Break-Ups And Throw-Ups: What It's Like To Work At A Restaurant On Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is one of the busiest days of the year for restaurant staff. They have some ... stories.
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City Scenes: An Exploration Of Romantic Connections With 'LOVEsongs'
This Slingshot exploration of the Kansas City music scene features a mini-documentary series about romantically-involved musical duos, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Be Mine? Nope. SweetHeart Candies Hard To Find This Valentine's Day
The popular SweetHearts will be tougher to find this Valentine's Day. The company that used to make the candy went out of business. Its new owners aren't ready to start making new batches yet.
What Is Love? Teachers, Share This Prompt With Your Students
NPR's Morning Edition is asking kids and students to write a poem with the prompt, "Love is." Teachers, please share this prompt with your class and submit their responses.
In Pakistan, Valentine's Day Brings Out Roses And Culture Wars
Conservative Pakistanis keep trying to ban any celebration of the Christian saint of love, but flower sellers keep turning up for couples who mark the day.
Candy Heart Messages Getting Stale? Computer-Generated Options Are No Help
Computer programs known as neural networks learn by example. So a researcher plugged in some typical Valentine's Day candy heart messages — and got some weird new word combos. "BEAR WIG," anyone?
Love Songs For A New Era
A compilation of songs that celebrate often overlooked love stories.
Protesting Through Poetry
Morning Edition co-host Rachel Martin talks to authors Kwame Alexander and Nikki Giovanni about protesting through poetry.
Lonely On Valentine's Day? Celebrate Love That Reaches Beyond Romance
Author Sarah Hepola is used to being alone and disappointed on Valentine's Days. But this year her outlook has changed. "My life is rich with love, even if it's not the kind I expected," she says.