Nov 24th, 2008 · Produced by Bell X1 guitarist Brian Crosby, One Day International's Blackbird is full of melodic and intricate lullabies. Frontman Matt Lunson's emotional vocals tell stories of lovers and strangers, while the band's string and piano arrangements draw comparisons to Rufus Wainwright and Keane.
Nov 24th, 2008 · Set in the 17th century, Toni Morrison's new novel A Mercy is the story of a slave girl whose mother gives her away to a stranger in a desperate attempt to secure her a better future. Maureen Corrigan hails the book as a prequel (of sorts) to Morrison's earlier novel Beloved.
Oct 27th, 2008 · It's hard to believe that the guitar noise of A Place to Bury Strangers comes from just three people. At the Gibson Showroom in New York City, the band ran through a quick sound check and delivered by far the loudest set KEXP recorded during the CMJ Music Festival.
Oct 26th, 2008 · In this special, four-part reading, Toni Morrison presents a pivotal episode from her new novel, A Mercy. The book explores the repercussions of an enslaved mother's desperate act: she casts off her daughter to save her.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Holding something warm or cold influences your attitudes toward others, new research suggests. In an experiment at Yale University, student volunteers thought more favorably of strangers when handed a cup of hot coffee than when holding iced coffee.
Sep 15th, 2008 · A Florida man says he was just defending his daughter. Raul Colon says he heard noises coming from his teenage daughter's bedroom, and he found a stranger on her bed. Police say Colon whacked him with a pipe, then chased him out the door. Then he learned, for the first time, that his daughter has a boyfriend. Fathers everywhere will be stunned to learn that whacking a boy with a pipe is apparently not a father's prerogative. Police charged him with aggravated battery.
Aug 29th, 2008 · Sarah Palin is no stranger to the "maverick" label often assigned to her Republican running mate. Alaska's youngest and first woman governor has pushed for ethics investigations of fellow Republicans in her state, and bucked the powerful oil industry on a major natural gas pipeline project.
Aug 21st, 2008 · After rushing a stranger to the emergency room, health economist Philip Musgrove discovered that getting insurance information can trump getting emergency care.