Oops, my bad: thanks for returning my $4M violin

What's with people leaving expensive violins on public transit lately? At first I thought this story had to do with the 17th-century violin lost on a train a few a weeks ago, but apparently that was a different...

Cachao Lopez, Mambo Progenitor, Dies

Israel Lopez, known as "Cachao" has passed away after a multi-decade, globe-spanning musical career characterized by breaking rules and setting trends."The legendary Cuban musician Israel López, more commonly...

Annan as the Next Jimmy Carter

"In a virtuoso display of the sleaze that has marked his tenure as UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan used his farewell speech today at the Truman library to blast the Bush administration, this performance...

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