Politics
New Yorkers Surprised By Bloomberg's Close Victory
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Margot Adler archive
Sunday, November 15, 2009
U.S.
Bernie Madoff Auction Puts A Price On Irony
November 15, 2009 There's something a little tawdry about tables and cases filled with old jewelry purses, watches, duck decoys and golf clubs, even if they once belonged to a wealthy crook. The man who orchestrated the greatest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history is behind bars with a 150-year prison term, and now many of his belongings also have new homes.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Theater
'Finian's Rainbow' Arcs Over Broadway Again
October 29, 2009 The 1947 musical gets its first full-scale Broadway revival starting Oct. 29. The production took 10 years to assemble, but producers say the timing is great: Yip Harburg's witty lyrics and the show's pointed political satire make it the perfect musical for a country still reeling from a major economic recession.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Music Interviews & Profiles
Fifth-Grade Chorus Becomes A YouTube Hit
August 28, 2009 With more than three dozen widely viewed YouTube videos, celebrity courtships and performances with Tori Amos and Stevie Nicks, the PS 22 Chorus is a bona fide sensation. Based on Staten Island, N.Y., the chorus gives 10- and 11-year-old kids a chance to let out their emotions in song.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Music Interviews & Profiles
After 40 Years, The Bed-In Reawakens
August 25, 2009 In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent their honeymoon in bed, in an effort to promote a message of world peace. Now, the World March for Peace and Nonviolence has brought back the bed-in — starting on a Sunday afternoon in New York's Central Park — to raise awareness of nuclear proliferation.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Opinion
Storm Downs Beloved Trees In Central Park
August 20, 2009 A violent storm damaged about a hundred trees in New York's Central Park this week: oaks, ginkgos, maples and more, some more than a hundred years old. For NPR's Margot Adler, who has lived across from Central Park for 60 years, the loss of the trees is personal.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Reporter's Notebook
Facebook Ads A Big, Fat Wrinkle For Some Users
July 10, 2009 An invite to a Facebook group led NPR's Margot Adler to take a closer look at the ads on her profile page. What she saw were pitches for smoothing wrinkles and weight loss. Then she decided to ignore them.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Gardening
'Wicked Plants' Creep Through Brooklyn Gardens
June 19, 2009 Wicked Plants is a new book documenting the sometimes deadly plant kingdom. Author Amy Stewart writes about illegal, dangerous and toxic species, including oleander and poison sumac. This summer, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden features some of these "evil" plants skulking among its lily ponds and greenhouses.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Fine Art
Alzheimer's Claims Painter's Memories, Not Art
May 25, 2009 Seven years ago, Ken Rabb was a legal aid lawyer and a weekend painter. But at the age of 53, he was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer's. Although he talks relatively little now and can no longer read, his art has flourished and he spends much of his time painting.
