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Ray Chen might be the finest current violinist you don't yet know — but you soon will. See this stellar artist perform works by Sarasate and Saint-Saëns in a performance recorded live in New York.

People's Daily Online gave big play to The Onion's declaration that Kim Jong Un is 2012's sexiest man. Can we convince the Chinese news media that he's even more than that?

The video for "Fitzpleasure" by the British group includes subtle and surprising special effects.

Both President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, will be out stumping for votes today. The race for the White House, which was just about put on hold as Superstorm Sandy bore down on the East Coast and then roared ashore, is back on with just five days to go before Election Day.

Talk of the Nation and the Wilson Center are teaming up Thursday afternoon for a live conversation with experts and NPR correspondents. They'll also discuss how the U.S. can avoid getting into another Cold War and the possibility of a world where there are as many women leaders as men.

The gentle-voiced British singer who backed Eminem's monster hit "Stan" is back with her first new album in four years. A new song, "Let Us Move On," has a message of realistic hope and maintains Dido's deep connection to hip-hop with production by Jeff Bhasker and a verse from rapper Kendrick Lamar.

The company's third-quarter earnings news, which isn't so great, was mistakenly posted hours before it was supposed to be made public. Now, the release's note that it's "PENDING LARRY QUOTE" has folks making fun of what it is CEO Larry Page might want to say.

When Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich used the word "slacks" in a recent column, a reader commented: "Slacks? How old are you?" It got Schmich thinking about the words we choose and how much those choices can reveal about our age. Tell us: What are the words you use that date you?

In this morning's roundup of arts and culture news: an anniversary celebration for a whale, a guest-starring role for the beloved George Takei, a kiss for Survivor host Jeff Probst, and a few words about magical realism in American cinema.

The case has rattled relations between Canada and its allies.