Dec 3rd, 2008 · For more than fifty years, Rosemary Clooney's simple and exquisite singing style defined her dynamic career. She also appeared in movies and had a star turn on television, but it was her successful and inspired music that cemented her reputation as one of America's finest jazz-based vocalists.
Nov 17th, 2008 · American experts are at work in Beijing's Forbidden City, helping preserve a long-neglected treasure: the elaborate private retreat of the 18th-century Chinese emperor Qianlong.
Oct 25th, 2008 · A new Hank Williams collection has just been released, featuring songs that few fans have heard. The Unreleased Recordings of Hank Williams includes rare performances from a Nashville radio program Williams hosted in 1951. The legend's daughter, Jett Williams, discusses the origins of the newly found treasure trove of music.
Sep 27th, 2008 · Scott Simon reflects on Friday night's debate and the town where it was held: Oxford, Miss.
Sep 13th, 2008 · In American politics, truth has always been more entertaining than fiction, making truly great political novels a rare treasure. Dick Meyer suggests three addictive, incisive gems you won't want to miss.
Aug 29th, 2008 · As soon as Barack Obama's speech was over, scavengers got to work. More than 80,000 people had jammed Denver's football stadium to watch Obama make history by becoming the first black man to be nominated for president by a major political party. Speech-goers picked up anything they could get their hands on — political signs, plastic cups and confetti.
Aug 11th, 2008 · Transvestites performing at a legendary night club in Washington, D.C., braced for the worst when news came that construction of a fancy new baseball stadium would likely oust their treasured meeting place. Washington Post Magazine writer Lonnae O'Neal Parker and self-described drag queen Carl Rizzie, a.k.a. "Mame Dennis," discuss how the once-thriving community is moving on.
Aug 7th, 2008 · A few years ago a handful of renegade artists staked their claim just outside Beijing, away from the eye of the authorities. Now 798, as the area is called, is a bustling arts zone supported by the Chinese government.