The Bamboo Bar at the famous Oriental Hotel was set up in 1953 during a period when the hotel had several owners, including ...

Set in the shadow of Japanese invasion and Tagore’s death, this ambitious novel charts the lives of ordinary and eccentric ...

Multi-award-winning artist Jon Batiste has joined pop star Mika in the hot seat for the reality series hosted by Claudia ...

Excerpt from the new book 'Sister, Sinner,' by Claire Hoffman, about the life and mysterious disappearance of 1920s evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.

“The Great Gatsby” is important, of course, but it’s also all kinds of fun.

Public media is not the narrative you’ve been hearing. It is not biased and it is not elitist. I and so many others have dedicated our careers to making sure this is so. It is not unnecessary. It is ...

He wrote prolifically about various aspects of the arts and popular culture. But he kept his focus on jazz, celebrating its ...

Popular music seems an odd stage for a revolution in good generational vibes. After all, the business of music is skewed toward selling the sex-appeal of edgy young artists. So why is music telling ...

Donna Sims' memories were sparked by the photographs she took of the brass bands, jazz musicians and Mardi Gras Indians who ...

His wife, Fresh Air host Terry Gross, said the longtime contributor to The Village Voice and NPR had been living with emphysema and Parkinson's disease.