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Epicurious editor David Tamarkin wasn't doing a lot of cooking at home, so he gave himself a challenge.

A man in Port Saint Lucie, Fla., left his dog Max alone in the car. Max kicked the car into reverse, causing it to drive backwards. The car drove in circles until it eventually hit a mailbox.

Claiming total freedom in sound and color — and making outrageous pronouncements — the tough-minded composer and conductor charted a new course for classical music.

Ravi Shankar, the internationally celebrated sitar player and composer, turned 90 today. In addition to bringing India's ancient musical tradition to the…

NPR's Michel Martin remembers former Michigan Congressman John Conyers Jr., who died at age 90.

Polish auteur, Andrzej Wajda, has died. He was a great of Polish cinema who earned an Oscar for his life's work, as well as a Palme d'Or, for a film about Solidarity that was made while the Communists were in power.

A small, interracial group plans to meet Monday on the steps of the town courthouse. They'll read a resolution condemning the May 1916 lynching of Jesse Washington. He was accused of killing a local farmer's wife.

The Hall of Fame catcher known as much for his quotable malapropisms as for his career alongside fellow Yankees legends Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle died Tuesday at home in New Jersey.

The composer and conductor changed the way we hear music, not only through his own compositions but in the concerts he conducted. He died Tuesday at the age of 90.

John Ashbery began winning awards with his first collection of poems. He went on to earn a Pulitzer, the National Book Award and many, many others. Despite his often challenging style, he was one of the most influential poets of the 20th century.