Apr 24th, 2008 · The three Seattle sisters — ages 11, 14 and 16 — have opened for Pearl Jam, Death Cab for Cutie, and Sleater-Kinney. This week, they played two new, unrecorded songs in an actual BPP cubicle. Watch video of the Smoosh mini-concert.
Apr 22nd, 2008 · Portland, Ore. folksinger Laura Gibson was a good sport when we invited her to play a mini-concert for us at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. She drew a small crowd of curious office workers while playing a handful of delicately crafted songs from her latest CD, If You Come to Greet Me.
Apr 15th, 2008 · After a difficult term in office, John Adams, America's first vice president and second president, was chronically under-recognized. But a biography of Adams by historian David McCullough sparked a reconsideration of the founding father's legacy, which now springs to life in an HBO mini-series.
Apr 5th, 2008 · Author Michael Farquhar has a new book of mini biographies called A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans. These are people whom, for some reason, official history has overlooked -- among others, a swashbuckling female pirate and a "DO-take-prisoners" World War II marine.
Mar 10th, 2008 · Compared to the more loyal baby-boomer generation, today's mid- and early-career professionals are unwilling to log decade after decade with the same company. Now there's a nifty solution: A service offers curious job seekers mini-holidays in a new line of work.
Feb 22nd, 2008 · Charles McCowan parked his pickup truck in front of a mini-mart in Southern California. He left his dog in the truck. When he returned, the truck was gone.
Oct 11th, 2007 · Chrysler and the United Auto Workers union announced a deal late Wednesday afternoon after a six-hour strike. A few weeks ago, GM workers settled their contract following a two-day strike. What's with these mini strikes?
Aug 23rd, 2007 · Sen. John Warner of Virginia, the senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Thursday that he thinks President Bush ought to send a signal of frustration to the Iraqi government by beginning the withdrawal of a portion of U.S. forces.