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State fair season brings a lot of weird and fried food. The Indiana State Fair decided on spaghetti-and-meatballs ice cream as its official food — gelato noodles, strawberry-tomato sauce , chocolate meatballs and a sprinkle of white chocolate "cheese." The Iowa State Fair — home of last year's hit, deep-fried butter — now offers a double-bacon corn dog.

Chávez's remains will be displayed at the Museum of the Revolution, near the presidential palace.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found the part of the brain that enables good decisions gets hazy after an all-nighter. The part that craves rewards is revved up for more.

Oklahoma Joe's barbecue is a popular spot in Kansas City — especially known for its Z-Man sandwich. The Minnesota Twins ordered 50 Z-Mans on Tuesday, and went on to beat the hometown Royals in a blowout. The next day Oklahoma Joes sent 51 Z-Mans to the Royals. It worked. They beat the Twins 5-2.

The Benin-born artist has been called "the undisputed queen of African music." In this performance, she pays homage to the great Miriam Makeba and performs songs from her latest album, Eve.

What tradition do you think really exists: "burning the devil" in Guatemala or leatherback turtle races in Barbados? Figure out whether holiday traditions from around the world are real or fake.

After a decade-long hiatus, the Boston outfit reunited in 2011; this year, it released Dig Thy Savage Soul. Here, the blues band plays a soulful, toe-tapping set live at the WXPN studios.

The cheating did not involve trainees working with nuclear weapons, so the scandal is not comparable to the one rocking the Air Force.

The social media site was blocked in the runup to last Sunday's local elections, but the ban was deemed a breach of free expression and ordered reversed.

Charlie Faye is known for her approach to touring and performing — and in particular a cross-country project she completed in 2010. Here, she makes her first appearance on Mountain Stage.