Mar 25th, 2008 · Comic books -- or, in more highbrow parlance, graphic novelizations -- are nudging their way onto the shelves of bookstores and the pages of literary magazines. And writers such as Joss Whedon and Jodi Picoult are trying their hand at the genre.
Mar 13th, 2008 · The Algerian club DJ is best known for melding traditional ethnic sounds with electronica. But on his new album, his mix of highbrow Indian spirituality and dance-floor ambition stands apart from the growing morass of globalized techno wizardry.
Feb 1st, 2008 · The Cannes Film Festival is known for its highbrow fare, but every once in a while a crowd-pleaser sneaks into the mix. Caramel, a new film from Lebanon, was one such delight at the last festival.
Dec 12th, 2007 · India's billion-plus population is mad for movies, and Hollywood is hungry for a piece of the Hindi film market. Sony Pictures took the plunge recently with a highbrow romance -- and found itself going head to head on opening weekend with a home-grown superstar.
Oct 4th, 2007 · One of the ironies of Mexican cuisine is that the most humble eateries often provide the inspiration for the most highbrow food. Nowhere is it done better than at Aguila y Sol, says Mexico City-based correspondent Lourdes Garcia-Navarro.
Apr 3rd, 2007 · Two musicians -- Argentinian accordion player Dino Saluzzi and German cellist Anja Lechner -- have teamed up for the new album Ojos Negros. They begin their first U.S. tour on April 18.
Jan 29th, 2007 · The diminuitive British rapper Louise Harman, known as Lady Sovereign, is the first foreign female artist signed by Jay Z's Island Def Jam label. Despite her regal title, Lady Sovereign grew up in a public housing project in London, and her rhymes are anything but highbrow.
Jun 13th, 2005 · Bodice-Ripping Reading June 13, 2005 · Special correspondent Susan Stamberg, known to NPR listeners for her keen artistic sensibility, shares her not-so-highbrow summer reading interests.