– Wynton Marsalis calls his upcoming CD his most political album in years. He criticizes political leadership in America, cultural corruption, and sex and violence in rap — and that’s just on one song. “It’s not, `Let me tell y’all how I’m different from you,”‘ the 45-year-old jazz great said. “It’s a comment on our way of life and our culture.” The album, “From the Plantation to the Penitentiary,” is due out March 6.
– Danish artist Jens Galschioet raised a statue of a crucified pregnant teenager outside Copenhagen’s Lutheran cathedral to mark World AIDS Day on Friday, saying the sculpture was meant as a protest against Christian fundamentalists. It raised few eyebrows in the secular Danish capital. “It’s a good supplement to the crucifix we have inside the church,” said Anders Gadegaard, the cathedral’s dean.
– Jimmy Buffett and a Texas merchant he accused of unlawfully using his trademark to sell goods online have settled the matter–but not before the merchant, Robert Akard, spent a few hours in jail on a contempt of court charge. Rather than waste away far from Margaritaville, Akard agreed to stop selling any item that bore Buffett’s likeness or any of his registered slogans or images.
– A “Brokeback Mountain” parody on Canadian television depicts an unusual type of summit between President Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. In the sketch based on the acclaimed film about a love affair between two cowboys, actors portray Harper and Bush naked from the waist up.
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The Personals page was compiled by Alan Leo from Tribune news services and staff reports.
