John Scofield and Dave Holland have about a century of combined experience making jazz. They have played with everybody and created deep bodies of work that span bebop to today. "Memories of Home" ...

The character-driven Tumbleweed Connection doesn't sound anything like the sleek soundtrack work that Elton John devolved into by the '90s. It hardly sounds like his peak '70s stuff, either. This Old ...

For many fans, the death of John Candy represented childhood’s end. The actor was not especially childish or childlike, but he projected an indefatigable, unthreatening jolliness in movies such as ...

Most people have an "Uncle Buck" in their life — someone funny, who makes questionable life choices but has the purest heart. Mine was my late Uncle Bruce, whom we affectionately called "Buck," ...

In a 1989 memoir called “Self-Consciousness,” John Updike (1932-2009) remembered his childhood sense “of an embowering wide world arranged for my mystification and entertainment.” In many ways, this ...

What makes a great auger tractor? Max Armstrong’s Tractor Shed selections this week might help pin that answer down. “Auger tractors are again [highlighted] this weekend from Missouri to North ...

John Deere is laying off 141 employees at its Waterloo and Ankeny plants due to decreased demand for agricultural equipment. These layoffs are in addition to previous workforce reductions in Waterloo ...

There are some entertainers who never really leave us, even long after they’re gone. John Candy has always been one of those rare few, at least for me. Having grown up in the greater Toronto area, ...

Josh Enlow buys and sells used tractors every day, filling a vast lot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with hundreds of agricultural and construction machines. His customer base has shifted recently, as farmers ...

The tractor maker said that sales were down and that higher metal tariffs would cost it $600 million, while American farmers face dwindling overseas demand for some crops. By Kevin Draper Josh Enlow ...

Legacy tractor maker John Deere has announced layoffs at three Midwestern facilities as the company grapples with declining sales and the effects of tariffs on its bottom line. "The struggling ag ...

John Slattery is a national treasure. After memorable supporting turns on Ed, Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives, he gave us a truly iconic TV character in Roger Sterling, Mad Men's sleazy yet ...