The Pirates send Edinson Volquez against the Giants' Madison Bumgarner on Wednesday.

Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig leaped forward in maturity on the band's latest album, Modern Vampires of the City.

Barry Bonds won a record-setting Most Valuable Player awards, but is absent from baseball's Hall of Fame. 

The Confederations Cup served as a catalyst for major demonstrations throughout Brazil last month

Rappers like Kanye West use Twitter to express emotional opinion. MCT Campus

Herculez Gomez is a Mexican-American already on the team. (MCT Campus)

Foods like fried chicken make for great potluck contributions. MCT Campus