Opinion

The Video, The Tabloid Site And The NFL's Unwanted Reckoning

2:33pm September 10, 2014

by David Folkenflik

The assault by former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice on his then-fiancee was public knowledge. But new video released by TMZ on Monday defined the story, says NPR's David Folkenflik.

SCOTUS On Cellphones And The Privacy Of Poetry

4:26pm September 03, 2014

by Craig Morgan Teicher

To put a literary spin on the Supreme Court's recent decision to limit warrantless cellphone searches, author Craig Morgan Teicher turns to A.R. Ammons' book of poetry, Tape for the Turn of the Year.

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Books
Arts

As Summer Winds Down, Wistful Dreams Of A 'Lost Estate'

8:23pm August 22, 2014

by Alexander Aciman

The scent of fresh pencils is in the air, and homework assignments are around the corner. In honor of back-to-school season, author Alexander Aciman recommends The Lost Estate by Henri Alain-Fournier.

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Remembering The Highs And Lows Of Robin Williams

2:37pm August 19, 2014

by Scott Simon

Audiences treasured his tremendous comic energy. But, says NPR's Scott Simon, Williams' death this week reminds us that depression can affect anyone.

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Darlena Cunha says that she wrote her essay about her family's temporary poverty so her twin daughters would learn not to judge people on government assistance.

A Mother's Essay Challenges Assumptions About Poverty

12:09pm July 14, 2014

by Tamara Keith

When her once-middle-class family suddenly needed help, Darlena Cunha drove a Mercedes to enroll in the federal nutrition program. "The most embarrassing part was how I felt about myself," she writes.

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Arts

Buried By Picasso, The Man Beneath 'The Blue Room' Tells A Story

2:45pm June 21, 2014

by Scott Simon

In Pablo Picasso's painting The Blue Room, infrared technology this week revealed the canvas' previous occupant: a portrait of a melancholy, mustachioed man.

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On June 6, 1944, U.S. assault troops landed on Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy. What might be different today if they had been turned back?

World News

On The 70th Anniversary Of D-Day, A Look At What Could Have Been

12:41pm June 07, 2014

by Scott Simon

Seventy years ago, U.S. assault troops landed on Omaha Beach during the invasion of Normandy, deciding the course of history. What might be different today if they had been turned back?

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Economy

150 Years After Marx, 'Capital' Still Can't Shake Loose Of 'Das Kapital'

2:54pm May 27, 2014

by Geoff Nunberg

Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century evokes another famous tome with "capital" in its title, and makes comparisons inevitable.

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Srinivas Ayyagari onstage in 1992 (left); at right, Ayyagari today. "Seeing someone from ESPN commenting on your style and strategy was bizarre and weird. But it's the closest I'll ever come to being an athlete," Ayyagari says.

Arts

What Happens To Spelling Bee Kids? Years Later, The Prize Is Perspective

2:25pm May 06, 2014

by Elise Hu

NPR tracked down former top spellers to see how they're faring, decades after their early successes.

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Bad Behavior From A Sports Franchise Owner? That's Not New

9:13am April 30, 2014

by Frank Deford

As the Donald Sterling controversy unfolds, commentator Frank Deford recalls scandals surrounding other team owners, and penalties they did or didn't pay.

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