Music On The Mind: Oliver Sacks' 'Musicophilia'
Oct 3rd, 2008 · Ever wonder how a song gets stuck in your head? Neurologist Oliver Sacks explains this and other mind-music mysteries in his new book, Musicophilia.
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Bomb Squad Explodes Hot Dog Package
Sep 26th, 2008 · This report should remind you not to leave your suspcious packages lying around. The bomb squad raced to Philadelphia's baseball park. They responded to a report of three mysterious packages. Only after they exploded the packages did they realize the heavily wrapped items were hot dogs. They had been used as props in a commercial for the Phildelphia Phillies. The suspicious items had last been handled by the team mascot, the Phillie Phanatic.
Beauty, The Beast And A Dantean Journey
Sep 23rd, 2008 · Andrew Davidson's debut novel, The Gargoyle, tells the love story of a burn victim and a mysterious sculptress who claims they first met 700 years earlier.
Unraveling A Father's Secrets And 'Sorrows'
Aug 31st, 2008 · Siri Hustvedt's new novel, The Sorrows of an American, begins one winter day when two adult children uncover a mysterious letter among their late father's papers. Hustvedt tells Jacki Lyden that the book draws from her own father's unpublished memoir.
Leon Redbone On Mountain Stage
Aug 25th, 2008 · A mysterious yet charming performer, Redbone has made his name interpreting Tin Pan Alley, early blues and swing numbers while donning sunglasses and a Panama hat. Acoustic slide bluesman William Lee Ellis follows him on stage.
Yael Naim's New Soul
Aug 22nd, 2008 · Born in Paris and raised in Israel, multilingual singer Yael Main crafts a mysterious and delicate sound that features elements of folk and jazz. She visits the World Cafe with host David Dye to share music from her self-titled sophomore album.
Hard Copy: Reporter Pens Killer Newsroom Novel **
Aug 4th, 2008 · As a journalist, John Darnton spent 40 years at The New York Times. As a novelist, he writes colorful mysteries. His newest murder yarn, set in a big-city newsroom that seems awfully familiar: Black and White and Dead All Over.
Mapping The Mysteries Of The Brain's Two Halves
Jul 25th, 2008 · The quest to understand what us us has long been one of humankind's great pursuits. Neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga has made progress: He's author of Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique.
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