Sep 8th, 2007 · In the 1950s, no bluesman was more popular than Jimmy Reed. He wrote hits like "Bright Lights Big City" and "Big Boss Man" and pioneered the ubiquitous "thump" guitar riff. Two accomplished Texas bluesmen, Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan, pay tribute to Reed on their new CD.
Sep 2nd, 2007 · Labor Day weekend offers a chance to indulge in one of summer's truest pleasures: ice cream. The more butter fat, the better. Author Anne Fadiman is heartened to learn that Americans are ditching their ice-cream guilt.
Sep 2nd, 2007 · Okkervil River's The Stage Names is a critically lauded album that touches on themes of a short story. But lead singer and songwriter Will Sheff says the goal is pure listening pleasure.
Aug 3rd, 2007 · The dialogue in this fanciful "biography" certainly isn't up to the beloved novelist's standard, but the performances do sparkle and the look is Merchant Ivory-lush -- so there's plenty of pleasure to be had.
Aug 3rd, 2007 · Constituents of longtime Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens often refer to him as "Uncle Ted". But when federal agents swooped in and searched his home outside Anchorage -- possibly looking for evidence that could tie Stevens to a corrupt oil company executive -- some took pleasure in his pain.
Feb 18th, 2007 · One of the pleasures of eating is the taste of something different. But there are some food combinations you would never guess go together. Potato-chip cookies? Sauerkraut cake? Why, those sound every bit as outrageous as ... pumpkin pie.
Jan 30th, 2007 · With contemporary singers paying less attention to Brahms, it's a pleasure to turn the clock back to the 1960s to hear mezzo-soprano Janet Baker sing an album of his songs. Baker has a voice of deep purple velvet, as well as intelligence and a sense of detail that can make each song seem like a miniature opera.
Jan 20th, 2007 · At Yellowstone National Park, managers will soon decide whether to continue to allow snowmobiles. Meanwhile, a ride through the snowy expanses of the park remains a decadent thrill.