We tend to think of popes as people who are somehow elevated from the rest of us — a few steps up the ladder leading to God, perhaps. But Pope Francis, whose birth name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was ...

It's not all sex and drugs. Popular music has a long history of nerd-dom. Sometimes it's a style, other times it's substance, but here's an incomplete guide to some of music's greatest geeks, on a ...

Lizzo is one of music’s hottest performers. The flute-playing virtuoso first became famous with catchy tunes like “Truth Hurts.” In the years since her big debut on the pop music scene, her fame has ...

The Telethons are guys who wear their intelligence on their sleeves, generating a frenzy of sound that's not easily categorized. Their music has the intensity of punk and the honesty of folk, plus a ...

Few things are more depressing for classical music lovers than the classical recording charts. Your eye roams despairingly down the endless lists of crossover and ambient pap, looking for something ...

Rick Snyder may have made the “nerd” moniker a bit passé, but these songs prove it’s still possible to gleefully embrace the nerdier aspects of our experience. Though now considered a pillar of ...

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Throughout the early 90’s, it was the alternative rock bars of the Pacific-Northwest and the back ...