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  • Can the highly publicized band turn its hype into hits? Ken Tucker wants to join the fan club.
  • On a day when the pop star is in the news for being arrested, watch what CBS-TV's Craig Ferguson said about why some celebrities need help, not ridicule. An alcoholic himself, Ferguson made the case that "we shouldn't be attacking the vulnerable people," especially those who are very young.
  • In the last few years, some enterprising younger players have reinvented the piano-bass-drums jazz combo. It's not just that these trios play contemporary pop; it's also a shift in attitude. Vijay Iyer's trio doesn't worry about swinging all the time, although the buoyancy of swing inflects its rhythms as much as hip-hop does.
  • The New Music Friday and Pop Culture Happy Hour host had a hard time narrowing his favorite albums of 2025 down to 10 — the year in music was good enough to fill a list two or three times longer.
  • An extended public comment period closes this week for a proposed utility merger. This comes as administrative law judges say they will issue a…
  • Fishermen on a frozen lake provided us with an unfiltered Granite State take on the current crop of Republican contenders.
  • Before wrapping up its business for the session, the New York state Legislature has acted upon a number of agency nominations. On Wednesday, the Senate…
  • Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is touting the health benefits of the Helderberg-Hudson Rail-Trail.The rail trail is a nine-mile stretch of old Delaware…
  • Voters in Pittsfield, Massachusetts Tuesday will decide which two mayoral candidates they want to send to November’s general election.City Clerk Linda…
  • "New eras demand new voices." words from WILLIAM KRISTOL defending the creation of his new conservative magazine "The Weekly Standard." Kristol talks with Terry Gross about why he feels vigorous debate among conservatives is needed if republicans want to lead the nation. Kristol is editor and publisher of the Standard which has been critisized for highlighting divisions within the Republican Party. Kristol has served as chief of staff for one time Secretary of Education William Bennet and for Vice President Day Quayle. In 1990, The New Republic dubbed Kristol "Dan Quayle's Brain." He also has served as director of the conservative think tank "Project for the Republican Future." He is often featured on TV's Nightline and "This Week with David Brinkley."
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