The Two-Way - News Blog Judge Rules NSA Bulk Phone Record Collection Unconstitutional The ruling has been put on hold, however, pending a likely appeal from the Justice Department.
Khaela Maricich (left) and Melissa Dyne of The Blow. Kyle Dean Reinford/Courtesy of the artist hide caption itoggle caption Kyle Dean Reinford/Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered Bob Boilen's Top 20 Albums of 2013 The host of All Songs Considered shares the albums he loved this year. Many of Boilen's favorite albums were danceable. Many were intimate. Some managed to be both at once.
Peter O'Toole rides across the desert in Jordan during the filming of Lawrence of Arabia in November 1961. He says that at first, learning to ride a camel was "impossible." hide caption itoggle caption AP Remembrances The Camels Were 'Impossible': Peter O'Toole On 'Arabia' "I can't imagine anyone whom I'm less like than T.E. Lawrence," O'Toole told Fresh Air in 1993. Listen Loading Playing… 20 min 37 sec
Shots - Health News Healthful Habits Can Help Induce Sleep Without The Pills More people are using sleeping pills, but they can have side effects, including dangerous drowsiness the next morning. Sleep experts say the best way to get a good night's sleep is to have a sleep routine, including going to bed at the same time each night. Listen Loading Playing… 4 min 32 sec
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is surrounded by the media as he waits for an elevator outside his office at Toronto City Hall on November 15. hide caption itoggle caption Geoff Robins /AFP/Getty Images The Two-Way - News Blog Wondering What Rob Ford's Been Up To? He's Dancing ... In Church The Toronto mayor became the focus of international attention after he admitted to smoking crack cocaine.
On Sunday, Ireland became the first country to formally exit the bailout program funded by the International Monetary Fund and the European Union. hide caption itoggle caption Peter Muhly /AFP/Getty Images Europe Ireland Exits Bailout Program, But Economy Still On The Mend After three years, many analysts believe the country is ready to stand on its own again. Listen Loading Playing… 4 min 31 sec
YouTube Krulwich Wonders... What's That Clinging To The Towering Wall And Why Doesn't It Fall Off? They look, at first, like dangerously protruding rocks on this towering, almost vertical wall in the Italian Alps. But then, uncannily, they move. What are they? And why don't they fall off? What are they doing?
Boulevard Brewing's lineup includes seven year-round beers, five seasonal beers and 13 beers in its Smokestack series. hide caption itoggle caption Frank Morris/KCUR The Salt When Craft Beer Goes Global: A Kansas City Brewery's Tale KCUR Boulevard Brewing has many loyal local fans in Kansas City — and soon, a new international owner. Listen Loading Playing… 3 min 29 sec From member station
Freshly caught catfish wriggle in large nets in Doddsville, Miss. hide caption itoggle caption Jackie Northam/NPR Parallels - World News Battle Of The Bottom Feeder: U.S., Vietnam In Catfish Fight The Asian nation has flooded the market with cheap catfish, driving many domestic farms out of business. Listen Loading Playing… 5 min 54 sec
Thamsanqa Jantjie. hide caption itoggle caption Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP The Two-Way - News Blog Mandela Interpreter Says He Was In Group That Killed Two Men Thamsanqa Jantjie says he helped hand out "mob justice" in burning two men to death. Last week, he stood next to world leaders.
Hey, 1988's Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis, might not be the most conventional holiday movie, but it's a holiday movie nonetheless. hide caption itoggle caption Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Photofest Monkey See What's Your Favorite Holiday Movie? Is this the season of BB guns? Of gritty cops? Of love stories? Only you can say. Listen Loading Playing… 5 min 55 sec
politicalcartoons.com hide caption itoggle caption Chris Weyant NPR Double Take Double Take 'Toons: January 2013 A new term began, but over the same old terms. Chris Weyant and Steve Sack anticipated history.
Jean-Pierre Clatot/AFP/Getty Images 13.7: Cosmos And Culture Global Warming Explained, In About A Minute Few people have even a rudimentary understanding of the mechanisms driving global warming. Do you?
A lassoed elk struggles after Serik demonstrates the age-old technique of capturing game in deep snow. hide caption itoggle caption Jonas Bendiksen/National Geographic Sports Deep In China, 'Cowboys' Have Skied For Thousands Of Years The Tuvan people of Central Asia hunt on wooden skis, using lassos to catch their prey. Listen Loading Playing… 5 min 37 sec
The sun rises over the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge which spans the Yalu River and leads into North Korea (background) at the Chinese border town of Dandong. hide caption itoggle caption Mark Ralston /AFP/Getty Images The Two-Way - News Blog In Executing His Uncle, Kim Jong Un Sends Inscrutable Message Jang Song Thaek's execution last week shocked many observers of East Asia.