Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman host NBC’s new craft competition, Making It. Paul Drinkwater/NBC hide caption toggle caption Paul Drinkwater/NBC Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman host NBC’s new craft competition, Making It. Paul Drinkwater/NBC The new NBC series Making It has two reasons for being. One is to grab a little of the upbeat, you-can-do-it
Beyoncé performs on stage at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Inglewood, Calif. Robyn Beck /Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robyn Beck /Getty Images Beyoncé performs on stage at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Inglewood, Calif. Robyn Beck /Getty Images Last year, NPR Music introduced Turning the Tables, a list of the greatest
Hell’s Backbone Grill is located in Boulder, Utah, about 250 miles south of Salt Lake City. The restaurant’s owners are fighting Trump’s plans to slash the size of nearby Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by more than half. Ace Kvale hide caption toggle caption Ace Kvale Hell’s Backbone Grill is located in Boulder, Utah, about 250
A woman uses a portable fan to cool herself in Tokyo on Tuesday as Japan suffers from a heat wave. Scientists say extreme weather events will likely happen more often as the planet gets warmer. Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images A woman uses a portable fan to cool herself in
Isabella Alexander (@isabella_writes) is an anthropologist, writer and documentary filmmaker. She lives between the U.S., where she is a professor at Emory University, and North Africa, where her ongoing research is centered on Africa’s expanding migrant and refugee crisis and the externalization of Europe’s borders. Her latest documentary is The Burning. African migrants climb over
Passengers disembark from a train in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Passengers disembark from a train in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Claire Harbage/NPR On a recent Friday afternoon, 30-year-old Sidumiso Nyoni took the train from her home in rural Nyamandhlovu, Zimbabwe, to the industrial city of Bulawayo to visit family. It’s a
A money trader holds wads of cash on the street in Harare. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR A money trader holds wads of cash on the street in Harare. Claire Harbage/NPR It’s a little after 8 a.m. on a Wednesday morning in downtown Harare, and Brandon Moyo has been waiting in line
Electric scooters for rent are popping up in San Diego and other cities. Investors see a key role for them in getting from here to there. But many people find them downright annoying. Mike Blake/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Mike Blake/Reuters Electric scooters for rent are popping up in San Diego and other cities. Investors
At Senior Secondary School in New Delhi, India, this month, students engage in creative activities as a part of newly launched program by the Delhi government to shift emphasis onto mental health well-being. The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption The Washington Post/Getty Images At Senior Secondary School in New Delhi, India, this month,
While some water filters are designed to screen out potentially deadly lead, many filters and bottled water with added minerals simply improve the taste of water. PhotoAlto/Antoine Arraou/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PhotoAlto/Antoine Arraou/Getty Images While some water filters are designed to screen out potentially deadly lead, many filters and bottled water with added
Jazz legend Billie Holiday at a recording session in 1957. Holiday’s pioneering vocal style played with tempo, phrasing and pitch to stir hearts. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Jazz legend Billie Holiday at a recording session in 1957. Holiday’s pioneering vocal style played with tempo, phrasing and pitch
The U.S. economy surged at the strongest pace in nearly four years, according to Commerce numbers. NPR’s Chris Arnold talks to Rachel Martin about it and President Trump is set to deliver a statement. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/07/27/632983615/gdp-is-up-4-1-percent-what-that-means?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news