Sandwich Monday: The Passover Sandwich
For this week's Sandwich Monday, we introduce our non-Jewish colleagues to the wonders of the Passover lunch. Manischewitz rules this meal.
History
Cheez Whiz Helped Spread Processed Foods. Will It Be Squeezed Out?
Turns out, the history of Kraft's dull-orange cheese spread says a lot about the processed food industry — and where it might be headed as Kraft and Heinz merge.
At Last, A Fitting Farewell For Richard III
Richard III has been buried, two years after his abandoned bones were found under an abandoned parking lot. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the man Shakespeare turned into one of his great characters.
What's So 'Cringeworthy' About Long Duk Dong in 'Sixteen Candles'?
Inquiring minds want to know: What's with the Gedde Watanabe shade in Thursday's post about Asian-Americans in TV and movies?
Heinz And Kraft: Before They Were Food Giants, They Were Men
Henry Heinz was big into pickles before ketchup came along. James Kraft gave the world American cheese. (Ironically, he was Canadian.) Now, two companies that revamped how we eat will become one.
From A Congresswoman To A 'Queen,' Girl's Dress-Up Photo Series Rolls On
Photos of 5-year-old Lily Bushelle dressed up as heroines of African-American history have gone viral. Her family is finding new icons to continue their series.
Old-Timey Slang: 'Polking' Was A Vulgar Word
Slang words come and go — and some stay on forever.
Decades Before YouTube, Video Pioneers Captured Turbulent Era
In the pre-digital age, shooting video was unwieldy and expensive. But in the late 1960s, storytellers calling themselves "Videofreex" used the first portable video recorders to film a changing world.
'A Proud Walk': 3 Voices On The March From Selma To Montgomery
Following the Bloody Sunday crackdown in Selma, Ala., Martin Luther King Jr. called for support across the U.S. People of different races and religions flocked to the state. Three of them look back.
When The KKK Was Mainstream
In 1920s America the insidious Invisible Empire was not only visible; it participated in otherwise polite society.