Mar 18th, 2010 · Ad man Tom Burrell calls out negative images of African Americans in the media for perpetuating the myth of black inferiority. In Brainwashed, he examines the history of the myth and how contemporary culture reinforces it.
Feb 23rd, 2010 · Newsom comes from a great tradition of visionary California oddballs such as Terry Riley and Frank Zappa. Like her forebears, her ambitions run deep and wide. On her new triple-length album, Have One on Me, Newsom taps into myths of the American West and the open road.
Dec 29th, 2009 · Robin D.G. Kelley spent 14 years on a new book, which some are calling the definitive work on a jazz legend. In Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, he portrays the great pianist as a trained musician, a psychiatric case and a father.
Dec 20th, 2009 · Every month, John Wood and a bunch of his musician friends get together to make a new album from scratch. This month, the theme is the first event of its kind in the history of a television game show — adapted as a Greek myth.
Dec 20th, 2009 · As the Senate continues to debate its health overhaul bill, we continue to check the accuracy of that debate. This time, we focus on assertions about abortion and the life of the Medicare program.
Dec 20th, 2009 · As the Senate continues to debate its health overhaul bill, we continue to check the accuracy of that debate. This time, we focus on assertions about abortion and the life of the Medicare program.
Nov 20th, 2009 · Back in 2001, I sat in a San Francisco federal courtroom and watched a judge order Napster to shut down. The record companies won their battle against the world's first peer-to-peer file sharing service. But, as everyone now knows, it was a Pyrrhic victory; to reference another Greek myth, Napster turned out to be a Hydra.
Nov 15th, 2009 · According to numerous sources on the Internet, three years from now a planet called Nibiru will collide with earth, resulting in the extinction of the human race. This and other apocalyptic myths have NASA stepping up to soothe our fears.