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The Picture Show
Extreme Animal Portraits: Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Winners
October 19, 2012 The competition celebrates the inner soul and beauty of animals from around the world.
For Middle-Earth, One Family Tree To Rule Them All
October 14, 2012 Author J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy world Middle-Earth is filled with hundreds of characters. So many in fact, that a Swedish university student has created a comprehensive census and family tree to catalog the more than 900 humans, elves, dwarves and hobbits.
The Salt
Liquid Nitrogen Cocktails: Smoking Hot Trend Or Unnecessary Risk?
October 10, 2012 The latest victim injured by a liquid nitrogen cocktail had to have parts of her stomach removed. Yet some in the bar business say the substance is safe when used properly. What do you think? Take our survey.
Casting Hopes And Dreams To Sea In A Bottle
October 9, 2012 A Scottish sailor set a Guinness World Record this year when he found a 98-year-old message in a bottle. Capt. Sean Bercaw has sent hundreds of his own messages in bottles and received dozens of responses. He explains why he's doing it and what kinds of responses he's gotten to his project.
Around the Nation
In Pumpkin Regatta, It's Toothy Grins All Around
October 8, 2012 MPBNThe typical jack-o'-lanterns that don front stoops this time of year pale in comparison to their multihundred-pound brethren: the giant pumpkin. Every year in Damariscotta, Maine, people hollow them out, climb inside and race them.
World
Stateless And Stranded On American Samoa
October 7, 2012 Mikhail Sebastian is stateless. Born ethnically Armenian in what was then the U.S.S.R. and today is Azerbaijan, he came to the U.S. and was eventually allowed to stay and work. Now, he is stranded on American Samoa where immigration officials say he "self-deported."
The Picture Show
Inside Every Stormtrooper Is A Beating Heart
October 4, 2012 Evan Prince's portraits of Star Wars bad guys at a convention show that even a Stormtrooper is capable of emotion.

