Daring-Do: Three Decadent, Transcendent Authors
Nov 6th, 2008 · Books are only things, but writers are individuals. Quentin Crisp, Andy Warhol, Lord Byron — their personalities touched the imagination even more intimately than their work.
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U.S. Wins Basketball Gold As Olympics Winds Down
Aug 24th, 2008 · The Beijing Olympics got off to a rocky start with talk about pollution and censorship and fakery at the glittering opening ceremony. But once the games began, transcendent performances by athletes gave the games a big boost. NPR's Frank Langfitt wraps up the Olympics during the closing ceremony.
Herbie Hancock On Piano Jazz
Aug 15th, 2008 · Hancock is one of the most influential players and composers on the modern jazz scene. A true innovator and ardent explorer, Hancock continues to push boundaries and transcend musical genres. In a program from 1987, Hancock solos on his own tune, "Dolphin Dance," and then joins Marian McPartland for "That Old Black Magic."
Catherine Russell Revisits The Classics
Aug 5th, 2008 · Catherine Russell embodies a voice so versatile, she transcends genres with each song. Showcasing a repertoire of blues, jazz, swing and R&B, Russell's new album Sentimental Streak is both powerful and vulnerable.
Live Wednesday: Mostly Mozart, Lincoln Center *
Jul 29th, 2008 · Born nearly 100 years apart, Mozart and Mahler shared a knack for writing transcendent music under stress. Live from the Mostly Mozart Festival, hear Mozart's 40th Symphony, filled with pride and pain, and Mahler's ode to eternity, The Song of the Earth.
How Tiger Continues to Transcend the Game
Jun 19th, 2008 · The world's No. 1 golfer needs more knee surgery and will be out for the rest of the season, but the phenomenon that one writer calls the "Tiger Era" is still going strong.
Quadriplegic Attempts Solo Sail Around British Isles
Jun 19th, 2008 · Hilary Lister uses three straws and a "puff and sip" system to control her sailboat as she embarks on a three to four month attempt to circumnavigate Great Britain. She says sailing helps her transcend her physical pain — and that it saved her life.
Timothy McNealy: A Lighter Shade of Green
May 8th, 2008 · The '70s soul player performs a transcendent, refreshingly unadorned cover of Al Green's "I'm So Glad That You're Mine." Rather than dressing up (and thus weighing down) the arrangement, he relies on little else besides a guitar, an acoustic piano, drums, and some backup singers.
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