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Ringo Starr: 30 quotes for his birthday

For his 72nd birthday, here are 30 quotes from Starr.

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Editor's Blog Are MOOCs making education a monoculture?

The rise of Massive Open Online Courses is presenting higher education with a powerful challenge. Access to great teachers will help millions. But will MOOCs cause a massive college shakeout as well?
Joyce Brothers, columnist, TV star, and $64,000 winner, dies

Joyce Brothers dies: After getting her start on 'The $64,000 Question,' Joyce Brothers offered advice on talk shows and in Good Housekeeping columns for decades.
Daily Rituals

From Beethoven to Kafka to Warhol, artists reveal the daily rituals that help them create.
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A PBS documentary explores the life of ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro, Venmo lets phone users transfer money from one device to another, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Showtime's special on Dick Cheney, Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast, and more

Cruisereader.com recommends books, movies and music based on your travel destination, the Oscar-winning short "Paperman" is a charming tale of love and missed connections, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The History Channel's Vikings series, classical pianist Emanuel Ax's new album, and more

PBS's 'Great Performances' features Andrea Bocelli singing love songs, the new Warner Bros. DVD sets include a studio tour, and more top picks.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and freedom for all races

A Christian Science perspective.
Chapter & Verse Presidential biographer Edmund Morris discusses Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and more

'I was not drawn to either man because he was president,' says Morris of Roosevelt and Reagan, but instead by 'the enduring fascination of their character.'
Video games in symphony hall

How classical orchestras started experimenting with video-game music.
Chicago teachers strike: Vacations for students, for good or ill

Second day of Chicago teachers strike leaves schools empty and parents struggling to find childcare options for kids who see it as another vacation.
Ringo Starr: 30 quotes for his birthday

For his 72nd birthday, here are 30 quotes from Starr.
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A Christian Science perspective: Low performance on standardized tests sometimes means a child must repeat a grade. How can children and parents deal with the disappointment that results, especially if they feel the tests are unfair?
Top Picks: The man behind Elmo, 'I'm Dickens...He's Fenster,' and more

Husband and wife duo Amadou & Mariam release a new album, a film quiz mixes movies with numbers, the video game 'Journey' explores human interaction, and more top picks.
The Kid With a Bike: movie review

'Bike' is a minor film that is nonetheless a powerful story of the consequences of parental abandonment.
Why Gioachino Rossini's music is so funny

Gioachino Rossini, whose leap-day birthday is marked by Google on Wednesday, had a gift for comic timing that would be recognized by today's sitcom writers.
You've heard Gioachino Rossini's music, even if you've never heard of him

Gioachino Rossini, the man behind today's frog-themed Google doodle, is perhaps the most famous composer that no one remembers. He may not have the name recognition of a Beethoven or Mozart, but Rossini was a major figure in your childhood – trust us. So, with his 220th birthday landing on Wednesday, here's a look at the five biggest moments when you've heard his music and possibly not realized it.
Global News Blog What eurocrisis? Hamburg to build $500 million concert hall

Hamburg, Germany aims to build one of the acoustically best concert halls in the world, admist one of Europe's worst economic crises in recent history.
After the revolution, arts bloom in Tunisia

As Tunisia's 'Jasmine Revolution' turns one, musicians find new venues, funds, and teachers -- along with official support.
Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Artisans

They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
Amid BRICS' rise and 'Arab Spring', a new global order forms

With American unilateralism ebbing, Western nations and the rising BRICS countries are still finding their way to a new geopolitical balance – and Arab Spring nations like Syria are caught in the middle.
10/18/2011 02:18 pm
Norway commemorates those killed in Anders Breivik's July 22 rampage

Thousands gathered in Oslo Sunday for a memorial service and concert in memory of the 77 people killed by Anders Behring Breivik on July 22.
08/21/2011 04:20 pm
What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years

Were Louis Armstrong's later years his worst – or his best?
08/08/2011 03:18 pm
Culture Cafe The piano and the musician: A blogger's musings on the instrument she loves

The piano is one of the most intimidating instruments in all its glory, intimidating to play, to study, to compose for, and to buy. It's also one of the most satisfying for this one musician.
07/05/2011 05:50 pm
Write stuff: The workshop that shapes American literature

The Iowa Writers' Workshop, on its 75th anniversary, offers a window into the state of American letters.
06/25/2011 11:25 am
Culture Cafe Benjamin Zander and the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra are a lesson in dedication

The New England Conservatory's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, led by renowned conductor Benjamin Zander, find that dedication and hard work make a world of difference. Starting June 14, the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra is going on tour to Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Gustav Mahler’s death
06/17/2011 02:07 pm