National Symbols and Songs

View from cheap seats doesn't dampen enthusiasm (AP via Yahoo! News)

29 Aug 2008

The air was thin, the sun was strong and the view of the stage was horrible. But that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of Democrats who sat in the cheap seats all the way at the top of Invesco Field at Mile High.

08-25-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)

25 Aug 2008

*One only has to go through a magnificent drama and prevail to be a true testament to the adage "what doesn't kill you will make you stronger." Now try going through it, in public.

MITCH ALBOM: What did we learn as the flame flickers? (Detroit Free Press)

24 Aug 2008

BEIJING — The stage is bare, the seats are empty and you can hear your voice echo off the ceiling. On any given night a musical or a concert might take place here. On Sunday mornings, however, around 7, people enter the 21st Century Theater off Liangmaqiao Road carrying wires, microphones and large posters of Christian religious symbols.