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  • On Aug. 12, 2011, Sonic Youth played the Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn; it would be the band's final concert in the United States.
    The sunset of Sonic Youth: An oral history of the band's final U.S. show
    For the first time, the band members, their crew and their fans tell the story of a landmark moment they didn't realize was happening. Sonic Youth's new album, Live in Brooklyn 2011, is out this week.
  • 'Girls Can Tell'
    The Houston, Texas trio Spoon has recorded their first album in three years, it's called Girls Can Tell. The music is rock and roll with a tinge of punk -- and it was released today. Nick Mirov writes about music for Pitchfork Media-dot-Com, he has a review. (4:00) The album Girls Can Tell by Spoon is available on Merge Records, catalog # MRG195, see www.mrg2000.com. Also see www.pitchforkmedia.com.
  • United In Grief, Cartoonists Show Solidarity With 'Charlie Hebdo'
    From France to Australia, India and the U.S., cartoonists around the world paid tribute to their colleagues at the French magazine that was attacked today.
  • Sometimes You Can't Pick Just 10: Maureen Corrigan's Favorite Books Of 2014
    This year, Fresh Air's book critic rejects the tyranny of the decimal system and picks 12 titles published in 2014 — all with characters, scenes and voices that linger long past the last page.
  • Reesha Ahmed of Venus, Texas, was billed nearly $2,400 for standard blood tests following her first prenatal checkup.
    She was elated about her pregnancy. Then came a $2,400 bill for blood tests
    Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. The cost could be much higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it all.
  • RFK Jr. says Americans were healthier when his uncle was president. Is he right?
    American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story.
  • Why the Trump indictments have not moved the needle with Republicans
    The former president has insulated himself with his party, having sold its members over the past seven years on his baseless narrative of a deep-state conspiracy against him.
  • Virtual Model
    Scott speaks with Fortune Magazine editor-at-large Joe Nocera and with Yona Schtern, chief officer of marketing for "Virtual Model." Eighteen months ago Joe and Scott developed an idea for a dot-com company: joeandscott.com. But that dream is now a reality, as "Virtual Model."
  • Call and Response
    Sarah Bardeen reviews the self-titled CD by a California band called Call and Response. (3:30) Call and Response, is on Kindercore Records. See www.kindercore.com . Sarah Bardeen is an editor at http://www.Listen.com
  • Dolly Parton
    Sarah Bardeen, an editor at Listen.com, reviews the latest album by Dolly Parton. It's called Little Sparrow. (4:00) Little Sparrow, by Dolly Parton is on Sugar Hill/Blue Eye records. Also see http://www.Listen.com.
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