Music

Mexico's Maya heartland greets dawn of new era

By MARK STEVENSONAssociated Press MERIDA, Mexico (AP) - Dec. 21 started out as the prophetic day some had believed would usher in the fiery end of the world. By Friday afternoon, it had become more comic than cosmic, the punch line of countless Facebook posts and at least several dozen T-shirts. At

Review: High-res music player ups the audio ante

By RON HARRISAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - It's hard to make headlines with a portable music player these days. It's old hat by now to carry around thousands of songs in your hip pocket, whether on an iPod or a smartphone. But there's been a price for portability. You are listening to

10 biggest holiday party faux pas

By Steve Tobak Here we are, that time of year when the media gets to trot out all those seedy, cautionary tales about how bad behavior at the holiday office party can land you in deep you-know-what or even blow up your career. Everybody's got a story. Everybody knows somebody who knows somebody

10 biggest holiday party faux pas

By Steve Tobak Here we are, that time of year when the media gets to trot out all those seedy, cautionary tales about how bad behavior at the holiday office party can land you in deep you-know-what or even blow up your career. Everybody's got a story. Everybody knows somebody who knows somebody