From generous novels to NBA memoirs and poetry collections, here are some of the books to gift this holiday season.

This is perhaps best encapsulated in a Walt Whitman poem titled “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer.” The narrator describes ...

The 15th Mumbai LitFest commenced at NCPA, Nariman Point, featuring renowned figures like Gulzar and Pavan K Varma. The ...

Beet Stretch is a sound experiment by the artist Leif Inge which takes Ludwig van Beethoven's 'Symphony No. 9' and stretches it over 24 hours.

Members of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas present "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," Oct. 23 at the Fayetteville Public Library ...

The spiritual aim of the sufi is to have a personal experience of the divine through purity, affection and compassion, says ...

British R&B singer Elmiene stops by for a performance at the Tiny Desk and chats with NPR's Scott Detrow about why he's drawn to soul music, his Sudanese roots and why he loves touring in the U.S.

Is fencing better than karate? Was the world about to end? How many frozen daiquiries can you have and still pull off an epic ...

The contests are viewed on thousands of smartphone screens across Somalia and beyond, and usually feature two rivals who look ...

Rajasthan Kabir Yatra is dedicated to reviving the traditional all-night singing congregation Bhakti-Sufi poetry in Rajasthan ...

The answer Rumpel arrived at is an art-song event called Sing me a song you’ve (never) heard before, an evening program of ...

A patriotic evening of music and poetry is in store for Williamsport residents at 7 p.m., Nov. 19, when the Williamsport Music Club presents “United to Make American Music” at Pine Street United ...