In his book, “The Book of Awesome,” Neil Pasricha notes the exhilarating effect of great performances and the instant of awe that they can bring to audiences. “Fat ladies hit the high note … trumpets ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Cyril remix of Disturbed's “The Sound Of Silence”—itself a ...

“We used to use our culture to understand cancer. Now we use cancer to understand our culture.” (From NPR interview of Pulitzer Prize winning author of “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of ...