bicycle legend John Howard holds classes at Papa Wheelies All great athletes harbor little secrets learned from years of rigorous training and competition. When the stakes are at their highest, those athletes rely on their acquired secrets to get an advantage. Michael Jordan will always be remembered for his deftly timed push-off of Byron...

Modern Spring pours into Artstream New Englanders embrace signs of spring like awards for enduring the longest, coldest and darkest part of the year. An awards ceremony of this sort is taking place now at the Artstream gallery in Rochester. The current exhibition, Modern Spring, runs until July 8, with contemporary mixed-media works by several artists...

art festivals in Dover and Rollinsford open doors to thriving arts communities This Saturday, May 10, Seacoast residents will have a chance to get to know their local artists. Two studio buildings in Dover and Rollinsford will open their doors to the public and invite families and art lovers to explore their work space. Dover’s...

Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Chelada is an alcoholic beverage produced by Anheuser-Busch which combines Budweiser, the king of beers, with Clamato, a drink made from tomato juice and clams. Take a minute. Read that first line again if you have to. Study the picture. It’s ok, we’ll still be here. Savor this moment—you’ll never have another like it...

by Chuck Palahniuk 197 pages, Doubleday 2008 No one is perfect. Authors can’t be expected to write fantastic books every time out. Sometimes they need to be given a pat on the head and told, “It’s okay, you gave it a shot. You’ll do better next time.” But, in the case of the new novel, “Snuff,”...

John-Michael Albert explains life as a Seacoast poet Anyone familiar with the Seacoast poetry scene probably knows John-Michael Albert. Since he moved to New Hampshire in 1999, Albert has been a staple of poetry events throughout the Seacoast. In 2007, he edited “The 2008 Poet’s Guide to New Hampshire,” a compendium of everything related to the...

Tri Star, 1986 Starring: Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow and Tom Atkins written and directed by: Fred Dekker the plot: The year is 1959 and, in a small college town, the remains of a failed alien experiment fall to earth and land in a wooded cove. A frat boy finds the crash site and is...

What if television cameras had been around to document candid discussions between international delegates following World War I? Based on a recent short film, the negotiations would have looked remarkably similar to an episode of “The Real World.” Created as part of Boston’s 48 Hour Film Project, “The Real World: Versailles” hilariously applies the...

rated PG-13 “Iron Man” rocks. Okay, with that out of the way, let’s get to it. There’s no secret about the troubled paths Robert Downey Jr. has traveled. In the not too distant past, when not circling the revolving door at the rehab center, he could often be found reading scripts delivered to his prison...

The RPM Jukebox is home to more than 16,000 songs from independent musicians all around the world. The music spans every genre and style imaginable, and anyone can log on, browse, and listen at www.rpmchallenge.com/jukebox. To give you a head start in your exploration of this new world of music, here’s a sample album...

Explorations of our brains' fragility fill the pages of Michael Paul Mason's book "Head Cases."

DNA testing is now regularly called upon for testimony in the criminal justice system.

It's been fifteen years since President Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act into law. Many say it's made life easier for workers, but some businesses say the law’s been abused. We’ll look at fifteen years of FMLA and its future.

A new green energy company plans to buy the former Timco sawmill in Barnstead.

To some, the new prison and proposed biomass plant could be keys to the North Country's economic vitality. But others are skeptical, and say alternatives like high-tech and the arts would boost the region.

Artist/Song/Album/Label
Peter Mulvey/Grace/Notes from Elsewhere/Signature
Ellis Paul/The Dragonfly Races/The Dragonfly Races/Black Wolf Records
Peter Rowan and Tony Rice/Guardian Angels/Quartet/Rounder
Po’Girl/Angels of Grace/Home To You/Nettwerk Records
Carrie Rodriguez/Waterbound/Seven Angels on a Bicycle/EMI
Punch Brothers/Sometimes/Punch/Nonesuch Records
Cliff Eberhardt/The High Above and the Down Below/Recorded Live at the Colonial Theater, April 22nd,...

The city's finances are tight and the Mayor has proposed big cuts to the school system.

A song sparrow shares a tune at Keene State College. (Photo courtesy Lorianne DiSabato)

As Scott explains, The funny-looking and reclusive American Woodcock puts on one of the most spectacular displays of the spring.

The Downeaster's managers want New Hampshire to start paying something for the train since some federal funding is running out.

House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi issued a broad and emotionally worded defense of his conduct in office yesterday, saying he was outraged by accounts that he backed legislation and a state software contract that benefited his friends.

CHENGDU, China - A powerful earthquake struck western China yesterday, toppling thousands of homes, factories, and offices, trapping students in schools, and killing at least 10,000 people, the country's worst natural disaster in three decades.

WASHINGTON - Brushing aside pleas to keep a fractured Republican Party united, former GOP congressman Bob Barr announced yesterday he would seek the Libertarian nomination for president, threatening to deprive Republican John McCain of critical votes in key battleground states that the GOP needs to hold on to the White...

As a young rocker, Tim Archibald rented practice space in a grimy basement studio near Kenmore Square. When it rained, he used milk crates to protect his bass from flooding. The veteran musician, now 49, faces different challenges with his new band, Ernie and the Automatics.

Tens of thousands of people across southwest China remained buried beneath rubble after a massive earthquake that has left thousands dead.

Another leg of the relay took place a day after the biggest natural disaster since 1976.

As dawn crept across the shattered town of Dujiangyan, the site of a school collapse became a center of mourning.

Mr. Rauschenberg, who time and again reshaped art in the 20th century, defied the traditional idea that an artist stick to one medium or style.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is determined to rack up primary victories as she seeks to prove her political viability, aides say.

The rap, hip-hop and salsa flavored musical received 13 Tony nominations, which were announced Tuesday.

Myanmar continued to restrict most large-scale aid deliveries Tuesday, one day after the U.N. secretary general pressed the junta to accept international assistance.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told the military and its industrial partners that new weapons must prove their value to current conflicts, marked by insurgency and terrorism.

Schools were closed in Palm Bay, Fla., and hundreds of homes were endangered by spreading, wind-whipped brush fires that may have been deliberately set.

The $13.9 billion deal for Electronic Data Systems will make H.P. the second-largest player behind I.B.M., and is H.P.?s largest acquisition since it acquired Compaq.