Meet Itinerante, a trio reviving Colombia's Andean music
Played on three string instruments, this music was the country's soundtrack from the turn of the 20th century to the 1940s.
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A pediatric neurosurgeon reflects on his intense job, and the post-Roe landscape
Jay Wellons has operated on children's brains and spinal cords. He knows the anguish of losing a patient and the exhilaration of saving a child's life. His memoir is All That Moves Us.
Large dandelion statues planned for Winston-Salem landscape
The City of Winston-Salem could soon have new public art displays along a main highway that runs through downtown. The project comes with a $1 million price tag.
How the Mexican revolution of 1910 helped shape U.S. border policy
Kelly Lytle Hernández's book, Bad Mexicans, tells the story of the rebels who fled from Mexico to the U.S. to publish an oppositional newspaper that would help spark revolution in Mexico.
'The Poet's House' is a droll coming-of-age story — and an absolute keeper of a novel
Jean Thompson's novel follows an insecure young woman as she's drawn into a clique of poets. The Poet's House is a story about the corrosive power of shame and the primal fear of sounding stupid.
Rubber ducky watches that don't tell time clock in TikTok views
"How many times do you look at a clock, or look at time, and are happy?" says Kevin Bertolero, the maker of watches that feature tiny rubber duckies instead of numbers.
In 'Thor: Love and Thunder,' Waititi's familiar strains feel familiar and strained
Director Taika Waititi goes back to the Thor: Ragnarok well for another sprawling romp starring Chris Hemsworth's pompous thunder god. The water's still thirst-quenching, but not as fresh.
Old Bay in my bag: How I make anything taste like home
Bland food runs wild like a plague amongst this earth! Carrying a shaker of Old Bay, I am Achilles armed with his mighty shield, running into an epic battle against unseasoned food.
Flying around the world — and back home again — in 'Imagine a City'
In a new book, pilot and author of Skyfaring Mark Vanhoenacker takes readers to far-flung cities he once dreamed about during his childhood in western Massachusetts.
A billion here, a billion there: A new book tells the story of J. Paul Getty
In his day, J. Paul Getty was known as "the richest man in America." James Reginato's biography, Growing Up Getty, is an exhaustive account of how the rich are different from most people.