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June 28, 2007 · Many of us know Paula Abdul as a former pop star who's now one of the judges on the TV show American Idol, but now Abdul has joined the club of celebrities who have their own reality shows. Hey Paula airs Thursday night on the Bravo Channel.
Her styles became a cornerstone of career women's wardrobes in the 1970s and 1980s.
Many consider it the top archaeological discovery since King Tut in 1922.
June 27, 2007 · Listener and musician Randy Granger of Las Cruces, N.M., plays the Hang, an odd-shaped instrument created in Switzerland in the late 1990s. It looks and sounds alien.
June 26, 2007 · Norman Perez is attempting to set the first Guinness World Record for the longest computer keyboard typing session — by instant messaging almost nonstop. Margot Adler stops by the window where he is sitting — and typing and typing and typing.
June 27, 2007 · Apple's iPhone isn't even for sale yet, but already, consumers are lining up to purchase the gadget. But do you really need the iPhone? Here are seven factors to consider before you buy.
June 26, 2007 · Michael Moore is known for causing corporations and public officials some discomfort in documentaries such as Roger and Me and Fahrenheit 9/11. In his latest picture, Sicko, he casts a critical look at the U.S. health care system.
June 26, 2007 · Fans of radio played over the Internet will be tuning in to nothing. That's because many Webcasters are participating in A National Day of Silence. It's a protest against what Webcasters call excessive royalties on the music they stream.
June 26, 2007 · Nigerian poet and activist Aj Dagga Tolar lives in a shack in Ajegunle, a slum on the outskirts of Lagos that is also called "The Jungle." He says he tries to escape the tough reality of slum life by being creative, making music and poetry.
June 25, 2007 · 19th-century Harvard students needed botanical models. They turned to a pair of glass artists who specialized in invertebrate zoology. The results, on display at the Corning Museum of Glass this summer, are so lifelike that they've inspired poets and novelists.
June 25, 2007 · Almost 60 years ago, Virginia Ruda and her husband founded Ruda's Records and Polish Gifts in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga, N.Y. Ruda says people in and around Buffalo are still crazy for Polka music, but mostly they get it on the Internet now.
June 25, 2007 · Forty years ago, broadcasters across the globe coordinated a live program to showcase the new capabilities of satellite-delivered television. "Our World" included features from throughout the world, and is best remembered for a live version of "All You Need Is Love," performed by The Beatles.
June 25, 2007 · Monday marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the movie Blade Runner. The film's neo-noir production is cited as having influenced building design. Some argue that its dystopic setting of Los Angeles in 2019 is not far removed from life on the streets of downtown Los Angeles today.
June 24, 2007 · Author Salman Rushdie is now Sir Salman Rushdie. The Indian-born writer received a knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth last week for his services to literature. Many Muslims are protesting the Queen's decision to honor Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after a fatwa was issued calling for his death.
June 24, 2007 · In 1861, Elizabeth Packard was forcibly removed from her home and committed to an insane asylum because she disagreed with her Calvinist husband's religious beliefs. Playwright Emily Mann tells her story in the Kennedy Center's presentation of Mrs. Packard.
In the 1970s, Clifford Irving got a million-dollar advance for an "autobiography" of Howard Hughes.
A question over the film's music rights has kept it out of theaters, despite its legions of fans.
A vast new exhibit illuminates the wide-ranging cultural influences that went into Latin America.
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