Editors' Picks
The Early History of Faking War on Film
Early filmmakers faced a dilemma: how to capture the drama of war without getting themselves killed in the process. Their solution: fake the footage
PHOTOS: The History of Abraham Lincoln on Film
The 16th president has been a Hollywood star and box office attraction since the earliest days of Hollywood
Esperanza Spalding Took on Bieber, Now Takes on Jazz
The innovative bassist and winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for performing arts is taking jazz to a whole new place
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The blues and rock musician shares stories of his wild past and his concerns for the future.
March 01, 2009
| By Kenneth R. Fletcher
February 2009 | By Anika Gupta
Surprising, inspiring and outstanding titles for youngsters and the grownups that read to them
December 19, 2008
| By Kathleen Burke
Franklin Roosevelt's fourth inaugural, which was less than 600 words long, focused on the perils of isolationism
January 2009
| By Anika Gupta
December 2008 | By Anika Gupta
Wild turkeys gobble on cue
November 2008
| By Anika Gupta
A Q&A with Bobby Sanabria, musician, composer and professor of Latin jazz
September 15, 2008
| By Robin T. Reid
October 2008 | By Anika Gupta
Scientists discover insect-eating bats may help sustain forests
October 2008
| By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Before TV came on the scene, presidential candidates relied on campaign songs for negative advertising
October 2008
| By Anika Gupta
The Moab Music Festival features world-class music in an unparalleled natural setting
August 27, 2008
| By Jamie Bernstein
William Chadwick, Jr. and a team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration witness the first recorded underwater volcano eruption.
September 2008
| By Anika Gupta
August 2008 | By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Bo Diddley's beat changed the course of rock music. And his lyrics evoked a history that reached all the way to Africa.
August 2008
| By Ned Sublette
A 2,500-year-old Greek historical play remains eerily contemporary
June 17, 2008
| By Catherine Rampell
July 2008 | By Kenneth R. Fletcher
From bebop to hip-hop, nobody alive has done more for American music than Quincy Jones
March 2008
| By Lyndon Stambler
Love Song
June 2008
| By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Paying tribute to America's first black opera
January 30, 2008
| By Marian Smith Holmes
How The Phantom of the Opera led me to a long-lost musical treasure in Paris
March 2008
| By Michael Walsh
The key to the rise of the Romans, the Mongols—and the U.S.? Ethnic diversity, Chua says in a new book
February 2008
| By Jess Blumberg
Ode to a Federal Entitlement
October 2007
| By Jess Blumberg
Young Talent
April 2008
| By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Seeger Singalong
January 2008
| By Jess Blumberg
Songs to Live By
March 2008
| By Kenneth R. Fletcher
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