Oct 24th, 2008 · At 19, Hammond hitchhiked to Los Angeles to start his career. Now, 40 years later, he's created a repertoire that spans generations and has helped to preserve and perpetuate the blues tradition while offering a legacy of his own. On a recent visit to Mountain Stage, Hammond performed a mix of original and cover songs, including "Get Behind the Mule" by Tom Waits.
Sep 24th, 2008 · Sport can take fans' minds off their troubles, but not in 2008. This year, Patriots coach Bill Belichick, our saint of the perpetual frown, reflects the glum national mood — especially with quarterback Tom Brady out for the season.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Recently reissued, Christopher Priest's 1974 sci-fi classic, Inverted World, tells the story of a city built on rails and in perpetual motion. Jessa Crispin adds up the pieces of Priest's "tightly structured puzzle" and discovers a novel that stands up to the test of time.
Aug 4th, 2008 · Patience is a virtue — especially for an order of monks who lived in perpetual silence until the 1960s. On an island near Wales, one community of Trappists now manages a thriving mail-order Internet business. Their sales of homemade perfumes and sweets were slowed by a sluggish dial-up connection. So they upgraded to broadband.
Jan 8th, 2008 · New Jersey is now the first Northern state to express official regret for its role in "perpetuating the institution of slavery." State Assemblyman William Payne, who sponsored the resolution, and Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll, who opposes the resolution, defend their conflicting views.
Jan 3rd, 2008 · What is the origin of a trend? Who determines the "must-have" color scheme for each season? Trend forecasters and consumer behavior analysts discuss how fads are born and perpetuated within a culture.
Dec 17th, 2006 · A new report shows that parents may be perpetuating gender stereotypes in the way they assign household chores to their children. The report says that girls do two more hours of housework each week than boys.
Jul 5th, 2006 · Fortune's Bethany McLean wrote about Enron in the book The Smartest Guys in the Room. She tells Steve Inskeep that Ken Lay's perpetual optimism was a liability when it came to the realities of Enron's troubled business.