Peter Tork, a former member of the 1960s pop group the Monkees, says he has a rare form of head and neck cancer, but the prognosis is good. ...more

March 5, 2009

Since the presidency changed hands less than six weeks ago, a burst of entertaining has taken hold of the iconic, white-columned home of America's head of state. Much of it comes on Wednesdays. ...more

March 2, 2009

Tracy Wetter shaded her eyes from the bright sunlight this morning and tried to track her daughters' whereabouts through the windows of a funhouse at the Florida State Fair. ...more

February 16, 2009

"John Lennon: The Life," by Philip Norman (Ecco, $35) ...more

January 11, 2009

It's a surefire formula for Broadway success: a musical set in 19th century Germany in which sexually repressed teenagers express their innermost thoughts through modern pop and rock songs. ...more

December 28, 2008

Just out of music school, Ruthie Foster decided she needed a change. So she joined the Navy. ...more

January 10, 2008