The latest volume in a spellbinding series of lush, graphic short-story collections melds diverse influences into modern fairy tales of vision and wonder.
Corn may vary in color by region, but it's all equally sweet — especially during peak season. The summertime staple shines on its own — seasoned and grilled to perfection — or in side dishes from homey to fancy.
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Listening to Quasthoff's deep bass baritone, you'd have no idea you were hearing the voice of a concert singer who stands at just 4 feet, 3 inches. "No one expects such a mighty voice to issue from my diminutive frame," Quasthoff writes in his new memoir.
Have you ever noticed that the greatest Americans are all 5 feet 7 inches tall? Americans of that height are an elite if diminutive bunch. We see the world at eye level. Our heads don't hover in the clouds, and we don't to crane our necks to see the light.
In the art-house movie biz, the sky really is falling, observers say. Studios are folding. The survivors are releasing fewer movies. Even film-festival favorites are finding it hard to find distribution deals.
For nearly four months, a man known only as "Adobe" has been hospitalized in Tucson, Ariz., with a severe brain injury. He has no recollection of his name or home, he speaks no English, and so far, no one knows how to put the pieces together.
Crime writer Matt Beynon Rees explores the layers of history and decay that characterize Nablus, a 2,000-year-old Palestinian city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
First-time political candidate Sean Tevis has unwittingly struck fundraising gold with a stick-figure comic strip. His Web cartoon, a fundraising appeal in his bid for state lawmaker, attracted nationwide attention. He has raised nearly $100,000.
Wyoming horse trainer Grant Golliher tames wild horses with gentleness plus a dash of spirituality. His secret to horse whispering? Giving a horse the chance to make the right choices, he says. And the same goes for having a relationship with God.
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The war between Russia and Georgia is based on the territorial claims of two ethnic groups, but it's also a reassertion of Russian power along its borders.
Tell No One is a French thriller that was a hit in Europe, but it had a hard time finding distribution in the United States. Now it's been out for some weeks, and its audience is growing through strong word-of-mouth.
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Millions of people thought they were watching live fireworks as part of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. It turns out, some of those vivid fireworks were computer graphics created by a team of hundreds of Chinese visual-effects specialists who worked nearly a year to pull it off.
If you're someone who thinks neighbors and neighborhoods aren't what they used to be, you aren't alone. A sense of community can be hard to come by, even in thriving areas. A public photography project in Oregon is meant to change that, with large banner portraits of residents.
Twenty-seven years ago, Brian Eno and David Byrne made a record like no other: My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Now, nearly 30 years later, they're about to release a follow-up. We've got a sneak preview. Also on this edition of All Songs Considered: a surprising collaboration between reggae legend Lee "Scratch" Perry and Andrew W.K. Also, Van Dyke Parks and Inara George (singer for The Bird and The Bee) team up for an unusual record of baroque-styled pop songs. And we've got new music from Earlimart, The Avett Brothers, live music from She and Him and Jim James of My Morning Jacket.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released the official text of a new English-language translation to the Roman Catholic Mass. It's the first time the Mass will change since the 1960s. Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest, reflects on the changes.
Isaac Hayes, the legendary soul singer and composer, died Sunday in Memphis, Tenn. He was 65. His signature sound laid the groundwork for the lush orchestrations of disco and the hip vocals of rap. He was known more recently as the voice of "Chef" on South Park.
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Scottish criminologist-turned-crime writer Denise Mina writes about slums and public housing projects — and the unlikely, imperfect characters who make their homes there.
Ballet dancer Carlos Acosta is known for powerful leaps that make him seem to fly. Those leaps have earned him comparisons with Nureyev and Baryshnikov. He grew up in a poor neighborhood outside Havana. How that boy became a man who dances with grace and power is the subject of Acosta's memoir, No Way Home.
Legendary soul singer Isaac Hayes died Sunday in Memphis at the age of 65. Hayes helped turn Memphis into "Soulsville, USA," and wrote that definitive anthem — the "Theme From Shaft."
When Jeffrey Symynkywicz preaches at his Unitarian Universalist church, he's often accompanied by the music of Bruce Springsteen. He's now managed to combine his theological training with his lifelong love of Springsteen's music.
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