Legendary Cuban mambo king dies

from THE ASSOCIATED PRESS via NY Daily News MIAMI – Grammy-winning mambo pioneer Israel (Cachao) Lopez died Saturday at 89. Known simply as Cachao, the Cuban-born bassist and composer fell ill in the past week and died surrounded by family members at Coral...

Easter: A movable feast

editorial from the Washington Post THIS HOLIDAY is what is known in religious tradition as a “movable feast” because it is not, like Christmas and some other annual observances, celebrated on the same day every year but rather moves from one Sunday to...