by Duncan | Aug 6, 2008 | Actors & Filmmakers, Comedians
Richard Belzer–the veteran comedian-actor perhaps best known as Detective John Munch on “Law & Order SVU,” also seen earlier this summer as a celebrity judge on “Last Comic Standing”–discusses his role as spokesperson for the...
by libby | Feb 8, 2006 | General
Captain Paul Watson, a co-founder of Greenpeace who went on to found the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society–and whose lifelong activism as a defender of all creatures of the sea has been recogized globally (for instance, Time magazine in 2000 named him one of the...
by libby | Nov 9, 2005 | Advocates, Musicians
Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay, whose double-disc debut album, “Get Away From Me,” was named one of the 15 Best Albums of 2004 in the Village Voice poll of nearly 800 critics nationwide–and now just 21 or thereabouts, she’s no less of an...
by libby | Oct 10, 2005 | Actors & Filmmakers, Musicians
John Doe–founder-bassist of legendary punk band X, a member of the country-folk X-offshoot The Knitters (who, after a 20-year gap, recently released a terrific new album, “The Modern Sounds Of The Knitters,” which includes the rollicking tale of a...
by libby | Jun 13, 2005 | Health & Behavior
Karen Johnson, who created Clarinetherapy–in which she takes her clarinet and her greyhounds to convalescent homes and other facilities, and the combination of her music & these greyhounds (which are certified therapy dogs), helps the patients heal and feel...