Mar 18th, 2010 · In the world of atoms, one thing can exist in two places at once. But on a larger scale, that rule usually breaks down. For the first time, scientists have put an object large enough to be seen with the naked eye into a state where it exhibits "weird" quantum behavior.
Mar 9th, 2010 · There's a simple logic behind Samuel Barber's emotional Adagio. It progresses from a single note to high emotional wailing to release to final acceptance. On today's centennial of Barber's birth, take a guided tour of the music with commentator Rob Kapilow.
Jan 15th, 2010 · Bill Sparkman was found naked, bound and hanging from a tree in September. Police records show his friend told investigators that the federal employee wanted his suicide to look like a murder. He said Sparkman, who once had lymphoma, preferred to kill himself rather than to die from cancer.
Dec 19th, 2009 · The Oklahoma-based rockers have been steadily mining new sonic territory for over a quarter-century — a trend that continues on their new album. Front man Wayne Coyne discusses the release, plus a very naked music video and a forthcoming homage to Pink Floyd.
Oct 22nd, 2009 · After a pair of defeats, members of the Tamp Bay Lightning got a scolding from their coach. They decided to test their skills with a game of "strip shootout." Each time a player failed to score, he lost a piece of equipment. Nobody actually ended up naked on the ice. But Marty St. Louis lost his helmet, elbow pads, gloves, jersey, shoulder pads and both skates before finally scoring a goal.
Oct 11th, 2009 · Nick Hornby's latest novel Juliet Naked is kaleidoscope of characters: Tucker Crowe, a washed up and reclusive singer songwriter; Duncan, an obsessed fan; and Duncan's girlfriend Annie. The action takes place in America, when Duncan and Annie take a tour of places that figure into Tucker's life and work, as well as in the English seaside town of Gooleness.
Oct 8th, 2009 · Once the center of an obscenity trial, William S. Burroughs' novel is a dark, wild ride through the terror of heroin addiction and withdrawal, filled with paranoia, erotica and drug-fueled hallucinations.
Sep 29th, 2009 · Author and screenwriter Nick Hornby joins Fresh Air host Terry Gross to discuss the screenplay he wrote for the new film An Education, set in a post-war, pre-rock England, and his new novel Juliet, Naked.