TRONA, Calif. — Only nine kids show up for football practice on a brutal afternoon in August, the sun lingering stubbornly over this desert town, keeping the temperature in triple digits. Tugging on ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Sahara Desert has driven many men to tears. I did not expect Sallah, my indefatigable Tuareg driver, to be one of them. "In the ...

Guitarist Kirk Hammett (above) and lead singer James Hetfield (right) of the rock band Metallica slam out their innovative, political but not ideological music to a sold-out house at the World Music ...

blues-based rock album. In and of itself, this lack of electronic filler is landmark, but the fact that this Danish quintet also finds a way to mix funk, new wave and neo-metal is cause for ...

It's a new way of getting a great night's sleep that could spell hope for exhausted people everywhere, and the phenomenon is called "Sleep Whispering." Sleep whisperers make YouTube videos in which ...

The sandy shores of Revere an artist’s paradise? Nearly a dozen sculptors will try as they gather to transform the beach into a masterpiece gallery for this weekend’s New England Sand Sculpting ...

Nothing fires up a noir like having the most appealing actor play the most repugnant character, and this gritty 2000 French feature by Pierre Salvadori offers a fine performance by Patrick Lizana as ...