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Singer Jack White pays the tax bill for the Cathedral Theater at the historic Masonic Temple, and the temple honors him by naming the theater after him.
Miami loses the first game of the NBA finals, and Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Mike Pesca about whether the loss left a psychological impact on Lebron James, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade Heat.
Sunday Puzzle....
For each given category, name something in the category beginning with each of the letters H-O-M-E-R. For example, if the category were "Chemical Elements," you might say Helium, Oxygen, Magnesium, Einsteinium, and Radon.
Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana and the ensemble of Cinderella — one of the B...
Among the hopefuls who might take home trophies at this weekend's Tony Awards are costume designers William Ivey Long and Dominique Lemieux. Jeff Lunden talks to the two about their work on Cinderella and Pippin, two of the season's better-upholstered revivals.
A member of Brood II alights on a New Jersey shrub....
A symphony of cicadas has been moving up the East Coast. In Summit, N.J., as in other communities, residents find their own ways of living alongside the transient creatures.
Alt.Latino's hosts are convinced that Cuban singer Danay Suarez is a legend ...
The hosts of Alt.Latino stop by Weekend Edition Sunday to share music by some powerful Caribbean female vocalists.