Mar 17th, 2007 · The sultry voice of the announcer at Rio de Janeiro's international airport is so unique that it has been stolen by a rock band and mimicked by countless tourists. In fact, Iris Lettieri's voice is so seductive that travelers have been known to miss their flights just to listen to her.
Oct 14th, 2006 · Nicaraguan novelist and poet Giocanda Belli crafts the gripping story of the 16th-century Spanish queen Juana of Castile into a historical novel. The Scroll of Seduction was recently translated into English.
Sep 26th, 2006 · Shawn Colvin appears just as comfortable alone on stage with her guitar as she does with a full band to back her up. With her wide range of musical talents, Colvin moves seamlessly from quietly emotional ballads to upbeat anthems.
Sep 19th, 2006 · By the time Dr. Octagon's science-fiction caper in miniature ends, countless styles and funk attitudes have been blurred together, subsumed into the rare bit of contemporary hip-hop that fully commits to celebrating genuine weirdness.
Jul 26th, 2006 · Lenine immortalizes a local legend in a song that deftly connects bits of old and new Brazil. The beat has funk in it, but also elements of maracatu, the northeastern Brazilian rhythm Lenine has helped to modernize with percussion loops.
Jul 7th, 2006 · For all its slowly gyrating seductiveness, "Gotta Be With You" serves as the hot centerpiece of an album that delivers on the promise and premise of its title. Sultry and soulful, Ronald Isley's falsetto remains commandingly rich and intoxicating.
Jul 10th, 2005 · In many parts of the country, twinkling of fireflies is a sure sign of summer. It turns out that this familiar summertime phenomenon is actually a dance of courtship, seduction and sometimes murderous death -- as biologists in Boston are discovering.
Jun 8th, 2005 · Anne Bancroft was one of the few performers to win all three major acting awards: the Oscar, two Tonys and an Emmy. She is best known for two parts: the feisty teacher Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker and Mrs. Robinson, the seductive older woman in The Graduate. Bancroft died Monday of cancer at age 73.