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Cultureteca 06.03.16

Miscellany
Home Office Publishes Revised Investigatory Powers Bill On Tuesday the Home Office in the United Kingdom published a revised Investigatory Powers Bill, meant to address some of the criticisms and recommendations made by the Intelligence and Security Committee of parliament and by a Joint Select Committee which held sessions across December and January. Home Secretary Theresa May put the draft Investigatory...

In Performance: ‘I Loves You, Porgy’ by Nina Simone

In Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7RoA-JI6Us Of those songs which became standards and entered into the Great American Songbook from the folk opera Porgy and Bess, few have inspired such vital renderings as 'I Loves You, Porgy'. While the ubiquitous 'Summertime' and the upbeat irreverence of 'It Ain't Necessarily So' scored early chart success before making the transition from jazz and easy listening to such...