Articles about National Public Radio

The Emperor's New Lingo - 2-15-2002

Multi-tasking is the latest buzzword in modern life. One problem: Research shows it’s better to do just one thing - I’ve got this study that’s about... Just a minute. Be right back. Gonna check out the fridge. Hmmm.

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...a couple of any old things. According to a National Public Radio report on the subject, if you’re...

...It’s a challenge. So I suppose I see National Public Radio’s point. Apparently, if you are...

The Wordsmith - 3-1-2009

Even if you don’t know Will Shortz’s face, you’ve likely spent many a Sunday morning with him — and countless plane, train, and car rides too. As the crossword editor of the New York Times, he keeps millions of Americans guessing.

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... York Times , the first and only puzzle master of National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition Sunday , and the...

...the chance to take his talents to the air on National Public Radio. Every Sunday for the last 22 years, he has...

(not So) Hard To Handle - 3-1-2008

THINK CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN IS HARD WORK?TRYDOING IT WHEN you're BLIND.NANCY DREW HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE SHE FIRST BURST ONTOTHEMYSTERY-SOLVING SCENE.PLUS MUCH MORE.

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Finding Homer An author and National Public Radio contributor discovers that epic journeys can...

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A frequent contributor to National Public Radio, Huler is a highly entertaining travel companion...

Town And Country - 4-15-2001

Exploring America's diversity, from the courtroom in John Lescroarts The Hearing to the Appalachians in Noah Adams Far Appalachia. By Bill Marvel and Geoffreyt Norman

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... propped up by cinder blocks. The author, host of National Public Radio’s gentle and sophisticated All Things...

Beer — It Does A Body Good - 9-15-2006

Beer It Does a Body Good IF you're ANYTHING LIKE ME, which is to say overweight and slothful, then you had to be happy about the news coming out of the health sciences this summer.First of all, let me say that I try to stay as far away a...

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...Healthier than Americans? As a report on National Public Radio put it: “A new study in the Journal...

Hot Ink & Souled Out - 3-15-2002

Hot Ink and Smooth Sounds Fletch and Nobel-winning scientist Andrei Sakharov live on in just-released books.

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...President Vladimir Putin, in an interview on National Public Radio late last year, said of Sakharov: “At...

All Sizzle, No Steak - 4-15-2001

What’s better than the real thing? In our increasingly virtual world, the fake thing, of course. There are people in this world who torture others for pleasure. These people, as you know, are called software programmers. But in all the...

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...what it used to be. I heard a story on National Public Radio about a German man who recorded a compact disc...

...who made the CD after his divorce, told National Public Radio. “Why not a virtual...

The Blues Are Back In Town - 10-1-2003

As a musical genre that’s often overlooked these days, the blues has been singin’ the blues itself. But now some of Hollywood’s top directors aim to put Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and their musical progeny back on the map. The blues...

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...television series comes a 13-part bluesfest on National Public Radio, a handsome book of essays and archival material...

Making Science Sexy - 5-1-2005

That's Doron Webers job. And he gives away millions each year to make it happen.

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...Mars. We’re big supporters of PBS and National Public Radio, but we wanted to go beyond that, to commercial...

Walking To A Different Beat - 12-15-2008

Audio-tour company Soundwalk offers unique walking guides for those who wouldn’t normally take an audio tour. And that’s exactly why it’s cool.

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...about Soundwalk''s work with Adidas, Fauchon, National Public Radio, and others, visit www.soundwalk.com .