Music a Remedy
In his monumental ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY, published in 1621, ROBERT BURTON argued for, among other things, music as…
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‘It’s Almost Like We’re Standing Against an Evil Giant’
NAVAJO WOMEN are rising up against unfettered oil and gas development on Native lands; a statue of CHIEF…
‘Grass Is the Forgiveness of Nature—Her Constant Benediction’
In 1872 Kansas Sen. JOHN JAMES INGALLS, one of the U.S. Senate's most eloquent voices, praised the vitality…
The Charmed Third Moment of Stardom
Appraising a long-overdue retrospective of towering Cuban singer ABELARDO BAROSSO and 14 essential recordings he made with ORQUESTA…
The View from Deep Space, Via New NASA Interactive App
NASA's new 3DV app previews the starting point for the nation's journey to Mars.
Last Stop on Market Street: A Visit with Matt de la Peña & Christian Robinson
JULES sits down with MATT DE LA PEÑA, author of one of her favorite new books of 2015,…
A Dazzling French Connection
After dazzling the opera world on stage last year, Belgium's SONYA YONCHEVA is doing it on record, with…
Remembering Jeff Golub, 1955-2015
Remembering Jeff Golub: Honoring the life and celebrating the music he made before leaving this mortal coil on…
Condemned To Live (1935)
From 1935, CONDEMNED TO LIVE, a film sympathetic to vampires, and as a short subject from 1954, the…
Pandemonium’s Michele Raffin: A Real Bird Brain
A chance meeting with an injured bird changed the course of MICHELE RAFFIN's life. Now the founder of…