Los Angeles Times about Jay-Z global ambitions—and who fans in Taiwan really wanted to see.

(Q: How do you translate "hip-hop" into Chinese?)