Joni Mitchell What pushed Graham Nash, the quiet one, to record his solo masterpieceThe Washington Post - By Geoff Edgers“Songs, they have to be recorded or they drive you crazy just being inside your head.” Stephen Stills had the gift, the ability to reel off the entire side of a record without putting down his acoustic
Coffee 15 Easy Coffee Smoothies That’ll Turn You Into A Morning Personstylecaster.com - Caroline Bell I don’t know about you, but I can’t get going in the morning without at least one cup of coffee in my system. I’m also a breakfast person, which …
Cokie Roberts 'The Personification Of Human Decency': Nina Totenberg Remembers Cokie RobertsNPR - Nina TotenbergOur newsroom is in tears. My phone and email are bursting with more tears. The country has lost a great journalist. But I and so many thousands of others have lost a great friend. Yes, thousands of others.
Japan Phrases for Traveling Japan: So Many Ways to Say Thank You! - LIVE JAPANlivejapan.com When asked to say a Japanese word most people will probably come out with konnichiwa, or more importantly arigatou (ありがとう - thank you). A word to …
Play buttonCultureRic Ocasek and The Cars Perform Live in Concert After Their Groundbreaking Debut Album: Watch the Complete Show (Januaryopenculture.com - by Josh Jones Legendary musician and producer Ric Ocasek passed away on Sunday, and the whole rock world mourns his loss. Greatly respected not only by fans but by …
Cokie Roberts Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75NPR - Bobby Allyn , Scott NeumanVeteran journalist Cokie Roberts, who joined an upstart NPR in 1978 and left an indelible imprint on the growing network with her coverage of Washington politics before later going to ABC News, has died.
Sleep Can’t sleep? Try Japan’s Kaizen method to cure insomnia and sleep anxietyStylist Magazine - Sarah Harvey Getting a good night’s sleep is essential for our mental and physical health. Rather than being a time when the body completely shuts down, as is …
Play buttonRic Ocasek Ric Ocasek Was So Much More Than The Cars. These Are the 10 Best Tracks You Didn't Know He Produced.Esquire - By Dave HolmesWhen the first album by The Cars came out in 1978, it sounded so little like anything else that everyone claimed it as their own. You’d hear their songs in the top 40, on AOR, on the college music stations.
food news Why You Should Write In Your CookbooksSouthern Living - Stacey Ballis Leave your thoughts in the margins for those cooking later—or even just future you. When my grandmother passed away, I inherited most of her cookbook …
Japan Travel Ultimate Guide to Himeji Castle: Exploring the Beautiful Grounds and Historical Sights - LIVE JAPANlivejapan.com Himeji Castle, a national treasure located in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, has been selected as one of the 100 best castles in Japan, and is …
Oats 6 Ways to Make Easy Overnight Oatsallrecipes.com - By Vanessa Greaves Starting the day with a healthy breakfast doesn't get much easier than overnight oats. I'll show you how to make easy overnight oats and how to …
Bands Thin Lizzyudiscovermusic.com Over the years Ireland has produced some of the world’s finest rock bands and some of the most potent rock music the world, yet few Irish rock bands …
Play buttonInnovation How to Find Meaning In Your Life Right NowInc Magazine - Damon BrownMotivational speaker Mel Robbins launches her new daytime talk show today. Before today, she had the best-selling Audible audiobook of all time with The 5 Second Rule. And before that, by her own admission,
Procrastination You’re not lazy. You’re afraid.Ladders - Mayo Oshin For centuries, so-called experts and motivational speakers have preached that we should conquer the ‘enemy’ called procrastination, at all …
Japan Travel Ultimate Guide to the Odakyu Romancecar: Enjoy the Spectacular Scenery in Style! - LIVE JAPANlivejapan.com The Odakyu Romancecar is a convenient means of transportation when visiting Hakone or other resorts located two hours from Tokyo city center. From …
J.R.R. Tolkien Tolkien’s Lobelia Sackville-Baggins is probably a misogynist satire of women's rights campaigner Victoria Sackville-Westboingboing.net - Cory Doctorow Lobelia Sackville-Baggins is a Lord of the Rings Hobbit, one of the few, rare female characters in that series, and she's a nasty piece of work: a …
Burgers The Essential Burgers That Melt Portland’s HeartEater - Kara Stokes and Alli FodorThe humble hamburger is one of America’s quintessential foods, and judging by the many distinctive versions across this city, it seems nearly every chef in Portland agrees — burgers range from the fascinatingly
Play buttonMusic Flashback: The Cars Play For Last Time at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018Rolling Stone - Andy Greene When Ric Ocasek learned the Cars were finally entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in December 2017—14 years after they were first eligible—he was …
Play button1980s Ric Ocasek, Cars Singer Who Fused Pop and New Wave, Dead at 75Rolling Stone - Kory Grow Ric Ocasek, the idiosyncratic singer and guitarist for the Cars and hitmaking album producer, died on Sunday in his New York City apartment. He was …
Los Angeles, CA Column: A homeless musician changed my life; I wish I could do more to change hisLos Angeles Times - Steve LopezWhen we met, in 2005, I wouldn’t have guessed we’d still be in each other’s lives this far down the road. He was playing a violin near the Beethoven statue in downtown L.A.’s Pershing Square. The violin
Music Listen To Tedeschi Trucks Band’s ‘High & Mighty’ And Watch Tokyo Videoudiscovermusic.com - Paul Sexton Tedeschi Trucks Band have given their fans an audio-visual treat in the form of a behind-the-scenes video filmed during their spring shows in Tokyo, …
Health I interviewed people in their 80s about how they cope with aging. Here's what I learnedSalon - Katherine EstyOld man with a cup of tea (Getty Images/ jeangill) Excerpted with permission from "Eightysomethings: A Practical Guide to Letting Go, Aging Well, and Finding Unexpected Happiness" by Katharine Esty, PhD.
Play buttonMusic See Neil Young Perform ‘New Mama’ for First Time in 42 YearsRolling Stone - Andy Greene Neil Young headlined the Harvest Moon: A Gathering charity concert at Lake Hughes, California on Saturday along with Norah Jones and Father John …
Play buttonJackson Browne Flashback: Jackson Browne Performs a Heart-Wrenching ‘Late for the Sky’ in 1976Rolling Stone - Angie Martoccio Jackson Browne’s 1976 was a tumultuous one. In February, his emotive ballad “Late for the Sky” was featured in Taxi Driver, during a scene in which …
Science Mysterious waves have been pulsing across OklahomaNational Geographic - Maya Wei-HaasA buzz that rocked the state all summer sent geologists on a labyrinthine chase—and unearthed new mysteries about how energy moves through land and air. It all started when a wave swept across Oklahoma
Cooking The 10 Food52 Recipes Our Co-Founders Will Never, Ever Stop MakingFood52 - by: Erin AlexanderFood52 is 10 years old! To celebrate a decade of all things kitchen and home, we're rolling out our top recipes, tips, and stories for another victory lap, along with some of our very favorite memories
Play buttonEric Clapton How Eric Clapton Created the Classic Song “Layla”openculture.com - by Ted Mills The story of Eric Clapton and “Layla” has always bothered me because to understand it is to understand how fallible and crazed any of us can be when …
Jazz Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1980 - JAZZIZ Magazinejazziz.com - Matt Micucci Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented discography. ‘Year by Year’ is our attempt to bring you the most …
Tony Iommi Tony Iommi on Firing Ozzy Osbourne: 'We Had to Do Something'ultimateclassicrock.com - Martin Kielty Black Sabbath guitarist recalls how close the band came to splitting in 1979.Continue reading…
Eric Kim The 3 Best Ways to Season a Turkey (& One Thing You Should *Never* Do)Food52 - by: Eric KimThere's nothing worse than bland turkey on Thanksgiving. The antidote to blandness? Salt, of course. It seems obvious, but whether you go the route of fancy compound butters and herbs and citrus and spices—which
