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  • Strange Arrangements: Beethoven With A Salsa Beat
    The popular video of Beethoven's 5th dressed in a mambo beat is a reminder of many other classical transformations, from jazz great Betty Carter to the Japanese electronics wiz Tomita.
  • Wednesday January 2, 2013
    2nd Day of 2013 / 363 Remaining77 Days Until The First Day of SpringSunrise:7:25Sunset:5:039 Hours 38 Minutes of DaylightMoon Rise:10:34pmMoon…
  • Miranda Lambert performing in April at the Academy of Country Music Awards, where she won best song, best record and best female vocalist for the fourth year in a row. The Lambert Effect has opened doors for many of the new hopefuls blending hard country sounds with feminist-aware attitudes.
    Country Music's Year Of The Woman
    Nashville the city, Nashville the TV show, close-harmony groups and two financially viable, independent-minded singers have shattered country music's glass ceiling — and the year's only half over.
  • Thursday May 9, 2013
    129th Day of 2013 / 236 Remaining43 Days Until The First Day of SummerSunrise:6:03Sunset:8:0814 Hours 5 Minutes of DaylightMoon Rise:5:52amMoon…
  • 'Frankenstein's Cat': Bioengineering The Animals Of The Future
    Science journalist Emily Anthes talks about how scientists are engineering mice with tumors and working to create pigs that can grow organs for human transplant and insects that could serve as drones for the military.
  • Forecast: High Anxiety, Increasing Laughter
    With a bride on her wedding day and an ex-boyfriend lurking among a houseful of eccentric guests, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding seems set on a predictable track. But Julia Strachey's frenetic, screwball novel has some twists in store.
  • Excerpt: 'Cheerful Weather For The Wedding'
  • The Go! Team: Ridiculously Fun
    Brighton, England's The Go! Team has brought together a dizzying array of styles and influences to create one of the most immediate albums of good-time anthems in recent memory.
  • The Music Of Mardi Gras: History You Can Dance To
    The traditions of Mardi Gras are a huge part of New Orleans' cultural identity. Hear five artists whose music you might find playing on the streets of the Crescent City during Mardi Gras.
  • 1754 - First "political cartoon" Pennsylvania Gazette (highlighted story below)
    Wednesday May 9, 2012
    130th Day of 2012 / 236 Remaining42 Days Until Summer BeginsSunrise:6:05Sunset:8:0914 Hours 4 Minutes of DaylightMoon Rise:12:11am(thu)Moon…
  • 'Winter's Bone': Superlative Teen Angst
    Daniel Woodrell's novel Winter's Bone follows a 16-year-old heroine named Ree as she hunts for her drug-dealing father, simultaneously trying to keep her family intact. The book, which is set in the Ozarks, is earning comparisons to True Grit.
  • The Mandela Playlist: A Life And Legacy, Told In Music
    It's worth pausing to consider not only the legacy and achievements of former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, but also the rich musical associations of his life.
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