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What is shape note singing? Here's an overview of this American tradition

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laura Atkinson and Justin Hicks of Louisville Public Media about shape note singing and its influence across the American musical tradition.

Johnny Knoxville: ‘Was I Always the Best Role Model? No’

The Jackass co-creator and star reflects on 25 years of adrenaline-junkie behavior, his profound love of bulls, and why this ...

Trainspotting 30 years on - there's one big jarring problem with it

Trainspotting is 30 years old this week. So does it stand the test of time? Thirty years ago this week, a bomb went off under British cinema’s posh, romcom-obsessed, boringly London-centric derrière.

Trainspotting: How does it hold up 30 years on?

Thirty years ago this week, a bomb went off under British cinema’s posh, romcom-obsessed, boringly London-centric derrière. So how ...

“It was John’s original inspiration, I think my melody, I think my guitar riff”: The story of one of The Beatles’ most poignant songs

In a 1980 interview with author David Sheff – published in the 2020 book All We Are Saying – Lennon described the song as his ...