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Asha Puthli was to become the first female Indian pop star, vocalizing breathily pre-Donna Summer, implementing her stupefying trills, scats and roars on numerous recordings in various genres and in multiple languages.

Wednesday at sundown, Jews everywhere will observe Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, by attending synagogue, gathering with family and, of course, with food.

Cable news and broadcast networks will air the scene from the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and "I Have a Dream Speech" at the Lincoln Memorial. The program, which starts at 11 a.m., features members of Mar...

"Fuzzy hold on the cycle with no mouth to name", Sumi ink on porcelain coated steel with found plastic bags, hosta, blackberry lily seed, paper...

Are there letter-writers you wonder about to this day? While I'm away, readers nominate some who stayed in mind.

Add President Barack Obama to the list of people praising both "Lee Daniels' The Butler" and Oprah Winfrey's performance in the civil rights drama. In...

Here is a list of upcoming food events, food tours, farmers markets and beer and wine tastings:

American Modern: Hopper to O'Keeffe, is a show in search of a purpose. Had it been given more careful curatorial consideration the exhibition could have been one of the most important of the year. Disappointingly, it fal...

I was immediately attracted to her fairyesque style and charming demeanor. I don't know what made me actually start talking to her, but all I now remember is her self-affirming introduction, 'My name is Elizabeth and I a...

With its thematic concerns of surveillance, privacy, global terrorism and due process, the contemporary thriller "Closed Circuit" should crackle and pop with topical relevance. But somehow this wheels-of-justice procedur...

Certain sensations are deemed irrational. One of them is wanting to hear a performance of Siegfried all over again. Irrational to be sure, but in the case of its recent performance, at the Seattle Opera, very real.

The scene in "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" that broke "Scandal" star Kerry Washington's heart didn't have dialogue. It was just Olivia in a closet with...

Written and directed by Stephan Elliott (and starring Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Terence Stamp), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert earned a foot-stomping, 20-minute ovation which rocked the Australian f...

It's probably a good thing that dogs can't talk. Can you imagine what they'd say? Most dogs' hobbies are limited to sleeping, eating, playing and...

According to author John Green, the upcoming film adaptation of his novel "The Fault in Our Stars" began shooting on Monday. "It's amazing how...

By Liza Dobkina ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Aug 27

Nineties junkies, this one's for you. Meet MIMMI, a giant inflatable "collective mood ring" that actively transmits the emotional state of the city of Minneapolis....

Just when you thought you were done with travelling, there's something about the Canadian Rockies that sucks you right back in. Whether it's the majestic...

E-books may be more popular than ever, but makers and writers of printed books aren't going down without a fight. We've seen beautiful sculptures made...

About three weeks after having sent out the galleys, a letter arrived by mail. It was from none other than Elmore Leonard, the most famous of the authors whom I contacted.

It's something you'd see at a carnival, not a historic property.

"Glee's" Cory Monteith tribute episode will air in October, and according to E! News, several old cast members and guest stars will make appearances. Titled...