The rap trio Beastie Boys played a formative role in the evolution of American hip-hop music. They have sold millions…
Anne Azzi Davenport
Traditionally, movies and books about Native American life have focused on tragedy and defeat. Now, a new work of history…
Between producing recordings for major music stars, writing soundtracks for films and TV and releasing a new album of his…
The melting of polar ice masses is a prominent topic in the news lately, but it's difficult to imagine what…
Robert Caro is one of the nation's preeminent biographers, known for meticulous research and taking his time with a subject.…
Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin has developed a faithful following as well as critical acclaim for her folk and Americana music. But…
Classical is a music genre hampered by a tendency to exclude or intimidate newcomers. But Clemency Burton-Hill, creative director at…
The hit Broadway play "Choir Boy" chronicles an African-American prep school and its star pupil, the choir boy, who happens…
A major Andy Warhol retrospective exhibit, the first organized by an American museum in decades, is on display at New…
Jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard has six Grammy Awards, but this year, he's received his first Oscar nomination, for…
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