BOSTON (AP) — An archaeological dig at the boyhood home of Malcolm X in Boston has turned up some surprising findings, but not necessarily related to the early life of the slain civil rights activist.
City archaeologist Joseph Bagley said this week that researchers digging outside the two-and-a-half story home have found kitchenware, ceramics and other evidence of an older settlement dating to the 1700s that they hadn't expected to find there.
BOSTON – In a setting normally reserved for professional musicians in tuxedos, two public radio producers, clad in casual dress pants and button-down tops, took to the Symphony Hall stage Wednesday night to casually discuss "Serial," a podcast phenomenon that took the media world by surprise.
National Public Radio's Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder discussed their creation and its ethical and entertainment aspects to an enthusiastic audience in Boston's Back Bay. The periodic podcasts have been downloaded 200 million times by people in all but two countries worldwide. Their show was the fastest podcast ever to reach the 5 million download mark from Apple's iTunes online store, doing it in just six weeks.
