Many of us have moved on to digital photography, but fans of Polaroid photos are mourning what they see as the end of an era. Polaroid, which no longer makes instant cameras, announced it would also stop manufacturing the film.
Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile has long been at the vanguard of progressive bluegrass music. But his new work is his most ambitious yet: Part chamber music, part song cycle, "The Blind Leaving the Blind" is a four-movement, 40-minute suite for bluegrass instruments.
Scientists who study bats have never understood exactly how these winged mammals can stop and hover in mid-air without falling to the ground. Now they have their answer, according to a study in the journal, Science.
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A poll from NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health reveals Americans' attitudes toward requiring that everyone have health coverage.
Taser International is working with independent dealers to market a version of its stun gun -- in metallic pink, among other shades -- to women. The weapon, priced under $400, delivers 50,000 volts of low-current electricity.
Here's the perfect job: spending someone else's money. And if you're an art lover, and get to spend their money on works of art, well, that just might be bliss. Tag along on a shopping trip with an art adviser and her swimsuit-model client.
After the discovery that pitcher R.A. Dickey lacked a key ligament derailed his major league career, he learned how to throw the unconventional pitch known as a knuckleball. Now, Dickey has signed as a prospect for the Seattle Mariners.
Sweet Water Red Gambler was forced out of Golden Valley. The donkey's crime? Nocturnal braying that kept a neighbor up. Now, anyone who wants to move into this suburb near Reno is warned in advance about the smells and sounds of its chickens, goats and horses. Residents hope the disclosure will help protect their rural lifestyle.
He calls himself a rock 'n' roll "lifer." With his band The Negro Problem, he's toured around the world, putting out albums of what he calls "Afro-Baroque cabaret" music. And now the musician known as Stew has written himself into a Broadway musical.
Dr. Michael Lill of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has developed an unusual program. His technique enable patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses to receive bone marrow transplant without the blood transfusions their religion prohibits.
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Though the female horse-gentlers of the American West have largely gone unsung, author Molly Gloss says they definitely existed. Her new novel, The Hearts of Horses, tells the story of a female broncobuster who uses gentle methods to tame and train wild horses.
Play has radically changed -- and not for the better, some researchers say. So, at one school in New Jersey, preschoolers are asked to fill out paperwork before they pick up their Play-Doh. The idea isn't to take the fun out of play, but to get kids to think in advance about what they're doing and how they'll do it.
Last fall, the storied developer Levitt and Sons halted construction on dozens of projects from South Carolina to Florida. Now many customers are stuck with devalued homes in half-built neighborhoods.
Storms that struck the Pacific Northwest this winter have uncovered quite a few unusual items, including red towers and ancient forests. Tiffany Boothe of the Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Ore., talks about these once-submerged treasures.
South China is the world's factory floor. For years, it has churned out cheap products like toys, shoes and clothing. But now rising costs -- and shifts in Chinese government policy -- are knocking hundreds of smaller factories out of business.
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In more than a decade of making music, Wilco has weathered a tumultuous label change, infighting and lineup changes, drug addiction, and depression. But it's also emerged as one of the most innovative, influential, and widely revered bands making music today. Hear the group perform a full concert, webcast live on NPR.org from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club on Wednesday, Feb. 27. John Doe will open the show.
Eddie Compass brings order to New Orleans schools as the executive director of security. He was pushed into resigning as the city's police chief after Hurricane Katrina, but people still recognize him as "the chief."
Organizing play for kids has never seemed like more work. But researchers Adele Diamond and Deborah Leong have good news: The best kind of play costs nothing and really only has one main requirement -- imagination. Here, they answer your questions about play.
The forsythia is blooming, and that, fishermen say, means just one thing: The shad are in the river -- and at the market. Bonny Wolf loves the fish, but she's just wild about the roe. She shares her favorite ways to prepare the seasonal delicacy.
Just like Cracker Jack goes with baseball, bowling and beer and Milwaukee have always gone hand in hand. But that may soon change as the United States Bowling Congress considers leaving for Texas. Frank Deford is pinning his hopes against such a move.
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