New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

The first time I encountered the musical Urinetown, written by Greg Kotis, I thought it was a joke. I sat through a two-hour production about a dystopian world in which you have to pay to pee and left ...

As a doctor with a flair for the dramatic, Paul Clinco was the kind of guy who could sew you back together after carving you up in a mock, medieval sword fight. He also played the blues, acted on ...

May 22, 2026 • Aja Monet. Jack Antonoff's Bleachers. Radiohead's Ed O'Brien. Guest host Ann Powers chats with Aurora McGuckin of MVY Radio in Massachusetts about their favorite albums out Friday, May ...

Smithsonian's own jazz man, John Edward Hasse, gives a lesson on the influential music genre. Read more at: ...