Vijay Gupta is a Juilliard-trained violinist who's been using music as a way to connect with L.A.'s homeless and incarcerated…
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The lost recordings of jazz titan John Coltrane have been rediscovered and shared with the world. Jeffrey Brown visits the…
Judy Collins still turn, turn, turning with new album at 77
Folk legend Judy Collins, known for her critically acclaimed covers of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" and Pete Seeger's…
Vietnamese American poet contemplates his personal ties to the war
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'All in the Family' creator Norman Lear on TV's new Golden Age
Norman Lear, the man behind "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," talks about writing comedy and his favorite show…
For his friend James Foley, Daniel Johnson reads 'In the Absence of Sparrows'
Poet Daniel Johnson wrote "In the Absence of Sparrows" during the 656-day captivity of his close friend, journalist James Foley.…
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