* Giles, James, The Nature of Sexual Desire, Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 2008.

He played Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire for the West Virginia Public Theatre in 2008, directed by his former Carnegie Mellon professor Geoffrey Hitch.

In 2007, Icelandic musician Björk used this same Tyutchev poem for the lyrics to " The Dull Flame Of Desire " from her album Volta. The song was later released as a single in 2008.

" Desire in Berlin ," NYRB, December 4, 2008. Review of MOMA exhibition and its catalog, Kirchner and the Berlin Street ( 2008 ), ISBN 0-87070-741-8.

In 2008, Eli Broad acquired Ruscha's " liquid word " painting Desire ( 1969 ) for $ 2. 4 million at Sothebys, which back then was 40 percent under the $ 4 million low estimate.

Schiller's fifth album, Sehnsucht ( Desire ) was announced in December 2007 and later released on 22 February 2008.

" Sehnsucht " was internationally released under the name " Desire " on 26 May 2008.

* 2008 Sehnsucht ( Desire )

* 2008 Sehnsucht ( with Xavier Naidoo ) ( Desire ) ( 1 Track Promo Release Only )

Malik B is also featured on two of the tracks on The Roots ' 2008 album Rising Down, " I Can't Help It " and " Lost Desire ".

Pollan is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, a former executive editor for Harper's Magazine, and author of five books: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto ( 2008 ) The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals ( 2006 ), The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World ( 2001 ), A Place of My Own ( 1997 ), and Second Nature A Gardener's Education ( 1991 ).

* Desire and Deceit: The Real Cost of the New Sexual Tolerance ISBN 978-1-60142-080-0 ( Release Date: September 16, 2008 )

In 2008 Nicolette contributed vocals to John Tejada's album " Where ", she sings and co-wrote the track " Desire ".

* " Desire " ( with John Tejada ) 2008

During his post-ABBA career Andersson won four Swedish Grammis awards, and together with Ulvaeus received the " Special International " Ivor Novello award from ' The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters ', twice " The Music Export Prize " from the Swedish Ministry of Industry and Trade ( 2008 ), as well as the " Lifetime Achievement " award from the Swedish Music Publishers Association ( SMFF ).

The loss marked a major turning point in Northern Territory politics, a result which was exacerbated when, at the 2005 NT election, the ALP won a second landslide victory, reducing the once-dominant party to a total of just four members in the Legislative Assembly. The 2008 saw the CLP reverse its earlier election losses, increasing its representation from four to 11 members.

In January 2008, he appeared on the second episode of Thank God You're Here and won.

Despite the drop on popularity of the romantic dramas, some of them have enjoyed big box office and critical success, as the controversial, groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain ( 2005 ) for example, that won several awards and Slumdog Millionaire ( 2008 ), a critically acclaimed romantic-drama that has been nominated for ten Academy Awards, and went on to win eight of them, including Best Picture.

The figure skating team won the national championship five straight times from 2004 through 2008.

Former heavyweight rower Dominic Seiterle is a member of the Canadian national rowing team and won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 8 + event.

In the national elections held in early months of 2008 the DPP won less than 25 % of the seats ( 38. 2 % vote share ) in the new Legislative Yuan while its presidential candidate, former Kaohsiung mayor Frank Hsieh, lost to KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou by a wide margin ( 41. 55 % vs. 58. 45 %).

The Monarchs have won the Premier League 3 times 2003, 2008 and 2010.

Capello took charge of his first game on 6 February 2008 against Switzerland, in which England won 2 – 1.

In 2008, Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of legendary French singer Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose, the first French-language performance to be so honored.

At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Entre les murs ( The Class ) won the Palme d ' Or, the first French victory at the festival in 21 years.

In 2008 Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo, a biographical film based on the life of Giulio Andreotti, won the Jury prize and Gomorra, a crime drama film, directed by Matteo Garrone won the Gran Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.

This was won by Inis Mór in a 2 – 0 match allowing them to use the title of Craggy Island until February 2008, while Inis Oírr was given the title of Rugged Island.

The 2008 election was won by the National Democratic Congress under Tillman Thomas with 11 of the 15 seats.

At the July 2008 election the NDC won a comfortable 7 seat majority over the government of former Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.

The 2008 and 2012 elections were both won by Boris Johnson, the Conservative Party candidate.

They have entered two plays into the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D. C .. Their 2007 show, For Boston, won " Best Comedy ", and their second show, The Sticking Place, won " Best Overall " in 2008.

Despite recording the most successful home and away season in the game's history, the club went one win short of back-to-back premierships in losing the 2008 AFL Grand Final, but won the 2009 Grand Final against St Kilda.

At the 2008 Olympics, Vijender Singh Beniwal won a middleweight ( 75 kg ) bronze medal and Vikas Krishan Yadav boxer from Bhiwani district won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category.

On November 4, 2007 the Patriots defeated the Colts 24 – 20 ; in the next matchup on November 2, 2008, the Colts won 18 – 15 in a game that was one of the reasons the Patriots failed to make the playoffs ; in the 2009 meeting, the Colts staged a spirited comeback to beat the Patriots 35 – 34 ; in the most recent 2010 game, the Colts almost staged another comeback, pulling within 31 – 28 after trailing 31 – 14 in the fourth quarter, but fell short due to a Patriots interception of a Manning pass late in the game.

In 2008, Torbay Council finally permitted the film to be shown after it won an online vote for the English Riviera International Comedy Film Festival.

The 2008 – 09 Manchester display, titled " Lindow Man: A Bog Body Mystery Exhibition at the Manchester Museum ", won the category " Best Archaeological Innovation " in the 2010 British Archaeological Awards, run by the Council for British Archaeology.

The popular AFI 100 Years … series, which ran from 1998 to 2008, and created jury-selected lists of America ’ s best movies in categories including Musicals, Laughs and Thrills, drove new generations to experience classic American films.

* 1931 – Ivan Dixon, American actor and director ( d. 2008 )

* 1955 – Gregory Bryant-Bey, American convicted murderer ( d. 2008 )

* 1935 – Beverlee McKinsey, American actress ( d. 2008 )

* 2005 – Caylee Anthony, American murder victim ( d. 2008 )

American Samoa has a total of 241 km of highways ( estimated in 2008 ).

* 1915 – Pete Newell, American basketball coach ( d. 2008 )

* 1918 – Larry Haines, American actor ( d. 2008 )

* 1921 – Hayden Carruth, American poet and critic ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – Skip Caray, American sportscaster ( b. 1939 )

* 2008 – Erik Darling, American singer-songwriter ( The Tarriers and The Rooftop Singers ) ( b. 1933 )

* 1927 – Edie Adams, American actress ( d. 2008 )

* 1933 – Ike Pappas, American journalist ( d. 2008 )

* 1979 – Sean Costello, American singer and musician ( d. 2008 )

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* Adrian Kantrowitz ( 1918 – 2008 ), American cardiac surgeon

* 1945 – Gene Upshaw, American football player ( d. 2008 )

The American Stock Exchange merged with the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE Euronext ) on October 1, 2008.

* 2008 – American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games.

* 1939 – Skip Caray, American sportscaster ( d. 2008 )

* 1925 – Judy Grable, American wrestler ( d. 2008 )

* 1916 – Van Johnson, American actor ( d. 2008 )

* 1925 – Robert Mulligan, American director ( d. 2008 )

* 1915 – Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator ( d. 2008 )

* 1916 – Luther Davis, American playwright ( d. 2008 )