For all his accomplishments, Yo-Yo Ma is still a relatively youthful 56, making our lives seem even plainer and lazier by comparison. One of this year’s Kennedy Center honorees (among the others: Neil Diamond and Meryl Streep; the ceremony will be broadcast on CBS December 27th), Ma also has a new album out, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, a stroll through blues and Dixieland with mandolin, fiddle and double bass accompaniment. (FULL STORY: Elysa Gardner, USA Today)