Tag: Robin Young
Building schools in Afghanistan
Greg Mortenson, co-author of the mega-bestseller "Three Cups of Tea," has his own version of the debate over guns versus butter....
Handel for Headbangers
The East Village Opera Company combines classic opera with classic rock, and they're up for a Grammy award this Sunday....
What puts the crash in the clash
Since the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll, top drummers have made a pilgrimage to the Zildjian factory, based in Norwell, Mass., to acquire the undisputed king of cymbals. ...
White House Redecoration
The Obamas have announced their White House redecoration project, stirring some controversy in a place that is both a home and a museum....
Movies to see this holiday season
"Boston Globe" film critic Ty Burr reviews some of the films to be seen during this year's holiday season....
Poet Calvin Trillin on the year in politics
Calvin Trillin, the "Deadline Poet" for The Nation, looks back at the big year in politics....
Bebe Neuwirth on Bob Fosse
Dancer and actress Bebe Neuwirth talks about life beyond Lilith, the repressed psychologist she played on "Cheers." She's still performing, and passing on the legacy of choreographer Bob Fosse to dance students....
Conversation with Keith Jarrett
Listen to a rare conversation with the legendary jazz pianist and composer, Keith Jarrett about his career with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette....
Personal foreclosure
As a teenager Ryan Chittum lived in a comfortable middle-class neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma; then his father became ill, lost his job and the family lost their home to foreclosure....
Sierra Leone mental health
The challenges of delivering mental health care to the thousands of Sierra Leone adolescents who were forced to fight as soldiers during that country's civil war....
