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Danish composer Carl Nielsen spoke of the first movement of his Sinfonia espansiva as "a gust of energy and life-affirmation blown out into the wide…

The acclaimed author died in New York at age 90. A master of his craft, Salter never received the mainstream success many believe he deserved. His novels include A Sport and a Pastime and All That Is.

I hadn't heard the soprano Patricia Petibon until I picked up her new CD Rosso: Italian Baroque Arias. The title is a tribute to composer Antonio Vivaldi,…

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews historian Fiona Halloran about the origins of placing Santa in the North Pole.

NPR's Rachel Martin reports on a year-long NASA mission to Hawaii.

O'Connor told a reporter in Phoenix that Obama should choose the nominee to replace Antonin Scalia, saying the court needs a new justice. GOP leaders called for Obama to defer to the next president.

Writer David Sedaris is back reading from his "Santaland Diaries." It's the story of his time as a Macy's elf.

What happens when your Wolfman wants to retire? You hold tryouts, of course.

And they said print is dead. Janice Min turned around Us Weekly and now The Hollywood Reporter — transforming a trade daily into a glossy magazine relevant to advertisers and the movie community.

Musicians know the music they're playing very well, so why the heck do you need a conductor?Well, one group of musicians set out to give people a chance…