Megawattage sound systems have blasted the electronically enhanced "riddims" and tongue-twisting lyrics of Jamaica's dancehall DJs across the globe. This high-energy "raggamuffin" music is often dissed by old-school roots reggae fans as a raucous degeneration of classic Jamaican popular music. In th[...]

"Sarah Palin: A Biography" offers a candid and unbiased look at the enigmatic politician who became the first female nominee on a Republican national presidential ticket. Covering her early childhood, high school and college years, her ascendancy from the two-term mayor of a small town to the Alaska[...]