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By Dan Bobkoffhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-525372.mp3Washington, DC – The American Community Survey report on…

Thirty years later, the Conner family returns, with many of their squabbles centering on current issues. Critic David Bianculli says the new Roseanne is good — "but nowhere near required viewing."

In a special production for the first day of April, Dan Evans "reports" from Los Angeles on a group of people who love to sing, but who are not necessarily bound by conventional rules of tonality. They are the Note Floaters of America, those rare few who are courageous enough to belt out songs with gusto, despite a lack of pitch, melody, rhythm, or any musical sense whatsoever. (Happy April first, brave listeners!) (4:30) (NOTE: This piece was produced by Dan Evans for Blowfish Productions

Death is a difficult subject. It’s certainly a hard sell for mainstream moviegoers. Maybe it fits better in the arthouse genre where Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal has always fared well. In more popular productions, death often is paired with mysticism and ghostly spirits, such as in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and Blithe Spirit.

Health researchers found the the levels trans-fatty acids in some Americans' blood decreased by 58 percent between 2000 and 2009. They say it's a sign that the campaigns to ban food products with trans fats have been working.

Random Access Memories finds the French duo changing its music-making process in an effort to make its songs sound more human. To that end, Daft Punk enlists guest stars such as Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.

This weekend’s cultural highlights include the opening of an exhibition by one of the region’s top outsider artists, a chamber music concert featuring…

The cultural highlights in our region this weekend include Americana, pop standards, French music, avant-garde, classical, plus a whole lot more.The…

When driving into downtown Glens Falls, it’s hard to miss the new residential and commercial buildings under construction. In the shadow of a multi-story…

Well, not exactly. But Mitch Horowitz, author of Occult America, says the rap star is also a shrewd observer of certain secret societies. He analyzes occult imagery in the video for Jay-Z's new single, "Run This Town."