Multimedia http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1147&ft=1&f=1147 National Public Radio offers up radio with a vision. Presenting NPR multimedia: the Picture Show blog and the Radio Pictures video podcast - quality visuals to go with NPR's quality sound. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:40:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Multimedia http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1147&ft=1&f=1147 Previously, On Arrested Development NPR's guide to the running gags from the show. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/17/184818002/previously-on-arrested-development?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/17/184818002/previously-on-arrested-development?ft=1&f=1147 NPR's guide to the running gags from the show.

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]]> Documenting Life Beyond The Killing Fields Photographer Pete Pin explores the Cambodian diaspora in hopes of creating dialogue and healing wounds left by the Khmer Rouge regime. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:19:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/16/184521742/documenting-life-beyond-the-killing-fields?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/16/184521742/documenting-life-beyond-the-killing-fields?ft=1&f=1147 Photographer Pete Pin explores the Cambodian diaspora in hopes of creating dialogue and healing wounds left by the Khmer Rouge regime.

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]]> Things Come (Very, Very) Apart Photographer Todd McLellan dismantles common household objects, then meticulously arranges the parts to show the inner workings of everyday stuff. Wed, 01 May 2013 11:46:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/30/180125029/things-come-very-very-apart?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/30/180125029/things-come-very-very-apart?ft=1&f=1147 Photographer Todd McLellan dismantles common household objects, then meticulously arranges the parts to show the inner workings of everyday stuff.

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]]> A Historic Community Dismantled In Peru Photojournalists Elie Gardner and Oscar Durand documented the historic El Ayllu neighborhood in the capital — right before it was torn down to make way for an airport extension. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:54:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/29/179265615/a-photographic-homage-to-perus-fading-past?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/29/179265615/a-photographic-homage-to-perus-fading-past?ft=1&f=1147 Photojournalists Elie Gardner and Oscar Durand documented the historic El Ayllu neighborhood in the capital — right before it was torn down to make way for an airport extension.

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]]> Chicano Males Stare Down Stereotypes Harry Gamboa Jr. makes portraits of Chicano men to challenge their portrayal in the media and show their strength of character. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:43:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/25/178668030/chicano-males-stare-down-stereotypes?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/25/178668030/chicano-males-stare-down-stereotypes?ft=1&f=1147 Harry Gamboa Jr. makes portraits of Chicano men to challenge their portrayal in the media and show their strength of character.

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]]> The World Is, Quite Literally, Her Canvas Artist Wendy Gold re-imagines the world using vintage globes and recycled materials. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:58:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/22/178425182/the-world-is-quite-literally-her-canvas?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/04/22/178425182/the-world-is-quite-literally-her-canvas?ft=1&f=1147 Artist Wendy Gold re-imagines the world using vintage globes and recycled materials.

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]]> HBO: Programming Could Be Sold Directly Through Internet Providers The television network's CEO, Richard Plepler, says the company is mulling over a move that could end-run the cable companies. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:10:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/22/175051608/hbo-programming-could-be-sold-directly-through-internet-providers?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/22/175051608/hbo-programming-could-be-sold-directly-through-internet-providers?ft=1&f=1147 The television network's CEO, Richard Plepler, says the company is mulling over a move that could end-run the cable companies.

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]]> Thistle And Shamrock: Irish Pairs Few musical sounds make a more honest and direct statement than duos in the Irish tradition. So we feature pairs this week: the fiddle of Martin Hayes in dialog with Dennis Cahill's guitar, the late Frankie Kennedy whose flute soars in partnership with Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh's fiddle (pron: Mir-aid Nee Weeney), and the intertwined voices of sisters Maighread and Triona Ni Dhomhnaill (Pron: Myrud and Treena Nee Gonnel). Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/19/174775840/thistle-and-shamrock-irish-pairs?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/19/174775840/thistle-and-shamrock-irish-pairs?ft=1&f=1147 Few musical sounds make a more honest and direct statement than duos in the Irish tradition. So we feature pairs this week: the fiddle of Martin Hayes in dialog with Dennis Cahill's guitar, the late Frankie Kennedy whose flute soars in partnership with Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh's fiddle (pron: Mir-aid Nee Weeney), and the intertwined voices of sisters Maighread and Triona Ni Dhomhnaill (Pron: Myrud and Treena Nee Gonnel).

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]]> Fear Of Cantaloupes And Crumpets? A 'Phobia' Rises From The Web Images of holey foods, like Swiss cheese, aerated chocolate and lotus pods, are freaking out people on the Internet. Urban Dictionary has even coined a term for it: trypophobia. These photographs may make your skin crawl and stomach churn, but here's why you shouldn't panic. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:46:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/13/171383429/fear-of-cantalopes-and-crumpets-a-phobia-rises-from-the-web?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/13/171383429/fear-of-cantalopes-and-crumpets-a-phobia-rises-from-the-web?ft=1&f=1147 Images of holey foods, like Swiss cheese, aerated chocolate and lotus pods, are freaking out people on the Internet. Urban Dictionary has even coined a term for it: trypophobia. These photographs may make your skin crawl and stomach churn, but here's why you shouldn't panic.

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]]> Detection Dogs And The Law: The Right To Sniff And Seize The Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases involving detector dogs and the limits of reasonable search and seizure. Surrounding the cases are larger questions about the effectiveness of detector dogs and the legal questions that arise when they are used for law enforcement. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/06/171295124/detector-dogs-and-the-law-the-right-to-sniff-and-seize?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/06/171295124/detector-dogs-and-the-law-the-right-to-sniff-and-seize?ft=1&f=1147 The Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases involving detector dogs and the limits of reasonable search and seizure. Surrounding the cases are larger questions about the effectiveness of detector dogs and the legal questions that arise when they are used for law enforcement.

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]]> Next: Parquet Courts Hear two tracks from the up-and-coming post-punk band's first full-length album, <em>Light Up Gold</em>. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:29:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/04/171073876/next-parquet-courts?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/2013/02/04/171073876/next-parquet-courts?ft=1&f=1147 Hear two tracks from the up-and-coming post-punk band's first full-length album, Light Up Gold.

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]]> An Iconic 'Life' Image You Must See On the 40th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, which ended direct U.S. military involvement and established an end to the Vietnam War, we look back with images from <em>Life</em>'s legendary photographer Larry Burrows. Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:05:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/01/27/170276058/an-iconic-life-image-you-must-see?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/01/27/170276058/an-iconic-life-image-you-must-see?ft=1&f=1147 On the 40th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, which ended direct U.S. military involvement and established an end to the Vietnam War, we look back with images from Life's legendary photographer Larry Burrows.

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]]> The Long Tail Of A Hurricane Sandy Carson documented Galveston, Texas, in the years following Hurricane Ike's landfall in 2008. He finds that recovery has been slow, and that destruction is still part of the landscape. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:20:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/11/29/166165560/the-long-tail-of-a-hurricane?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/11/29/166165560/the-long-tail-of-a-hurricane?ft=1&f=1147 Sandy Carson documented Galveston, Texas, in the years following Hurricane Ike's landfall in 2008. He finds that recovery has been slow, and that destruction is still part of the landscape.

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]]> Science Looked Good In 2012 Catfish eating pigeons, water travelling uphill, a blue whale barrel roll — where can one see such things? The scientific journals! Flora Lichtman and Ira Flatow look back on the year's best moments in science cinema. What was your favorite science video of the year? Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/2013/01/04/168613129/science-looked-good-in-2012?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/2013/01/04/168613129/science-looked-good-in-2012?ft=1&f=1147 Catfish eating pigeons, water travelling uphill, a blue whale barrel roll — where can one see such things? The scientific journals! Flora Lichtman and Ira Flatow look back on the year's best moments in science cinema. What was your favorite science video of the year?

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]]> Atop A Train To America: Documenting The Epic Journey Michelle Frankfurter documents Central American migrants as they make the harrowing journey through Mexico to the U.S. Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:22:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/11/27/166005032/atop-a-train-to-america-documenting-the-epic-journey?ft=1&f=1147 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/11/27/166005032/atop-a-train-to-america-documenting-the-epic-journey?ft=1&f=1147 Michelle Frankfurter documents Central American migrants as they make the harrowing journey through Mexico to the U.S.

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