Discover how to create a DIY miniature string instrument using simple materials like corrugated cardboard and wooden sticks.

On a recent day in Hyde Park, fans of Taylor Swift gathered in their Eras Tour T-shirts to hear a scholarly breakdown of the singer’s lyrics. Authors Roxane Gay and Stephen Dubner reflected on the ...

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Give a child crayons and tape and you can watch a tiny engineer, storyteller, and scientist show up at once. Arts and crafts are not just refrigerator decor. They are how children test ideas, feel ...

When autumn arrives in Georgia, small towns across the state come alive with colorful festivals celebrating everything from apples and pumpkins to music and mountain culture. I’ve found that these ...

Armed with his towering homemade instrument, the Magic Pipe, he built beats, basslines, and samples live, showing the crowd exactly what each button and trigger did before launching into a wild ...

Here's what's going on in Saline this weekend. DropTop Pizza celebrates its first birthday Sunday from 5-8 p.m. The downtown restaurant known for Detroit-style pizza, smash burgers and shakes will ...

CHICAGO, Ill. – When it comes to the musical instruments, we hear every day, many are mass produced. But, there’s something about the sound that comes from a hand-crafted instrument. It’s a talent ...