At just 16, Natan Last had a crossword puzzle accepted by the New York Times; at the time he was the youngest person ever to construct a puzzle that ran in the Times magazine. Now 35, Last reflects on ...

In August, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani hosted a citywide scavenger hunt, inviting voters to scour the boroughs in search of historic political sites. (Grand prize: a bag of chips.) ...

Recorded live with the Pacific Jazz Orchestra under the baton of Chris Walden, who is also responsible for the arrangements, I’m a Stranger Here Myself was recorded live in March 2024 at the United ...

There simply aren’t very many artists or voices like Rufus Wainwright. One of those polymath talents who build upon multigenerational musicianship and a voracious mind for knowledge, art and the ...

KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977. KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977. Nov 13, 2025 Chris Douridas, filling in for Novena Carmel. On today's show we ...

New supercomputer simulations hint that dark energy might be dynamic, not constant, subtly reshaping the Universe’s structure. The findings align with recent DESI observations, offering the strongest ...

It is widely thought that our universe is expanding at an ever-accelerating rate. But could we have that wrong? That is what a group of scientists from South Korea claims, but other scientists have ...

The heavens declare the glory of God in the person of Jesus Christ. The 27 huge dishes of the Very Large Array radio telescope were lined up on interconnected tracks, stretching for miles across the ...

On October 26, 2025, the musicians Lucy Dacus and Rufus Wainwright took the stage for a discussion with the New Yorker staff writer Amanda Petrusich at the 26th annual New Yorker Festival, a weekend ...

Rufus Wainwright made a subtle change to the lyrics of “O Canada” before Game 5 of the World Series, which didn’t sit well with every baseball fan watching at home. Wainwright, who was born in ...

Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright took the field at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday to perform the Canadian national anthem, O Canada, ahead of Game 5 of the World Series. And it didn't ...

LOS ANGELES — Rufus Wainwright gave O Canada a subtle twist before Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. The Montreal-raised singer sang “that only us command” instead of ...