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Ukrainian Wins Top Prize At Van Cliburn Piano Competition
Vadym Kholodenko, 26, of Ukraine, won the top prize at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Courage To Cross An Ocean, Explored In 'TransAtlantic'
Colum McCann's novel TransAtlantic weaves together disparate historical figures and times. Reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says that while some sections are uneven, the book rolls over you like a wave, crashing and building upon itself.
David Finckel is a longtime member of the Emerson String Quartet. Journeys: ...
David Finckel On The Emerson Quartet's Changing Of The Guard
The quartet's new album of Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg is the last to feature the cellist and longtime member of the group.
Baseball Prepares For Suspensions
ESPN reports that Major League Baseball is preparing to suspend at least 20 players for associating with a known dealer of banned substances. Dave Zirin, sportswriter with The Nation, discusses his proposal: instead of banning performance-enhancing drugs, legalize and regulate them.
NSA Whistleblower Revealed
Edward Snowden, 29, a contractor for the National Security Agency, says he's behind the leak of information on the NSA's surveillance program. Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian reporter who broke the story of the leak and of Snowden's identity, offers his insight.
Britain Apologizes For Colonial-Era Torture Of Kenyan Rebels
The historic apology — and the unprecedented settlement — has been years in the making. A Harvard graduate student helped bring about the settlement for the surviving Mau Mau victims of torture and abuse at the hands of the British.