Grace Coddington's 'Vogue' Photo Spreads Take You 'Into A Dream'
In every field, there are people whose behind-the-scenes work ripples out; whose vision helps define the way we live, work or play. In fashion, Grace Coddington is one of those people.Many people first...
View ArticleFor Rosh Hashana, A Matzo Ball Soup By Way Of Mexico
This is a big weekend for matzo ball soup.Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, starts Sunday night, and chef Pati Jinich wants all the matzo ball makers out there to understand: The soup doesn't care...
View ArticleWestern North Carolina Voters Betrayed By Political Class Stand By Trump
Even as Donald Trump steadily slips in national polls, some parts of the country remain loyal. If Trump hopes to win the election, voter enthusiasm in these "red zones" will be crucial.With Election...
View ArticleIn The Mountains Of Georgia, Foxfire Students Keep Appalachian Culture Alive
By the time a group of high school students showed up at Richard Moss' home in 1980, he was an old man in his 80s. He was a master of shape-note singing — a remarkable old style of music he learned...
View ArticleThe Favorite Drink Of Italian Grandpas Gets An American Revival
In this season of indulgence (and overindulgence), some people will turn to the treadmill, while others turn to the Pepto-Bismol. Author Brad Thomas Parsons will reach for the bottle — specifically, a...
View ArticleTrump Talks With Taiwan, In A Move That May Spell Friction With China
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Today, President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone to Tsai Ing-wen, the president of Taiwan. That breaks nearly four decades of diplomatic...
View ArticleNew Reporting Shows Ghost Ship Warehouse Was All But Invisible To Oakland...
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Ghost Ship fire in Oakland this month was the deadliest structural fire in the U.S. in more than a decade. Thirty-six people died, many of...
View ArticleGambian Ambassador To U.S. Defies His Country's Leader
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It's not often that an ambassador openly defies his country's leader. That is exactly what Sheikh Omar Faye has done. He is Gambia's ambassador...
View ArticleIn Toledo, Syrian Refugees Are Welcomed Amid A Difficult Immigration Climate
Last year, NPR's Ari Shapiro visited Toledo, Ohio, to talk to refugees settling there from Syria's civil war. Recently, he returned to Toledo to check in on the community. When we first met Omar...
View ArticleAs A Syrian Refugee In Toledo Pines For His Family, A Brotherhood Forms
Last year, NPR's Ari Shapiro visited Toledo, Ohio, to talk to refugees settling there from Syria's civil war. Recently, he returned to Toledo to check in on the community. Mohammed Al Refaai is a...
View ArticleIn Rural N.C., Trump Supporters Eagerly Await A Different Kind Of Change
All Things Considered co-host Ari Shapiro is on a road trip leading up to the inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20. He is driving through North Carolina and Virginia, on the way to Washington, D.C....
View ArticleFriends And Fraternity Brothers, Two Va. Cadets Transcend Trump-Clinton Divide
All Things Considered co-host Ari Shapiro is on a road trip leading up to the inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20. He is driving through North Carolina and Virginia, on the way to Washington, D.C....
View ArticleDACA Student Under Trump: 'I Am Still Woven Into The Fabric Of This Country'
All Things Considered co-host Ari Shapiro is on a road trip leading up to the inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20. He is driving through North Carolina and Virginia, on the way to Washington, D.C....
View ArticleAt A Virginia Planned Parenthood Clinic, Practitioners Worry For Their Patients
All Things Considered co-host Ari Shapiro is on a road trip leading up to the inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20. He is driving through North Carolina and Virginia, on the way to Washington, D.C....
View ArticleFrom Lynchburg To D.C., Liberty University Students Travel To Witness History
All Things Considered co-host Ari Shapiro is on a road trip leading up to the inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20. He is driving through North Carolina and Virginia, on the way to Washington, D.C....
View ArticleAfter Slavery, Searching For Loved Ones In Wanted Ads
In the waning years of the Civil War, advertisements like this began appearing in newspapers around the country: " INFORMATION WANTED By a mother concerning her children . "Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, who...
View ArticleIn NYC, 'Sweeney Todd' Baker Serves Up Some Bloody Good Pies
Sweeney Todd is a piece of theater that should make you lose your appetite. The grisly musical by Stephen Sondheim tells the story of a demonic barber whose clients become the filling for meat pies....
View ArticleTexas City Leads The Way On Renewable Energy
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View ArticleWind Energy Takes Flight In The Heart Of Texas Oil Country
Georgetown, Texas, is a conservative town in a conservative state. So it may come as something of a surprise that it's one of the first cities in America to be entirely powered by renewable energy....
View ArticlePatton Oswalt Explains How Pop Culture Gets Grieving All Wrong
When it comes to depictions of grief, comedian Patton Oswalt says pop culture failed him. Just look at super heroes, he says — their motivation is often rooted in loss that "leads them to travel the...
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