Dec 29th, 2008 · Hearts of Space began as a late night radio show out of San Francisco in 1973. Ten years later, the show went national via public radio. Now celebrating 25 years of national broadcast, the show has issued a series of albums called The Best of Hearts of Space. Music critic Milo Miles has a review.
Dec 17th, 2008 · After growing doubts about a 1973 murder case, a judge overturned an Angola inmate's conviction and granted him bail three weeks ago. Hours later, the Louisiana attorney general stepped in and halted the release. Now the inmate is back in the isolation cell, where he's spent more than three decades.
Nov 13th, 2008 · Actor Roger Moore, who played a wry, tongue-in-cheek James Bond in seven films between 1973 to 1985, discusses his new memoir My Word Is My Bond. Moore played Bond longer than any other actor, and offers a peek behind the 007 sets: from funny outtakes, to bedroom scenes, to old-school "special effects."
Oct 9th, 2008 · The singer's 1973 hit "Jolene" has been covered more than any of her other songs. Parton says that "Jolene" remains popular in part because of how universal it is: Everyone relates to the singer's sense of inadequacy, and that comes through in each musician's rendition.
Aug 3rd, 2008 · In the summer of 1973, photographer Stephen Shore set out on a quintessential American adventure. Now, 35 years later, his journey has become the focus of a book titled A Road Trip Journal. It reflects an America when gas was about 43 cents a gallon.
Mar 25th, 2008 · Data released Tuesday shows that consumers are becoming more pessimistic. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index has fallen to a five-year low. The survey also found that consumers expect conditions to get worse, not better. Another index that looks to the future, the Expectations Index, was down at a level not seen since 1973. Chris Arnold
Mar 7th, 2008 · Oil prices hit $106 a barrel Friday. That's a record even when inflation is considered. Oil now costs more in real dollars than it did at the height of the Arab oil embargo in 1973. But why are prices so high?
Nov 5th, 2007 · GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson entered the public spotlight in 1973 as a lawyer for the Senate Watergate committee. He played a role in uncovering the Nixon White House tapes. But his actions may not have been a matter of telling truth to power.