Musician Rufus Wainwright’s latest album, “Unfollow The Rules” is nominated for a Grammy but it’s his unique audio autobiography, “Road Trip Elegies,” a conversation with his therapist on a road trip from Montreal to New York City, that delivers insight…
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By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris
As with many things this past year, the typical live music scene was silenced. But there were creative attempts to provide entertainment breaking out all over, and recording artists put out new music that offered a wide range of options.
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By Associated Press
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on New Year's Eve announced that the second line of the anthem, Advance Australia Fair, has been changed from "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free."…

By Associated Press
MF Doom, a masked rapper who awed hip-hop fans and fellow musicians with intricate wordplay, has died. He was 49.

By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press
“People have a desire to go outside the home and be entertained. That desire hasn’t changed but the ability to do that was profoundly limited.”…

By Courtney Vinopal
The author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club answered questions submitted by readers about her novel.
Sometimes it's the little things that get us through the hard times, and for many people crossword puzzles can serve as an escape. Author David Leavitt shares his humble opinion on the importance of this daily memento.

By Joshua Barajas
In your own words, here are the stories behind 20 mementos that got you through 2020.

By Associated Press
"There is so much more to Dawn Wells" than the "Gilligan's Island" character that brought her fame, her publicist said in a statement. Besides TV, film and stage acting credits, her other real-life roles included teacher and motivational speaker, they…

By Tulasi Srinivas, The Conversation
The history of ice in drinks goes back to antiquity. But it only really got going when a Bostonian started exporting ice to the British in colonial India.
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