-By Lauren Evans for NPR Opinion-
This weekend, I bought a newspaper.
Sure, I’ve bought them in the past. But this time, it was more than the simple business transaction it used to be. When I handed over my $1.50, I swelled with the same sense of noble do-gooding I feel when I donate money to save [...]

-by Lori Grisham-
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Johnny Mercer wrote lyrics to over a thousand songs — classics like “Moon River” and “Accentuate the Positive.” He performed many of the songs he wrote, won four academy awards and founded Capitol Records.
Born in 1909, this year marks the 100th anniversary of [...]

-by Whitney Gratton-
So maybe it doesn’t compare to the legendary “Knickerbocker Storm” of January 1922, or even the more recent blizzard of February ‘03. Measuring up at about a half foot, depending upon where you were standing, the March ’09 storm at least brought a decent heap of snow to the District during a [...]

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Fewer Songs Considered Vol. II: The Nostalgia Show
After all the attention we received following the first installment of Fewer Songs Considered, we thought we’d take another crack at it during our final ‘official’ week as music interns. Again, we weren’t sure if all four of us would [...]

–By Claire O’Neill–
View the closing credits to our premiere. To learn more about the project & how this video was made, check out The Polaroid Project.

–By Claire O’Neill–
Or: The Tree’s Revenge. I don’t know about you but as a child I was supremely disturbed by the fate of The Giving Tree. I wanted to make a stop-motion film and figured this was the perfect opportunity to not only make a foray into animation but also to redeem the [...]

–By Ellen Grafton–
This video is adorable. If you didn’t catch it on YouTube’s featured videos, watch it now.

While I love Hammy’s organic nibbling as much as the next girl, I worry about what it portends for the organic movement. Once something makes it into the “cute video” circuit on YouTube, it’s officially become [...]

By 5 o’clock this afternoon, the “It’s Not Unusual” jokes were getting old, but the excitement in the building was escalating. The legendary Tom Jones was coming by for a Tiny Desk appearance. Ellen Grafton writes about it:

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As an intern at NPR, I have many opportunities to gape at minor celebrities. [...]

-by Claire O’Neill-
A photographic journey through “The District.”

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-by Lynsea Garrison-
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It’s a Thursday night in Downtown D.C., and the clubs are full of people jump-starting their weekend.
But, as people trickle out to the street, they’re missing something.
Standing on the corners are girls who aren’t even old enough to get into these clubs. They’re American girls who have been sex trafficked here. Tonight, [...]