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  • Juan Gabriel was one of the biggest stars of Latin pop music. A new podcast delves into his early life in Ciudad Juarez, and the taboo of queerness in Mexican culture.
  • Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.
  • From steaks to sliders, Kobe beef seems to be popping up on menus nationwide. No matter what form it takes, though, it's not actually Kobe beef. Here's how you've been fooled.
  • A chance meeting in a German airport resulted in a CD collaboration between Israeli pop star Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Toure, the guitarist from Mali. The result, The Tel Aviv Session, is magic.
  • Andy Warhol once said he would like for his tombstone to be blank. That didn't happen. To honor the icon of pop art, the Andy Warhol Museum, located in his hometown of Pittsburgh, is streaming video from his gravesite.
  • Those onboard included former pop singer Junaid Jamshed, according to local media. Pakistan's aviation agency says the crash seems to have been an accident, not the result of an attack.
  • The South Korean pop star is in rarified territory. The next most-popular video — Justin Bieber's "Baby" — has only 1.04 billion views.
  • For years, the Wheaties slogan — "breakfast of champions" — has been invoked by beer lovers who pop open an adult beverage before noon. Now the company's putting its name on a beer.
  • Journalists MONICA YANT KINNEY and TOM GINSBURGRock critic KEN TUCKER considers what pop music Al Gore and vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman might use tonight at the conclusion of their convention. Linguist GEOFF NUNBERG takes a look at the trouble the media had trying to find the words to describe vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next fresh air . . .the aftermath of the protests in Philadelphia. . . As the Democratic convention continues in L.A. we take a look at how protestors were treated in Philadelphia -- we talk with journalists MONICA YANT KINNEY and TOM GINSBURG. Join us for the next fresh air.
  • Marty Stuart was on the road at age 12. He played with Lester Flatt, Doc and Merle Watson, and Johnny Cash before launching a solo country career. A new CD reflects his roots in gospel music.
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