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  • The film The Room revolves around a steamy love triangle filled with lies, betrayal and tragic consequences. But the real draw for audiences is interacting with a cult hit some watch over and over again.
  • William Darondo Pulliam (a.k.a. "Double D" or "Dynamite D") worked in the San Francisco Bay Area from the 1960s through the early '80s, but he'd also been a teenage musician. After cutting some tracks in a studio, Darondo walked away from music.
  • The comic artist was discovered off the coast of Nago, Okinawa, Japan, wearing snorkeling gear. First published in 1996, the series he created became a worldwide sensation.
  • The phenomenal Bireli Lagrene can play anything, but his music extends a vital French tradition. The French guitarist has celebrated the hot club jazz of Django Reinhardt ever since the release of his first CD at age 13. Here, Lagrene performs with the Lausanne Big Band at a concert recorded in Switzerland.
  • The NPR Music team shares a few of its favorite work-related tracks in honor of Labor Day.
  • Composer Eric Whitacre conducts thousands of singers from around the world. He explains the possibilities and challenges of making music powered by YouTube.
  • The pianist's massive technique makes short order of Rachmaninov's most difficult concerto.
  • Do you have to have two living musical partners for a collaboration to be successful? New projects pairing living artists with long-dead icons raise some spectral possibilities.
  • Every answer today is a made-up two-word phrase, in which the two words rhyme. The initials of the two words will be provided, along with a one-word clue.
  • A staple of the American road trip could be slowly disappearing. Owners of some roadside attractions are deciding that interest is waning in such treasures as the world's largest ball of string, Stinker the monkey or the Elvis Is Alive Museum.
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