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Daryl Hall and John Oates have distilled their hit-making career into a new box set called Do What You Want, Be What You Are. The band had so many '80s pop hits that it's helpful to remember that they started their careers as soul musicians. Hear Hall and Oates' interview with Guy Raz.

Media critic Ken Auletta tracks the development of Google from a search engine to the provider of all things Internet in his new book Googled: The End of the World As We Know It.

Idan Raichel has made his name by mixing cinematic Israeli pop with the sounds of his country's immigrant community. His latest album reaches even farther afield, with singers from Colombia, Rwanda and the Cape Verde Islands.

Dr. Anne Schuchat, deputy director of the CDC's Science and Public Health Program, told NPR on Tuesday that the 5,000 confirmed flu cases in the United States is "a great underestimate."

One of the most popular and venerable Webcomics, Goats, is being collected into books. Jonathan Rosenberg's crazy plot twists and one-liners make you feel like you're 15 again, discovering the joys of Matt Groening while on a Froot Loops sugar rush.

Composer Jacob Cooper has created a musical work based on the songs of the pop diva. The opera, Timberbrit, takes the form of a prolonged death scene in the tradition of Verdi.

Though the rebel rocker's sound may have changed, his message hasn't. The Sound of Sunshine deals with issues that Franti's passionate about: social justice, the environment and peace in the Middle East.

Kamila Shamsie grew up in Pakistan as the country entered an era of Islamic fundamentalism in the late 1970s. But the pop-rock musicians of the time persisted, making music videos and subversive songs. Here, Shamsie reflects on the religious turmoil of the period through the scope of its music.

According to Yankovic, The Trashmen's legacy extends well beyond its status as the best surf band ever to come out of Minneapolis. With its 1964 hit "Surfin' Bird," the group distilled rock music to its essence.

There's nothing like a good song to make you realize you're not alone after all. Music can cross divides, and Somi draws from the common ground she has found in many cultures. Her new album, If the Rains Come First, celebrates many flavors from her past.