If you think about it a certain way, one of the defining qualities of jazz is earnestness. This is one of the reasons why jazz and metal have so much in common, and so often appeal to the same ...
Scott Simon speaks with Richard Gere about acting in "Oh, Canada," the latest film from Paul Schrader, with whom he last worked more than forty years ago on "American Gigolo." ...
The other day, while flipping through Leo Tolstoy’s short stories, I stumbled upon this seemingly childish little gem, A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg. At first glance, it felt like a bedtime ...