With the holiday season approaching, shoppers can expect a few new hot gadgets on store shelves. Tuesday, Apple debuted its much anticipated iPad mini, and Microsoft is expected to debut a new tablet and an upgrade to Windows later this week. Host Michel Martin speaks with technology commentator Mario Armstrong. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2012/10/24/163548907/is-the-ipad-mini-a-must-have-gadget?ft=1&f=1001
Tough economic times have changed what’s for dinner, and not just on the family table. Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema says that even the finest restaurants serving up comfort foods. He speaks with host Michel Martin about this and other trends in fall dining. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2012/10/24/163548909/fine-dining-turns-to-familiar-favorites?ft=1&f=1001
Fundraising for medical causes is getting easier with sites like GoFundMe. iStockphoto.com i Fundraising for medical causes is getting easier with sites like GoFundMe. iStockphoto.com Surely you’ve heard of crowd funding sites like Kickstarter that have helped thousands of filmmakers, musicians and painters leverage Facebook and Twitter to raise money for creative projects. But crowd
A sign of the times at a building site in Ohio earlier this year. John Kuntz /The Plain Dealer /Landov i A sign of the times at a building site in Ohio earlier this year. John Kuntz /The Plain Dealer /Landov Sales of new single-family homes rose 5.7 percent in September from August and at
Millions of voters across the country could cast their ballots before Election Day. Some experts say early voting could have a disproportionate impact on certain voting blocs. Host Michel Martin discusses the issue with Professor Paul Gronke, founder of the Early Voting Information Center, and Republican strategist Lenny McAllister. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2012/10/24/163548905/-is-early-voting-a-quiet-revolution?ft=1&f=1001
If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably into food. Perhaps you’re even one of those people whose world revolves around your Viking stove and who believes that cooking defines us as civilized creatures. Here, actors Stan Laurel and Edna Marlon play at socializing around the campfire, but it turns out that early man’s brain developed
Headstones in Arlington National Cemetery last March. The new online database should make it easier to find specific graves. Karen Bleier /AFP/Getty Images i Headstones in Arlington National Cemetery last March. The new online database should make it easier to find specific graves. Karen Bleier /AFP/Getty Images Arlington National Cemetery, which has come under intense
President Obama (right) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at tonight’s debate in Boca Raton, Fla. Rick Wilking/Pool/Getty Images i President Obama (right) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at tonight’s debate in Boca Raton, Fla. Rick Wilking/Pool/Getty Images Foreign policy proved to be a subject that kept the tone mostly substantive tonight in the
Enlarge Win McNamee/Getty Images Mitt Romney and President Obama debate Monday in Boca Raton, Fla., with moderator Bob Schieffer. Win McNamee/Getty Images Mitt Romney and President Obama debate Monday in Boca Raton, Fla., with moderator Bob Schieffer. Transcript of the third debate between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Oct. 22 in Boca Raton,
Police in Wisconsin searched Sunday for a man suspected of killing three people and wounding four others in a shooting at a spa in suburban Milwaukee. Police identified the suspect as Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, 45, of Brown Deer. Brookfield Police Chief Dan Tushaus said Haughton’s car had been found, but he was still at large.
The Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center is the site off the upcoming presidential debate at Lynn University. The small Florida college is awaiting its big moment in the spotlight on Monday. Wilfredo Lee/AP i The Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center is the site off the upcoming presidential
Jason Sheller One of Kermit Oliver’s designs for Hèrmes About a year ago, writer Jason Sheeler was working on a story about Hermès scarves – the elaborately decorated silk squares that can cost as much as $400. He traveled to Lyon, in southern France, to visit the factory, and on his first day there he