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who's on assignment in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. Reid has seen what's touted as the world's tallest building, scheduled to be completed later this year. Reid, who was not impressed, says it looks like a building in a 1950s science fiction movie about the future.

Lexington, Ky., is one of four sites where the NCAA men's basketball tournament is being played. The visiting teams have been amazed by the locker suite. The $3.1 million facility was paid for with private donations.

Rather than create a live album spanning its greatest hits, the legendary Athens, Ga., band picked out an unlikely assortment of 39 songs known mostly to R.E.M. diehards. Hear Live at the Olympia in its entirety for the week leading up to the collection's Oct. 27 release.

Robert Siegel talks with Bruce Nussbaum, editorial page editor of Business Week, about the magazine's annual Best Product Design issue. The 2005 winners include a sleek update on training wheels, the iPod shuffle and a toilet design that "recasts the whole concept of the toilet."

Light the World Giving Machines are a convenient and fun way to help those in need this Christmas season. Instead of traditional vending machines that sell candy and soda, Giving Machines allow people to purchase an item for someone else--across town or around the world. After the payment process is completed, a card representing the item drops into an enclosed display bin. 100% of your donations are given to the charity of your choosing. This year's featured charities include FeedNC, Latin American Coalition, The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Charlotte, CARE and Medicine For All People (MAP) International.

Make sure to check out the event calendar for something fun each day! dropbox.com/scl/fi/mb8ky…

For more information, head to the new 2024 GivingMachine.org page launching 11/13.

Kolwezi has some of the world's largest copper and cobalt reserves and that makes it a key location at the heart of the U.S. and China's jostle for mineral supremacy on the African continent.

The book centers around two graduate students studying magic at Cambridge University who make a journey to Hell to rescue their recently deceased thesis advisor.

R.E.M. isn't exactly religious, but spiritual themes do creep into its music. Singer Michael Stipe says he comes from a "place of faith," and that generations of men in the Stipe family have been Methodist ministers. Widely billed as R.E.M.'s best album in ages, Accelerate takes inspiration from religious issues.

A new recording of Allegro, a 1947 musical by Rodgers & Hammerstein, has just been released on CD. Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization President Ted Chapin joins Fresh Air to discuss the musical.

John Clifton "Jack" Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, passed away yesterday at the age of 89. Today we look back at his life and career.

The Juneteenth Jam Block Party is back & better than ever! In partnership with the Harvey B. Gantt Center, The Mint Museum and the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, we're taking over Uptown and cranking up the celebration! The lineup will include an explosion of artistry from FRESH2DEATH, performances by Moving with the Spirits & CLT Double Dutch Aerobics, plus a tik-tok dance battle between families called Family Dance Feud! Join us at the block party! Sounds will be provided by DJ Heff and DJ Micki Blends, along with delicious food trucks, vendors, games, and MORE! All events are FREE and open to the general public. Grab the crew and GET OUTSIDE! Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, freedom was finally realized for all enslaved people of the United States. Juneteenth is a joyous national holiday that celebrates that historic moment. Conceived by Emmy Award-winning poet and Blumenthal Director of Creative Engagement Boris "Bluz" Rogers, Juneteenth Jam will be held at the super cool Levine Ave. Juneteenth Jam - guaranteed fun that will have the whole family jammin'!

https://www.blumenthalarts.org/events/detail/juneteenthjam

Join us for our Fall Tosco Music Party on October 14th at Knight Theater! Come experience what makes Tosco Music Parties so unique, with more than a dozen local, regional, and national acts sharing a wide variety of music genres and we will have several singalongs throughout the evening.

Performers include:

Time Sawyer

Curt Keyz

Gabby Fariñas

Mary Lou Lackey

Vadim Kolpakov & Friends

John Doll

AV Trio

Queen City Juvenile Pipes & Drums
And more performers yet to be announced!

Season subscriptions available for the entire Tosco Music season including our Tosco Music Holiday Party (12/18) and our Spring Tosco Music Party (4/20/24) as well. Mark the seasons with amazing local music for the whole family.
For tickets and more info visit us at www.toscomusic.org/events

Charlotte Blues Society’s inaugural Southern Resonance Roots Festival is Sunday Sept 7, 2025 with live music from 12-7.30 on 2 stages. This event is open to all ages and presented free of charge by CBS with Sponsorship from Bojangles.
They invite you to join them for this Live Roots and Blues music event featuring 14 of NC and SC’s finest roots musicians. At Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts 1030 Woodward Ave (Camp North End) in Charlotte, NC 28206. They will host an open blues jam in the Skyline Room after the last act.
There will be musician’s meet and greet, raffles, festival merch, artisan market, food and beverage, free parking. Donations and tips for the artists will be appreciated. Bring your own chair.
CBS is a local non-profit dedicated to the promotion and preservation of American Blues. They normally meet the First Sunday of the month from 6 to 10PM at Heist Brewery.
Vendor spots are still available. Contact CltBluesSociety@gmail.com or www.CharlotteBluesSociety.org for the full line up and more information. Follow them @cltbluessociety and @southernresonancefest

French President Nicolas Sarkozy may not like some of his wife's lyrics. In one cut, Carla Bruni compares her lover to high-grade heroin. We hear what Parisians think of the new album.

A law that allows the executive branch to direct industrial production is being used to spur firms to step up their output of scarce items, such as face masks and ventilators.

The morning after winning two Grammy awards, R&B singer H.E.R. received an Oscar nomination for the song "Fight For You" from the film Judas and the Black Messiah.

The R&B icon's concert in Fulton County, Ga., is scheduled to go on despite a local effort to cancel it.

A Billie Holiday tribute from James Carter; Malian story-song guitarist Habib Koite; Scottish folk electronica from Martyn Bennett; Canadian fiddle player April Verch and more.

Walking near the senator from Kentucky and his wife, protesters spoke out about the police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville. The situation escalated as police attempted to push them back.

The singer and self-taught musician, who recently visited NPR studios and performed songs from his new album Intimacy, talks candidly with host Michel Martin.