Memphis


Why I fist-bumped the Dalai Lama

The mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, Myron Lowery recently met the Dalai Lama. The traditional greeting is to bow your head with your hands in prayer — but Lowery opted instead for a “fist-bump” and an enthusiastic “Well, hello … Dalai!” He explains why.

Vale Les Paul, symbol maker of rock

Les Paul, one of the seminal figures of rock n roll history, has died at age 94.