‘He Brought a Certain Level of Class to the Blues’: Remembering Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, 1930-2013
American music lost a giant with the passing of BOBBY 'BLUE' BLAND. Our tribute offers an overview of…
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The Paris of Berlioz and Liszt
Writing in 1837, acclaimed German poet HEINRICH HEINE filed a report on 'the two most remarkable phenomena in…
National Park Service Adopts New Healthy Food Standards; Online Organic Grocer Expands to Nine States
The NATIONAL PARK SERVICE issues new guidelines for \National Parks to offer visitors healthier, and local, choices in…
Climate Conditions Determine Amazon Fire Risk–The Threat of ‘Understory’ Fires
'Understory' fires are destroying more of the Amazon rainforest than is being lost through deforestation, NASA scientists have…
‘Battle Bunny’: A Visit with Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett and Matthew Myers
JULES queries the creative team behind the new children's book, BATTLE BUNNY. An interview with JON SCIESZKA, MATT…
From Senegal to Many Ports of Call
Senegalese singer-songwriter-guitarist NURU KANE has released his most ambitious work yet, EXILE, described by our reviewer as 'an…
H.L. MENCKEN TO WILL DURANT
In 1933, WILL DURANT, author of The Story of Philosophy, asked H.L. MENCKEN, the Sage of Baltimore, to…
Zoobiquity: Connecting Health In Animals And Humans
If you think animals and humans don't have the same problems, think again. BARBARA NATTERSON-HOROWITZ and KATHRYN…
MY DEAR SECRETARY (1949)
MY DEAR SECRETARY (1949) stars KIRK DOUGLAS in his first romantic comedy role and features delightful co-starring turns…
Christopher O’Riley at the Top
CHRISTOPHER O'RILEY, host of NPR's popular 'From the Top,' offers his own bold takes on Liszt on his…