Nov 6th, 2008 · Just two days after his election victory, President-elect Barack Obama appointed Rahm Emanuel to be his White House chief of staff. The Illinois congressman is known as a fiery, ferocious, take-no-prisoners Democrat. And is a sharp contrast to the inclusive, even-tempered, seldom-ruffled Obama.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · The lights at the Peach Pit went out at the turn of the century when Beverly Hills 90210 went off the air. But the television show that was a pop culture sensation in the 1990s is back, in what's being marketed as an edgy, updated form. The prime time teen soap premieres Tuesday.
Aug 1st, 2008 · The Airborne Toxic Event's self-titled debut is extremely catchy and energetic guitar rock filled with hooks and radio-ready melodies. The music falls in line with that of fellow new wave and post-punk revivalists such as Interpol, Hot Hot Heat, and Franz Ferdinand. The group's aggressive, jagged rock sound keeps the music edgy while harnessing elements of dance and brit-pop to be immediately accessible.
Sep 28th, 2007 · The Blackwater security firm, subject of headlines related to deadly shootings in Iraq, would like to get more business working on natural disasters in the United States. In fact, it already has: its employees provided security to FEMA staff after Hurricane Katrina. But its future plan has made some people edgy.
Sep 18th, 2007 · Once part of Patti Labelle's trio Labelle, Nona Hendryx made genre-bending music as a solo artist in the mid-70s. Hendryx talks about her new rock musical, Skin Diver, and her three-decade career in edgy art, rock and soul.
Aug 19th, 2007 · Elizabeth Murray, the renowned painter who died this week at 66, focused many of her colorful paintings on domestic objects -- but they had an edge. Many of her works, often painted with bold, primary colors, reflected a long struggle in the art world.
Apr 15th, 2007 · The firing of talk radio host Don Imus is a blow to shock radio. But the kind of edgy, often offensive commentary and entertainment Imus offered is not likely to disappear from the airwaves.
Oct 2nd, 2006 · The streets of New York -- with their clamor, hustle and snap -- are captured in an exhibition of photographs. At the National Gallery of Art, black-and-white pictures by Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Helen Levitt and others, taken from 1938 through 1958, show a raw, edgy city.