The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out our most popular articles of the week on a variety of subjects, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.
Katie:
Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan Surfaces 120 Years Later
Hallelujah For American Idol, Jeff Buckley and Leonard Cohen
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Nicole:
Google Gives Free Voicemail to San Francisco Homeless
Gabriel Garcia Marquez Turnes 80
Giulia:Patrick Swayze’s Cancer Battle
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Gina:
“Chop Shop” - Dreams In a Place of Despair
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Kerry:
Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez, renowned Latin American author, Nobel Prize laureate, and master of literary magical realism, turned 80 years old yesterday. Born in Colombia in 1928, GarcÃa Márquez first won international acclaim with his book, One Hundred Years of Solitude, a defining classic work of twentieth century literature. GarcÃa Márquez is no stranger to controversy, inspired by the choice to incorporate strong political themes into his novels. He has used his literary noteriety and personal funds to champion a variety of revolutionary political and social causes in Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Angola, and Argentina. He also helped to found HABEAS, an organization seeking to correct the abuses of Latin American dictatorships and to free the political prisoners of these regimes. 