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Some might say actor John Lithgow was born into the craft: His father, Arthur, was a college professor and Shakespearean actor. As Father's Day approaches, the Emmy and Tony-winning actor -- and writer and composer -- reflects on his father's influence on his own career. For Intersections, NPR's Noah Adams reports.

Singer, songwriter and pianist Regina Spektor's new CD is Begin to Hope. The Russian emigre, who came to the United States when she was 9, says her songs aren't about herself and likens writing songs to writing fiction.

When Ritenour visited the KPLU/Jazz24 studios on an unseasonably cool August afternoon, he arrived with a rhythm section hot enough to raise Seattle's temperature a few degrees: drummer Will Kennedy and bassist Melvin Davis. Together, they laid down three delightful tracks.

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Colson Whitehead's new book was born of an assignment to write about the World Series of Poker for Grantland. It's a sharp observational tale of the game, those who play it and how it changed him.

Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West shows how a deeper look at the world's urban environments yields surprising finds in the search for a sustainable future.

The Campbell Soup Company's CEO said the "subtle yet important change" to the name adopted in 1922 better reflects the broad number of products it makes.

The legendary nightclub singer died Saturday in her hometown of Havana, according to a statement on social media from Cuba's Ministry of Culture.

Tell us what your favorite unexpected recipes and ingredients are when cooking during the holidays.

One of the great post-World War II conductors, Abbado had a searching musical intellect that he employed in orchestral and operatic music from Mozart to Verdi to contemporary composers.