Nov 3rd, 2008 · High school football is a rite of passage for many young athletes. But what does a school do if there aren't enough players to field a team? At Meeteetse High School in rural Wyoming, the answer was to cut by nearly half the traditional 11-member squad.
Jul 17th, 2008 · If pop ever had a strange bedfellow, it's been in Deerhoof. Hear the forward-thinking indie-rock band perform a concert from the Wordless Music Series in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Friday, June 18. The Metropolis Ensemble opens with its electronic take on Stravinsky's The Rites of Spring.
May 5th, 2008 · For jazz musicians, playing at the Village Vanguard is a special event. To record there is a rite of passage. How can you not bring your best stuff, knowing who brought theirs before? Here are five notable glimpses into the world's most famous jazz joint.
Mar 22nd, 2008 · The sailors in Annapolis, Md., herald the season by taking off their socks. Believing that real boaters go sockless until fall, these guys add to their spring ritual with a ceremonial sock-burning.
Mar 22nd, 2008 · Susan Stamberg talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine about another rite of spring: the NCAA Tournament.
Mar 21st, 2008 · Just in time for the change of the season, music commentator Miles Hoffman considers the lingering reputation of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring as the shocker that altered the art world. The work has been called "one of the most daring creations of the modern musical mind."
Jan 26th, 2008 · Many Muslims in sub-Saharan and North African countries observe the ancient rite of female genital mutilation. One estimate says more than 50,000 affected women now live in France, where a campaign to prosecute those responsible is under way.
Jan 22nd, 2008 · Carnival, the precursor to Easter, falls in the first week of February this year. In Bolivia, where the annual rite is a monthlong affair, the official start of carnival begins this week with the digging up of the beloved La Paz character Pepino.