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Commentary: The Allure of Other Art Forms

Arts, Culture & Media

Kurt Andersen marvels at artists’ inclination to engage in other art forms.

Elementary Opera

Arts, Culture & Media

General Idea

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Now Playing: Elvis Costello

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A Story You Can Sink Your Teeth Into

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Sorie Kondi and DJ Chief Boima of Kondi Band

Kondi Band connects West African thumb piano with US electronica

Music

Sori Kondi is from Sierra Leone. DJ Chief Boima is from Wisconsin. Together they’re the Kondi Band. And their music is a blend of traditional West African music with contemporary electronica.

The rise of the collaborative consumption economy

Business, Economics and Jobs

Humans have always shared, but a new group of online companies are helping make it easier for people to offer up their homes and cars for short term rentals.

The wiki: technology that changed Internet communications

Environment

Ward Cunningham created the wiki to help a group document what it knew and what it didn’t know. The technology that now powers massive websites, perhaps the best known of which is Wikipedia, could have netted Cunningham millions of dollars most likely, but he released it for free.

Top of the Hour: Dark Day for Wikipedia, Morning Headlines

The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is down this morning, and will remain in the dark until midnight in a protest over anti-piracy legislation in Congress. Supporters say they’re aiming to crack down on sales of pirated U.S. products overseas, while critics argue it will infringe on free speech rights. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales says lawmakers are […]

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