Finding Humor in Classical Music with Low and Lower
Discover how a classical duo works outside the box, combining words and music in an innovative way to make sure their listeners laugh.
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A New Museum To Celebrate Southern Food (And You Can Eat The Exhibits)
The Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans is re-imagining what a museum can be. There's plenty of scholarship, but also taste-testing — and a mission to help budding food entrepreneurs.
VIDEO: Glimpse The History Of Life In A Beer
It took more than a billion years of evolution to yield the biology behind a beer. Here, we bring you a video celebration of the science in a cold one.
The 'Sioux Chef' Is Putting Pre-Colonization Food Back On The Menu
Sean Sherman plans to open a restaurant serving food inspired by what was eaten in the Great Plains prior to the arrival of European settlers. Discovering those ingredients has been half the battle.
Eating Comfort Foods May Not Be So Comforting After All
It's tempting to seek out the mac and cheese or a pint of ice cream after a terrible, horrible, no good day. But fresh research suggests such comfort foods might not be mood boosters after all.
The Great Bluff That Led To A 'Magical' Pill And A Sexual Revolution
In the '50s, four people collaborated to create a pill so women could enjoy sex. They fibbed about their motivations and skirted the law. Jonathan Eig details the history in The Birth of the Pill.
'The Flash' And 'Gotham' Succeed By Taking Comic Book Stories Seriously
As The CW's new superhero series The Flash debuts tonight, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans notes the best new broadcast dramas of the fall season are based on comic book stories.
Voters Will Get Their Say On GMO Labeling In Colorado And Oregon
Similar measures calling for labeling genetically modified foods have failed in recent years in California and Washington, and Vermont is being sued for the labeling law it enacted earlier this year.
The Secret To Prize-Winning Porridge Is In the Spurtle
An Scottish man won the prestigious 21st Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championships on Saturday. We learn from Dr. Izhar Khan about his secret to winning porridge.
'A Chosen Exile': Black People Passing In White America
From the time of slavery, some light-skinned African-Americans escaped racism by passing as white. The new book, A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life, explores what they lost.