The Burden of the Classical Music Heartthrob

In his quest to restore the status of the guitar for symphony hall audiences, Milos Karadaglichas another secret weapon that will be especially alluring to younger, prospective fans: his dashing good looks [...]

Montenegrin Classical Guitarist Milos Karadaglic

The World’s Marco Werman introduces us to Montenegrin classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic. He’s 28 and wants the classical guitar to regain its rightful place in symphony halls.

Iraqi Youth Orchestra

The National Youth Orchestra of Iraq will be performing at the Beethovenfest in Bonn.

Tech Podcast 260: Promising AIDS vaccine, Embrace thermoregulator, and Scottish worms

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The highlight of this week’s podcast is a segment suggested by one of you, the tech podcast faithful. It’s about the Embrace, a low-cost incubator that may help save the lives of premature and low birth weight babies in the developing world. Also, you’ll hear about a promising AIDS vaccine trial. We end with Scottish earthworms, and a Mumbai cell phone symphony.

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