Sting knows a thing or two about collaboration. The singer recently released a collection of duets — some old, some new. He spoke to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the importance of musical collaboration during the pandemic. Listen to their chat. You can also watch his newest Tiny Desk Home Concert by clicking here.
In Afghanistan, assassins have been killing some of the country’s most influential people. Journalist Fatima Roshanian is on three different kill lists circulating on Afghan social media. On one list, she's number 11.
Artist James Ransome is well-known and loved for his illustrations, especially for his many children's books. Now, at age 60, he has earned his MFA, and is developing a parallel career as a painter.
After 17 years, Brood X of cicadas will at last emerge this spring to mate. If you're in the eastern part of the United States, get ready to be surrounded by millions of these loud critters. Listen here. |
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Before the massive Ever Given container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal, about 50 vessels sailed through the waterway each day — everything from consumer electronics to food, chemicals, ore and petroleum. Here's what a long canal shutdown could do to the global economy.
When it comes to COVID-19, Brazil is increasingly looking like the worst place on Earth to be. The country has the highest daily recorded deaths, and its overall COVID-19 death toll will soared past 300,000 last week.
Many teenagers are struggling with the loss of routines and milestones during the pandemic. Here are a few pointers on how caring adults can help.
Cuba is going it alone in the COVID-19 pandemic. No contracts with big drug makers, no support from WHO's vaccine program. If its effort is successful, Cuba will produce of the first vaccine developed in Latin America. |
NPR's Embedded podcast looked at what happened in the wake of the deadly shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper. The series follows journalists and the rest of surviving staff in the two years that following the shooting.
Photographer Karen Marshall began taking pictures of her and her friends' daily lives in high school in New York City. The project began in 1985, and no one could have guessed how many decades it would span. |
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Now that the stimulus checks are coming, will it give an extra boost to retailers, and maybe a lifeline to those who've been struggling? (The Indicator From Planet Money)
Evanston, Ill., just north of Chicago, became the first place in the U. S. to provide reparations to Black residents. (Consider This From NPR)
Tipping is a norm in the U.S., but it hasn't always been this way. A legacy of slavery and racism, tipping took off in the post-Civil War era. (Throughline)
It might have seemed like mass shootings were down last year, but 2020 was actually one of the deadliest years for gun violence in decades. (It's Been A Minute With Sam Sanders)
Asian American organizers and influencers have been trying to sound the alarm over a dramatic spike in reports of anti-Asian racism over the last year, and were frustrated by the lack of media and public attention paid to the issue. (Code Switch) |
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