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Mother Teresa and the Lap-dancers*

If music be the food of love, start without me - William Shakespeare (abridged)

(DAYTONA BEACH, FLA) - Not long ago, as religious innovations are measured in time, Pope Benedict XVI shut down the “playboy-mansion monastery” in Italy.

It is reported that monks and selected celebrities including Madonna (the contemporary one, not the original) cavorted and nuns provided lap-dancing services.

Dancing Through Two Generations...
62 Year Old Salem Woman Will Perform in Le Grand Continental

Acclaimed dancer Jamie Benson is training his mom in Oregon for an incredible event.

(SALEM) - It is not an everyday story, not by any means. Verla Benson of Salem, who is 62-years old, is rehearsing Sylvain Émard's Le Grand Continental.

She has incredible support from family; one of whom is proclaimed as “one of the strongest, hottest contemporary dancers of his generation" by dance critic Lewis Segal.

Street Life: feat. Yoni Yo, Mary C., & Agron Belica intro by Tim King

The street life of Agron Belica’s song is as much a state of mind as it is a geographical location.

(TUCSON, AZ) - The street life of Agron Belica’s song is as much a state of mind as it is a geographical location.

It is a dropping out and rejection of the norms of conventional civil society. Sometimes it is a flight from the violence and brutality of “good” citizens; at other times, it is the result of addiction, crime, or social rejection.

Muhsin Corbbrey and a Different Kind of Fight

Muhsin and those like him answer “no!” to the cloud that hands over Palestine.

(TUCSON, AZ) - With flying fists and kicking feet, Muhsin Corbbrey has, over the past decade, made quite a name for himself in the volatile world of mixed martial arts.

He has been fighting the good fight in sports arenas at home and abroad. More recently, he has undertaken another kind of battle, one that requires weapons of a different kind.

AldinEntertainment.com is a Showcase for Resistance-Based Media

A young man from Boston is setting a standard for kids by using his voice and his mind and following his heart.

(BOSTON / SALEM) - The new Website for AldinEntertainment.com, offers a fantastic overview of the music videos, books and other resistance-oriented media that gives a voice to those who lack one.

At the heart of the operation is the son of one of our writers; Jamal Belica. At the age of ten; the kid is way ahead of his time!

`Cost 2 Be the Boss` - Musical Tribute to Fighting Journalists

Human rights reporting can be a thankless job...

(BOSTON / SALEM) - It is amazing each time a new tribute is created to acknowledge the acts of those willing to risk it all to bring about change for downtrodden people.

The new song, TJP Collective Consciousness: Cost 2 Be The Boss/Aldin Entertainment Release-JB, both captures and celebrates the meaning of the struggle.

Chiddy Bang Joins Daryl Hall on `Live from Daryl`s House` Premiering July 15

They perform a six-song set featuring classics “Fall in Philadelphia”, “(She) Got Me Bad,” “Mind Your Manners” and then are joined by Frank Stallone for his Rocky smash.

(NEW YORK CITY) - Daryl Hall and alternative hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang celebrated a City of Brotherly Love reunion on the 56th and latest edition of Live from Daryl’s House as the Philly natives join up for a special seven-song set.

The performance includes a special appearance by Frank Stallone, who first became friends with Daryl in the 60's and, like him, also sang in local doo-wop groups.

Lady Gaga: A Platform for Self Expression through Photography

By analyzing Gaga`s approach, we explore conceptual and technical approaches to photographic self-expression.

(NEW YORK CITY) - This summer the School of the International Center of Photography will offer a new course focusing on an artist whose image is often discussed more than her music.

`It`s Big What You Did` by Agron Belica

New song is a tribute to Salem-News.com's team of human rights reporters.

(BOSTON / SALEM) - It is hard to describe the feeling that accompanies each new musical release from Agron Belica.

It isn't just that the music is extremely good, it is better than that, but the idea that this talented artist celebrates our team, and is at the same time part of our team, drives the experience to the top of the charts on a personal level.

Those Damn Palestinians

Those damn Palestinians insist on sharing their cultural resistance with artists around the globe and repeatedly inviting other communities to join in solidarity

(RAMALLAH, Palestine) - Those damn Palestinians. They refuse to sit still. They just don’t get it. They are unable to fathom their reality.

The more outrageous their situation becomes, the more human they become. When all the powers-to-be thought that they had sufficiently battered (or bought) Palestinians into full political submission, Palestinians embarked on yet another act of terrorism—the terror of dance, music, song, and cultural celebration.