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With Lunar New Year on horizon, Albany students ready to celebrate
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) Inside the Albany High School auditorium, a group of students are performing a Chinese song called, "Gong Xi Gong Xi." It's played during the Lunar New Year in countries across East Asia and signifies the start of a new year. "Originally,…...
Time-Warping again and again: 'Rocky Horror' 50th anniversary celebrated in Saratoga Springs
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (625+ words) It's the 50th'anniversary of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and both the cult classic and community were celebrated in Saratoga Springs earlier this month. I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey. It's 1975 and The Rocky…...
2026 looks ominous for media, from Hollywood to journalism
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1221+ words) The worst thing about today's media environment is that " bad as it is " it is easy to imagine how things might get worse in 2026. Traditional journalism outlets buffeted on all sides by misinformation, weak-kneed ownership and a hostile White House…...
As vinyl sales spin upwards across U. S. , record lovers gather in Northampton, Mass. for massive music record fair
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (1003+ words) No matter how you spin it, vinyl records are seeing a resurgence. Vinyl sales even surpassed $1 billion in revenue last year, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Ahead of "Record Store Day" this Saturday, WAMC spoke with record…...
Jury finds that Live Nation acted as a monopoly and overcharged ticket buyers
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (534+ words) Updated April 15, 2026 at 8: 32 PM EDT On Wednesday, a federal jury in Manhattan found that Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, operated as a monopoly that harmed consumers and overcharged ticket buyers. The decision came after four days of deliberations. The…...
Stamp and coin collecting 4/15/26
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (101+ words) Bob Scott and David Tripp return to take your questions about stamp and coin collecting. Ray Graf hosts. Give us a call at 2pm. 800-348-2551. Email: Vox Pop@WAMC. org David Tripp is the former director of Sotheby's Coin, Tapestry, and Musical…...
Jacob's Pillow prepares for inaugural spring season, first summer season since tragedy struck last August
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (542+ words) On Aug. 1, 2025, activity on the Jacob's Pillow campus ground to a halt when a dolly laden with heavy hardboard fell on production manager Kat Sirico, killing them almost immediately. "The loss that we experienced last August was deeply, deeply felt…...
Bestselling author Fredrik Backman nearly retired before finishing new book
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (748+ words) A year ago, bestselling Swedish writer Fredrik Backman stood in front of a massive audience so terrified, he was convinced he was having a heart attack. FREDRIK BACKMAN: My brain and I, we are not friends. My brain and I,…...
'How do we make this work': Saratoga County hosts a successful 'Siege Weekend' amid federal shutdown impacts
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (469+ words) Normally, hundreds of visitors would have flocked to Saratoga National Historical Park this past weekend for Saratoga County's "Siege Weekend. But, the federal shutdown forced a move of the annual reenactment. If you were driving East out of Schuylerville this…...
Fort Ticonderoga will begin in May a three-year commemoration of the Revolutionary War
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (419+ words) Fort Ticonderoga is planning a number of events to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Revolutionary War. The first starts May 9th and coincides with the anniversary of Ethan Allen's capture of the fort. On May 10th, 1775 Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain…...