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After spewing methane into the atmosphere for months, a storage well near Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, has been permanently sealed and taken out of service, state officials and the gas utility say.

[caption id="attachment_11407" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Jane Monheit"][/caption] Yehudi Menuhin once said he couldn't "swing" unless he was…

SIX AUDIO PIECES - ALL MUSIC Happy 100th birthday to composer Samuel Barber (d.1981). We've been discussing some of his vocal music on this blog in honor…

ONE AUDIO PIECE: MUSIC You may know the story of Franz Joseph Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony, but it's a fun one that bears repeating, so here goes: Haydn's…

As our attention is on the quest for the gold in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, I am also reminded of a venerable tradition and a cultural treasure…

In a recent article for an on-campus publication at Ohio State, I was asked "How Can I Start A Music Collection?" It also came up at a concert a while…

TWO AUDIO PIECES Barry Douglas plays Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto 3 with the Columbus Symphony this weekend. Barry's performance promises to be…

The high-tech outerwear, which can also serve as sleeping bags, are manufactured in Detroit by homeless parents to help them earn a steady income.

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have engineered lab-grown vocal cord tissue that appears to be functional, although it hasn't yet been tested inside of a body.

I was at my desk at The Entertainment Corporation, Ltd, on Broadway and 67th St. that morning, trying to wake up over strong coffee and the air filled…