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When Vin Scelsa said he planned to retire on May 2, we knew we couldn't let him just drift away without a proper sendoff.

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from

8 years ago It has been a rocky few years for World/Inferno Friendship Society. After the release of 2007's Addicted to Bad Ideas almost all of the band's long running contributors left. 2011's The Anarchy and the Ecstasy saw the band reform with new members, most of whom left shortly thereafter. It seemed that perhaps WI/FS would end with a whimper; this would have been a shame, because they're utterly unique. By combining soul music with classic punk and old world folk, the band have forged a daring mix of danger and celebration. But, just as it seemed that the band would forever be in...

Practical Magic When you design a house from scratch, you get to put fireplaces in the living room and in the kitchen. It’s that simple. “I love to cook,” says Heidi Holland, who, ten years ago, transformed a vacant plot of land in Middletown into this custom home for herself, her husband and their two youngest children. “Before, I was always in the kitchen thinking, ‘You guys all get to be enjoying the fire. Why can’t I have that in the kitchen, and the company?’ Our kitchen really is our hang-out place.” Craftsman Sam Clidence made the custom counter-height table, which sits...

Christopher Meloni proved that he was a good sport when he responded to fans on Twitter after they jokingly shared a photo of his backside. The 60-year-old star of the new spin-off Law & Order: Organized Crime was seen Tuesday in New York City on the set of his series when he spotted from behind in a super-tight pair of pants. Most of the Twitter users posting seemed to be big fans of the image, and the actor turned out to be gracious about it when he replied to one poster. He works out: Christopher Meloni, 60, caused a sensation after a Twitter user shared a photo of his backside in tight pa...