Feb 23rd, 2010 · Reviewer Jane Ciabattari says the new novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni takes the shape of Scheherazade's tales, as nine people begin sharing their life stories after being trapped in the basement passport office of San Fransisco's Indian Consulate after an earthquake.
Jan 11th, 2010 · A cocker spaniel in Sherman Oaks, Calif., may be the oldest living dog. Uno turned 22 on New Year's Day — that's 110 in human years. Uno's vet says the old guy is an amazing dog. Uno has a little trouble with the 40 steps it takes to get to his owners' bed, but he's trained them to carry him up when he runs out of steam.
Jan 5th, 2010 · Willie Mitchell, architect of the legendary Memphis soul sound, has died at the age of 81. Mitchell worked most notably with Al Green and Ann Peebles, but also with lesser-known but amazing singers like O.V. Wright.
Dec 31st, 2009 · Def Jam's 25th-anniversary box set is a collection of some of the most amazing music released since the dawn of hip-hop. Gorgeous, powerful and surprising, its songs still sound fresh.
Dec 21st, 2009 · A biologist reflects on an awe-inspiring experience in Africa, when a group of baboons united in some kind of amazing "mystical" moment.
Dec 17th, 2009 · On Dec. 31, 1999, the audience at Yoshi's in Oakland toots its own holiday horns to greet trombonist Steve Turre and his Sanctified Shells, with special appearances by Pharoah Sanders on tenor and Jon Faddis on trumpet. They welcomed the year 2000 with amazing music, now remixed in Surround Sound.
Dec 16th, 2009 · It's been an amazing year for all kinds of music, including reissues of long-lost '70s music from Africa. Resident funk archaeologist Egon offers up a list of his favorite reissues, featuring artists from Benin, Ghana, Ethiopia and more.
Nov 30th, 2009 · Africa McCalop went into labor on Thanksgiving. Her baby girl was arriving two weeks early, and there was no time to get to the hospital. So Africa's mother Patricia McCalop conducted a home delivery. But that's not the amazing part. Patricia kept running back and forth between her daughter in labor and the kitchen. According to the Boston Herald, Patricia refused to let the turkey burn.