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A Symphony of Truck Horns

One musical act that didn't make the halftime show at this past weekend's Super Bowl was Alexander Pollack's truck horn symphony. We spoke with Pollack in November about his plans for the National Anthem and other songs to be performed on the air horns. Now, we hear the results.

A Symphony of Truck Horns

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Norah Vincent: The Woman Behind 'Self-Made Man'

Writer Norah Vincent went undercover as a gender spy. She dressed as a man, glued bits of stubble to her jaw, joined an all-male bowling league, went to strip clubs, a monastery and even went on dates. Vincent talks about the book that resulted: Self-Made Man.

Norah Vincent: The Woman Behind 'Self-Made Man'

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NASA Sends Spacecraft to Pluto

NASA plans to launch the first spacecraft to Pluto Tuesday. The New Horizons probe will be launched on the fastest interplanetary rocket ever, but it is not expected to reach Pluto for nearly a decade. Pluto is the last of the nine familiar planets to be visited by a spacecraft.

NASA Sends Spacecraft to Pluto

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'Hungry Planet: What The World Eats'

The authors of a new book, Hungry Planet, set out to see how families in 24 regions feed themselves each week. They wanted to see how globalization, migration and other factors affected the diets of communities around the world.

'Hungry Planet: What The World Eats'

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Opinion

The New Words and Ideas We Need

The team behind the Oxford English Dictionary recently announced a list of new words to be included in 2005, but commentator Bill Langworthy believes the words we get aren't always the words we need.

The New Words and Ideas We Need

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The Power of Love to Transform and to Heal

Four years ago, Jackie Lantry found herself in a Chinese hotel room with a terrified young boy. Today, her adopted son Luke is a happy member of her Massachusetts family, thanks to the power of love.

The Power of Love to Transform and to Heal

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April Fool's: New England Suffers Maple Woes

A downturn in the maple syrup market is having harmful side effects for trees in northern New England. For the first time in decades, the maples are remaining untapped, with sometimes-dangerous results.

April Fool's: New England Suffers Maple Woes

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Heard Any Good Books Lately? An Industry Booms

Audio book sales are increasing at a double-digit rate, making up a healthy chunk of a title's revenue. As Lynn Neary reports, popular books like the Harry Potter series have done well — and expanded consumer awareness of audio books in the process.

Heard Any Good Books Lately? An Industry Booms

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Kaki King, Queen of the Acoustic Guitar

NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with acoustic guitarist Kaki King, who performs selections for us in our studio. The 25-year-old guitar whiz honed her unusual fingerstyle technique playing in New York City subway stations. Her new CD is Legs to Make Us Longer.

Kaki King, Queen of the Acoustic Guitar

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Music by the 'Numbers Stations'

Akin Fernandez's obsession with "numbers stations" — broadcasts of seemingly random numbers sequences that still remain officially a mystery — led to a CD set compiling off-air recordings. It's become a cult hit. Matt Cowan reports.

Music by the 'Numbers Stations'

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'Hidden Kitchens' Calling

A few months back, we asked NPR listeners to submit their tales of how communities come together through food. From chickens roasted in a shipyard welding-rod oven, to pralines made in a prison cell, we air your stories to mark the start of the new series Hidden Kitchens.

'Hidden Kitchens' Calling

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