arts & entertainment
FIFA bribery scandal: 2022 World Cup bought by Qatar?
Explosive new evidence has emerged about bribery surrounding Qatar's bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Remembering musician, artist and writer Gil Scott Heron
The influential artist best known for songs like "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," Gil Scott Heron, died Friday.
Peacetones celebrates "Wanito," winner of "Haiti Sings"
An American Idol style competition, "Haiti Sings," shines a light on the country's musical gifts.
Television's vast wasteland: Getting better
A half century ago Newton Minow, chair of the Federal Communication Commission, called TV a "vast wasteland." Now he thinks TV gives viewers more choice.
Indigenous people dress like Avatar, protest deforestation
A group of indigenous people in Cambodian have traveled to the capital Phnom Penh to protest deforestation of their sacred forest.
David Simon, Treme and flooding in Louisiana
The creator of The Wire talks about his HBO drama Treme, set in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana.
Larry Flynt and David Eisenbach's "One Nation Under Sex"
The new book about the scandalous romances of American politicians suggests that sex is essential to politics.
Chessboxing: Britain's up and coming sport
A mix of chess and boxing, chessboxing mixes physical and mental prowess, and it's starting to catch on.
Stieg Larsson, Sven Svensson and the future of Scandinavian mystery literature
The success of Scandinavian crime novels by the likes of Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell has prompted a flood of books in the same mold.
The top 100 Cuban sones
The "son" is a typical form of Cuban music. Now one Cuban composer has compiled a five CD anthology of the best sones based on a survey of the people's favorite songs.
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Womprat (20 May, 2013 02:50:44)There were no swamp rats. There were Womprats, though.
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Jonathan (20 May, 2013 11:59:28)You're quite right. Sorry about that! Jonathan Kealing PRI.org
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My Other Car's the Tardis (20 May, 2013 11:37:03)I think you dropped a letter in the album's title: "Ela" is "she"--not "he"--in Portuguese.