re Philip Roth, Towering Novelist Who Explored Lust, Jewish Life and America, Dies at 85 By www.nytimes.com Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 10:12 -0500 Obituary recounts life and career of alumnus and preeminent novelist Philip Roth Full Article
re Can the President Be Indicted? Yes, But Not By Who You Think By fortune.com Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 10:12 -0500 Prof. Tom Ginsburg examines legality of indicting President Trump Full Article
re U of C Law Professor Aziz Huq on Trump/DOJ review By wgnradio.com Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 10:12 -0500 Prof. Aziz Huq discusses legal implications of Trump's demand to investigate FBI or DOJ Full Article
re Report: US Border Patrol Officials Have Abused Young Migrants By chicagotonight.wttw.com Published On :: Thu, 24 May 2018 10:09 -0500 Full Article
re 2018 Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards By www.uchicago.edu Published On :: Tue, 29 May 2018 10:41 -0500 Faculty members recognized for outstanding teaching and mentoring Full Article
re When Are You Dead? And Who Decides? By www.wsj.com Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2018 11:22 -0500 Prof. Lainie Friedman Ross explains patients' definition of death Full Article
re ACLU Report Alleges Government Abuse Of Migrants By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2018 11:22 -0500 Asst. Clinical Prof. Claudia Flores discusses report on abuse of immigrant children Full Article
re No Clear Danger in Asia as EM Faces Stress, Ex-RBI Chief Says By www.bloomberg.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:54 -0500 Prof. Raghuram Rajan discusses outcomes for emerging markets in Asia Full Article
re Elderly Supreme Court judges are again resolving our most contentious social debates. Here’s a radically democratic alternative. By www.vox.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:55 -0500 Prof. Eric Posner explains a voting system for protecting the rights of minorities Full Article
re Meredith Monk lifts up the emotional power of voice By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:00:00 -0500 In performance at the Walker, the singer-dancer-composer will explore the 'mystery and beauty' of the original primal instrument. Full Article
re 11-year-old Minnesota pianist recovers from brain hemorrhage By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0500 Last Thanksgiving, Eliana Szabo suffered a brain hemorrhage when an arteriovenous malformation ruptured. Now 11, she has relearned how to walk and talk. Meanwhile, a fellow pianist is trying to raise $10,000 through selling handmade paper cranes. Full Article
re Watchdog group finds spooky Spotify ad is too scary for kids, causes 'distress' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 05:59:11 -0500 In 60 seconds, the commercial showcases a medley of horror film tropes, including a maniacal doll that presumably kills a group of young people whenever they play a catchy pop song. Full Article
re On Barbra Streisand's latest album, the walls do talk -- to the president By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 03 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0500 With her latest release, Barbra Streisand has done something different: Her new album, Walls, addresses songs -- including some of her own originals -- to the president of the United States. Full Article
re New U.S.-Cuban youth orchestra to create diplomatic notes By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:07:11 -0600 The idea for the ensemble grew out of the Minnesota Orchestra's visit to Cuba in 2015. Full Article
re Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" reached number one 50 years ago By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 09:04:02 -0600 Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" reached number one on the Billboard Country chart 50 years ago today. Jimmy Webb, who wrote the song, told Songfacts that the inspiration was an image he witnessed while driving one day. Full Article
re Remembering Daryl Dragon By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 10:12:39 -0600 Daryl Dragon, better known as the Captain in the Captain and Tennille, died Wednesday at the age of 76. Full Article
re Twin Cities hip-hop pioneers I.R.M Crew to reunite By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 10:39:42 -0600 The I-R-M Crew -- the first Twin Cities hip-hop group to release an album in the mid-1980s -- reunites for a performance Friday night at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. Full Article
re Dom Flemons presents a new image of the American cowboy By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 10:40:00 -0600 The singer-songwriter's latest album, "Black Cowboys," chronicles the role played by African-Americans in settling the West after the Civil War. The album has been nominated for a Grammy. Full Article
re 'Baby Shark' has crashed into the pop charts. How did it get there? By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:15:24 -0600 The uber-viral children's song "Baby Shark" landed in the top 40 of the Billboard charts this week, years after it debuted on YouTube. Full Article
re St. Paul Peterson releases new music By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 08:57:51 -0600 He'll be playing a record release show Friday night at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Full Article
re Documentary shows 'perception and reality' of infamous concert flop By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:30:00 -0600 In 2017, the Fyre Music Festival was billed as an exclusive event in the Bahamas. The reality was very different. Director Chris Smith tells the behind-the-scenes story in a new Netflix documentary. Full Article
re 'Proud Mary' released 50 years ago By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:01:07 -0600 John Fogerty wrote the song shortly after being discharged from the National Guard. Full Article
re Sixty years later, remembering 'The Day the Music Died' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:15:00 -0600 Sixty years ago this week, the Winter Dance Party concert tour was crisscrossing Minnesota and neighboring states, featuring Ritchie Valens, J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson and Buddy Holly. Then came "The Day the Music Died." Full Article
re An Italian town fell silent so the sounds of a Stradivarius could be preserved By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 08:15:00 -0600 The mayor of Cremona, Italy, blocked traffic during five weeks of recording and asked residents to please keep quiet so master musicians could play four instruments -- note by note -- for posterity. Full Article
re R. Kelly ordered jailed on $1M bond at Chicago hearing By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:15:00 -0600 A judge on Saturday gave R. Kelly a chance to go free while the R&B star awaits trial on charges that he sexually abused four people, including three minors, in a case that seemed likely to produce another #MeToo reckoning for a celebrity. Full Article
re Nat King Cole remains 'one of the great gifts of nature' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 09:50:00 -0500 Born 100 years ago today, Nat King Cole topped the charts year after year, sold more than 50 million records, pushed jazz piano in a new direction and paved the way for later generations of performers. Full Article
re Rolling Stones postpone tour as Jagger receives medical treatment By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:10:00 -0500 The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour so Mick Jagger can receive medical treatment. Full Article
re Beyoncé surprise drops live Coachella album, Netflix doc now streaming By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:40:28 -0500 The recording of her historic 2018 performance, titled Homecoming: Live Album, includes new songs and arrives just as a documentary of the concert begins streaming on Netflix. Full Article
re Billy Bragg's three-night stand in Minneapolis By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:18:02 -0500 British singer/songwriter Billy Bragg is in Minneapolis for his "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" tour. On each stop of the tour he is playing three nights. Full Article
re After the fire, assessing the future of Notre Dame's centuries-old organ By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 08:10:00 -0500 Chief organist Olivier Latry shares recordings of music played on Notre Dame Cathedral's famed organ — and looks ahead to the church's extensive renovation process after the fire on April 15. Full Article
re An album from Prince's vault, and his memoir, are coming By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:36:59 -0500 The Prince estate has announced plans to release Originals, another album of previously unreleased tracks -- many of which were hits for other artists -- he recorded between 1981 and 1991. Full Article
re MN Orchestra's Vanska to hold concurrent role in Seoul By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 02 May 2019 11:14:52 -0500 It's not unusual for music directors to serve multiple orchestras at one time. Full Article
re Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97 By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2019 08:12:31 -0500 The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, Calif., home. The foundation said she was surrounded by close friends. Full Article
re Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' video is here to lasso the yeehaw agenda By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2019 14:47:07 -0500 Folks, the yeehaw agenda has reached its absolute apex. Chris Rock, Rico Nasty, Vince Staples, Diplo and, of course, Billy Ray Cyrus guest in the video for the smash hit. Full Article
re Minnesota-inspired Cuban American Youth Orchestra launches its first tour By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 19 May 2019 19:00:00 -0500 Eleven members of the Minnesota Orchestra will join 25 young U.S. musicians in Cuba for the inaugural tour of an organization inspired by the 2015 Minnesota Orchestra visit to Havana. Full Article
re This 'Greatest Hits' album is real. Its artist is fiction By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 25 May 2019 09:50:00 -0500 Laura Barnett wrote a novel about an aging singer-songwriter sizing up her life in 16 tracks. Then she approached musician Kathryn Williams, who created the book's original soundtrack. Full Article
re R. Kelly charged with 11 new sex-related crimes in Chicago By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2019 14:58:56 -0500 Prosecutors in Chicago have charged R&B singer R. Kelly with 11 new sex-related counts, including some that carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. Full Article
re First listen: Bob Dylan, 'The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:50:00 -0500 Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue occupies a mythic place in the history of rock tours. It was an experiment on a conceptually grand scale to create music on an intimate scale. Full Article
re Dylan releasing 14-disc Rolling Thunder box set By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:57:57 -0500 The shows during Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour were considered some of the most dynamic and interesting of his career. Full Article
re Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' inspires Minnesota boy with autism to sing By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 19:00:00 -0500 An Atlanta rapper's take on country music has inspired a mostly nonverbal Minnesota boy with autism to sing. Full Article
re Judge: Andy Warhol didn't violate Prince picture copyright By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 06:57:28 -0500 Andy Warhol transcended a photographer's copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an "iconic, larger-than-life figure," a judge ruled Monday. Full Article
re Independence Day: 'To Honor and Inspire: U.S. Military Bands Special' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500 For your Fourth of July listening, an hour of music, including marches by Sousa, Jewell and Gould, and classical works by Copland, Saint-Saens and Holst. Full Article
re Stevie Wonder says he's set to receive a kidney transplant By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 07:55:00 -0500 Stevie Wonder surprised concertgoers in London on Saturday night by announcing that he will take a break from performing so that he can receive a kidney transplant this fall. Full Article
re R. Kelly arrested again in Chicago on federal sex charges By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 04:57:18 -0500 Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice. Full Article
re Remodeling Project by Marcus Coker By www.flickr.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:36:53 -0700 Marcus of All Trades posted a photo: Full Article
re Human Challenges His Cat to Jump Into a High Cabinet With Increasingly Smaller Openings By laughingsquid.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:35:03 +0000 The human belonging to a cat named Ruka, set up a jump challenge for his feline, who loves to sleep in a high cabinet in their apartment. Full Article Blog
re The Amount of Prison Time and Fines That Walter White Would Get If He Were Charged For His Crimes By laughingsquid.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:45:52 +0000 The Cinema Cop used scenes from "Breaking Bad" to add up the time Walter White would spend in prison if he were ever charged for his crimes. Full Article Blog
re A Hungry Anteater Enjoys Several Lovely Treats at the Miller Rehab Zoo in Quebec, Canada By laughingsquid.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:24:19 +0000 A hungry anteater named Tammy who lives at the Miller Rehabilitation Zoo in Quebec, Canada enjoyed several lovely treats. Full Article Blog
re How Different Forms of Cognitive Distortion Can Lead to a Continuous Cycle of Negativity By laughingsquid.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:28:52 +0000 The Wiser Way explained the overarching concept of cognitive distortion, an "all or nothing" way of thinking and how to break its cycle. Full Article Blog
re Artist Commemorates Unrecognized Heroes With Temporary Monuments Projected Onto Trees By laughingsquid.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:25:22 +0000 "Monuments" by artist Craig Walsh is a powerful site-specific video installation that projects images of unrecognized local heroes onto trees. Full Article Blog