As the Bus4Life begins its seventh tour, former driver Tuukka Linkopuu reflects on his two-year ministry while Esa Tuuri prepares to take the wheel.

Let's talk about Momus.

A little.

There's no obvious way to crack into his body of work; you can begin anywhere and proceed to draw a map around that starting point. The essential aerial-view basics, however: Momus is Nick Currie, and while he has mostly recorded under that mononym for over four decades, he began his musical career in the Happy Family, one of 4AD's first signings.

I initially came across him while digitally digging through crates of Shibuya-kei records as a teen; I was enamored with his writing and production for Kahimi Karie and POiSON GiRL FRiEND, amongst others. He slid sublimely into that biome—Burt Bacharach blossoms splashed across Serge Gainsbourg grasses under kitschy exotica electronica canopies.

At some point in the 90s, he fell into a dramatic, emotional, ultimately fraught tangle with a teenage British-Bangladeshi girl named Shazna Nessa, daughter of a "London-based Bangladeshi restaurant and factory owner," though what exactly transpired is unclear, in part because only the Daily Report tabloid covered it.

At any rate, it was with Shazna that he started a project called Milky, and it is their one and only album, Travels with a Donkey, that marks the beginning of my journey with Momus. I'm sure I came upon it either through the Darla website (he had an imprint, American Patchwork, that was distributed by them) or one of the many music blogs with an ear turned to Japan that I followed. A delightfully sweet, twee record that's as much a children's lullabies collection as it is a bedroom pop demo tape.

Shazna was also in an easy-listening lounge-pop act called Maria Napoleon that released an LP in 2000, and that is also worth a listen.

Dugan's Travels Marks a Quarter Century of Excellence with a Signature European River Cruise Experience for Independent Travel Agents

As part of her fashion and film tour, Victoria Napolitano will commission Italian ateliers to create her exquisite and sophisticated haute couture designs for her novelette and film.

A milestone anniversary celebrates the growth from a small home-based business to a top host agency, marking 25 years of supporting independent travel advisors.

Top historical travel site unveils its exclusive list of small towns every history lover should visit.

Dr. Kristen Ali Eglinton from Footage Foundation, which conducts research around gender-based violence in conflict zones, calls on feminist foreign policy conference to ensure compassion is built into interventions addressing refugees and migration.

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We've also got three other book reviews of regional interest this week.

Harper — a blue heron equipped with a solar-powered GPS transmitter — departed Canada and flew nonstop for 40 hours to reach Bermuda. The Heron Observation Network of Maine posted the graphics below on social media, saying: “Harper made it to Cuba! Harper is a great blue heron equipped with a solar-powered GPS transmitter. She […]

A sea turtle found on a Nova Scotia beach in a “hypothermic and semi-comatose” state received care in Canada, and has now been transported to Bermuda to continue her recovery before being returned to the wild. The CBC reported, “An endangered green sea turtle found on a Nova Scotia beach has been revived and shipped […]

Have you got friends or family wondering what this astral projecting interest of yours is all about?

Do you ?nd it tough to explain in a simple, accessible way?

Well here’s a little site that may work well – especially for your peeps who like to keep a beat.

“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.” ― Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless

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Albany : State University of New York Press, [1991]

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Journeymen Wesley and Diana, called Wandergesellen in German, are in India for the last leg of their journey

London : Oneworld, 2014.

The term gaslight has gained so much traction in popular discourse so recently that you’d swear it was coined around 2010. In fact, that particular usage goes at least as far back as 1938, when British novelist and playwright Patrick Hamilton wrote a stage thriller about a husband who surreptitiously rearranges things in the house so […]

Forget memorable, the passengers are so irritating that one would rather hop off the film and abort the trip

A film about a motley crew on a road trip is actually an overt promotion for an EDM fest

As demand for the rare element grows, researchers trace the history of long-range tellurium deposition 

As demand for the rare element grows, researchers trace the history of long-range tellurium deposition

As the Bus4Life begins its seventh tour, former driver Tuukka Linkopuu reflects on his two-year ministry while Esa Tuuri prepares to take the wheel.

New research from a team of U.K. scientists reveals that humpback whales share songs during their migratory travels in the South Pacific.

A new website will help people affected by food allergies travel the world safely and with more peace of mind. AllergyTravels.com provides local knowledge, user reviews and allergy information to assist people in planning their trips effectively.

Dr. Kim K. Chai visits countries outside of the US to seek new information regarding regenerative medicine.

Dugan's Travels names 42 agents as Five Star Agents for 2020.

Changes will uniquely position the company's agents for a new season of growth.

Swimming in icy water is not something everyone aspires to do but it should be, according to an outdoor swimming enthusiast.

Paula Thornton journeyed through 20 countries in 14 months, and where some may consider relying on hand gestures rude or disrespectful of culture and language, for Ms Thornton this is her everyday.

Minter, Adam, 1970- -- Travel.

Baker’s Delight

We drive from Guwahati in Assam to Pasighat, the oldest town of Arunachal.

Women's Basketball travels to Dubuque, IA to play in the Clark Classic this Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd. 

(LAWRENCE KS) Haskell Football Leaves for Robert Morris University this Saturday October 27^th 2012. 

Today Volleyball will travel to Lamoni, IA to play two games against Peru State College and face off with Graceland University for the second time.

Haskell women's volleyball will travel to Lincoln College today to participate in pool play Friday 11/15/19!

Tomorrow, September 6, 2019, Haskell XC will compete in Bearcat open against Northwest MIssouri State!

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

A new virtual exhibition, What the Traveller Saw, the first of its kind by the Royal Geographical Society, marks the centenary of the birth of the writer and former Observer travel editor

Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan today for meetings with Afghan and U.S. officials.

The dorado catfish swims more than 7,200 miles, making it the world champion of freshwater fish migration.

Two structures are joined by a deck; one part on a solid foundation, the other on wheels to become a traveling studio and performance space.