Gay Marriage May Have an Effect on 2008 Election
During the presidential race four years ago, a ballot measure drew large numbers of social conservatives to the polls in Ohio on Election Day.
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Families' Search for Loved Ones Complicated in a City of Tents
Dujiangyan, China, near the quake's epicenter, has gone from a metropolis of more than 500,000 people to a tent city.
Military Wives Fight Army to Help
Their Husbands
Traditionally known as "the silent ranks," military wives are working to get soldiers the treatment they need.
At Polygamy Cafe, Food for the Curious
Owners opened the Merry Wives Cafe as a way to gently confront polygamy's battered image.
In a recent interview, Clinton aide Terry McAuliffe made what remarkable misstatement?
Lyrics Born: Hip-Hop's Simple Pleasures
Lyrics Born's "I Like It, I Love It" brings hip-hop, pop, R&B and a sing-along hook together as one.
Fans Audition for 'Ball Game' Anniversary
Baseball fans audition for the chance to sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at the All-Star Game. The process has taken on American Idol proportions.
Polygamy Cafe Feeds the Hungry and Curious
Owners opened the Merry Wives Cafe as a way to gently confront polygamy's battered image.
Search for Victims Turns Up a Quake Survivor
Getting the man out of a collapsed factory was no simple matter.
Songs of Sadr Provide Soundtrack for Militia
The Iraqi government has banned the popular genre of war-like songs that praise Muqtada al-Sadr.
Explore our interactive map of the 2008 presidential primaries and caucuses, along with a new Senate race outlook.
Who Is Kentucky?
A Primary Tour in Black and White
Kentucky leans overwhelmingly for Clinton, and it's at least in part because she's white.
Internment Camp Survivor Gets Honorary Degree
Ruby Inouye's studies were interrupted in 1942 when she was sent to a camp for Japanese-Americans.
A Global Journey
In a yearlong series, NPR and National Geographic explore how climate is shaping people and how people are shaping climate.
Your Health
Gaming Your Way
to Fitness
Video games designed to provide a workout are becoming big business. But do they deliver?
Research News
Space-Age Balls Worry Bowling Purists
What if a perfect game became mundane? Discussing efforts to police new bowling technologies.
Broadening Your Wine Palate on a Lighter Wallet
An economic downturn doesn't necessarily mean downgrading the quality of your reds and whites.
Heinz on Quest for Sweeter Tomatoes
Heinz wants to cut down on the use of corn syrup to sweeten its ketchup because costs have soared.
Live Concerts
DeVotchKa in Concert
Hear the band's unique Gypsy folk-rock, recorded live from Washington, D.C.
Jazz
Lorraine Feather: The Little Things
The jazz vocalist has developed a knack for translating the minor aggravations of her life into songs.
Live Fridays from WXPN
Black Kids and Does It Offend You, Yeah? in Concert
Two curiously named recipients of fervent online buzz converge on a WXPN stage.
Favorite Sessions
Richard Julian: Stealth Soul Singer
The singer and accomplished storyteller performs music from his new album on WFUV.
- Oscar Peterson on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
- Meet NYC's Newly Crowned Busker: Balla Tounkara
- World Cafe: 'Flowers' for Kathleen Edwards
- World of Opera: Love Among Druids in Bellini's 'Norma'
- Esperanza Spalding: Voice of the Bass
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Let Your Voice Be Heard
Speak your mind about the direction of the country ahead of November's elections.
Visible Man
A Bad Barkley Doesn't Spoil All Gaming
So the ex-NBA star almost got charged after failing to pay a gambling debt. Don't take it out on the industry, John Ridley says.
Talk of the Nation
The Science of Making Great Beer
Brewmasters explain how temperature and timing factor into a beer's unique taste.
Sports
Shot-Putter Remakes His Technique
Adam Nelson is making what may be a risky move with the U.S. Olympic trials looming.
Web Extra Video of Nelson's Style
People and Places
Bible Theme Park Faces Opposition
A Tennessee community is divided over a developer's plan to build a $200 million proposed Bible theme park.
Kitchen Window
Cherchez La Chervil, a Forgotten Herb
The spring herb with anise aromas is an obvious choice to accent other seasonal favorites.
My Cancer
Holding Out Hope
See also: Kitchen Window | This I Believe | StoryCorps | Correspondents' Choice | Driveway Moments | John Ridley | Sunday Puzzle | Talking Plants | Blog of the Nation |
In Character | My Cancer
Movie Reviews
Back to Narnia
The Pevensies return — but with Prince Caspian in tow, it's a pretty dull trip.
Movie Reviews
Vague Ambition, Artfully Pursued
Two would-be authors are rushed into adulthood in Reprise, a hip cinematic fable from Joachim Trier.
- A Blitz of Summer Blockbusters
- Supermom Sarandon Suits Up for 'Speed Racer'
- Where Have all the Mothers Gone?
- Movie Critics Disappearing from Newsrooms
See also: Movie Reviews | Short Takes on the Movies
Fresh Air
In 'Spies,' Security Gets Outsourced
Tim Shorrock's new book reveals that corporations are being paid handle national security issues.
You Must Read This
Laughs — and Wampas — in 'Expertise'
Author Mary Roach cracked up upon cracking open John Hodgman's The Areas of My Expertise.
Book Tour
Examining Missteps in Iraq
Reporter Jonathan Steele contends that the U.S. was fighting an unwinnable war from the day it invaded Iraq.
See also: Book Tour | Summer Books | You Must Read This
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