NPRadded this to Fresh AirStan Getz Saxophonist Stan Getz Delivers A Barrelful Of Tenor On 'Getz At The Gate'NPR - Kevin Whitehead There's nothing dated about a new 2-disc album that revisits Getz's 1961 nightclub recording at New York's Village Gate. Listening to it now, it's hard to overstate what a terrific tenor he was.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesAging A Clearer Map For Aging: 'Elderhood' Shows How Geriatricians Can HelpNPR - Terry GrossDr. Louise Aronson says there aren't nearly enough geriatricians — physicians devoted to the health and care of older people — in the U.S.: "There may maybe six or seven thousand geriatricians," she says.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesHeroin Meth In The Morning, Heroin At Night: Inside The Seesaw Struggle of Dual AddictionNPR - April DemboskyIn the 25 years since she snorted her first line of methamphetamine at a club in San Francisco, Kim has redefined "normal" many times. At first, she says, it seemed like meth brought her back to her true
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsXi Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping To Visit North Korea This WeekNPR - Sasha IngberTwo key Asian leaders — both of whom President Trump has been trying to negotiate deals with — will meet Thursday, when Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea for the first time as president,
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesEgypt Deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi Dies, State TV ReportsNPR - Merrit KennedyOusted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has died, Egyptian state television reported Monday, after fainting in a Cairo court session. The state broadcaster said that the deposed leader requested permission
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesSotheby's Sotheby's Announces Its Biggest Sale — Itself — For $3.7 BillionNPR - Bill ChappellSotheby's has accepted a merger offer from entrepreneur Patrick Drahi, who will purchase the auction house for $3.7 billion. The deal puts Sotheby's, which was founded in 1744, on a path to becoming a
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMusic Greensky Bluegrass Mix The Energy Of Stadium Rock With The Spirit Of Jam BandsNPR - Talia Schlanger , John MyersThe first thing people usually say about Greensky Bluegrass is that the band's live shows are just wild. The members mix the energy of stadium rock with the spirit of jam bands, and they play bluegrass
NPRadded this to PoliticsVirginia Supreme Court Hands Democrats A Win On Racial Gerrymandering In VirginiaNPR - Domenico MontanaroLegislative districts in Virginia that the Supreme Court previously said were racially gerrymandered have to remain in their redrawn form, the court said Monday, giving Democrats in the state a victory.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesPhiladelphia, PA 6 People Shot, 1 Fatally, At Graduation Party In PhiladelphiaNPR - Merrit KennedyA man was killed and five people were injured in a shooting at a graduation party late Sunday evening in Philadelphia, police say. All of the victims are younger than 25, and four of them are teenagers.
NPRadded this to Arts & LifeAnderson Cooper Artist, Heiress And Designer Gloria Vanderbilt Dies At 95NPR - Jacki LydenGloria Vanderbilt was an artist, heiress, designer and philanthropist who, for many Americans, may be best remembered for her blue jeans. She died at the age of 95. Vanderbilt's son, Anderson Cooper, her
NPRadded this to MusicMusic Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Locks Out Musicians As Contract Dispute ContinuesNPR - Tom HuizengaBaltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) musicians, carrying signs reading "Fair Play for World Class Musicians," have begun picketing in front of their artistic home, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, as the
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Reminder: A Child Is Not 'Illegitimate'NPR - Mark Memmott"Do not refer to the child of unmarried parents as illegitimate. If it is pertinent to the story at all, use an expression such as whose parents were not married." In 2011, when he was NPR's public editor,
NPRadded this to MusicNPR Director's Cuts: Music From Morning Edition And All Things ConsideredNPRHave you ever been in the car with Morning Edition or All Things Considered cranked — own it, you crank NPR — and heard some icy electronic music, an intoxicating Middle Eastern melody or a forgotten hit
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMusic All Songs ConsideredNPR - Bob Boilen , Robin HiltonIt's the podcast... as a playlist! For nearly two decades, All Songs Considered has treated music discovery as a mission, to share in the joy of new artists and old favorites. Updated weekly with songs
NPRadded this to MusicMusic Introducing NPR Music PlaylistsNPR - Lars GotrichOur curation game is strong at NPR Music, from All Songs Considered to Alt.Latino, to memorials that pay tribute to beloved musicians, to roséwave's sommelier-level summer bops. And now we're making a
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNew Music New Music FridayNPR - Robin HiltonEvery Friday is a gift. You made it to the end of the week, you get paid and hundreds of albums and singles are released. While we can't take credit for the first two accomplishments, All Songs Considered
NPRadded this to MusicMusic Alt.LatinoNPR - Felix Contreras , Stefanie FernándezLatin music can mean a lot of things. From your parents' favorite boleros reimagined to cumbia-punk, trapchata and the most PG-13 urbano, the Alt.Latino family has you covered. There's no living room the
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMusic Bob Boilen's PlaylistNPR - Bob BoilenI'm the creator of NPR Music's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts. This is a running list of what I'm listening to right now, updated weekly. Most of the songs are recent, but occasionally I'll
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMusic SlingshotNPRPublic radio supports new artists. Always has, always will. Slingshot picks the brains of DJs, music programmers and producers across America to find emerging talent in their own scenes and abroad, whether
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMusic Viking's ChoiceNPR - Lars GotrichWhere heavy metal, heady psych, dreamy ambient, furious punk, chooglin' rock, twinkly emo and cotton-candy pop music all come to freak out. All of these disparate sounds make sense in my brain — and are
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesHong Kong Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Is Freed, Says He Will Join Mass ProtestsNPR - Bill ChappellNewly released from prison, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong immediately called for Chief Executive Carrie Lam to resign from office. His remarks came as thousands of Hong Kong residents demanded
NPRadded this to World NewsIran Iran Says It Will Exceed Nuclear Deal's Limit On Uranium 'In 10 Days'NPR - Scott NeumanWithin days Iran will exceed the limit on its stockpile of uranium under a 2015 nuclear deal, according to a spokesman for the country's atomic energy agency, who also said Tehran would increase uranium
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesIran Trump Administration Insists Iran Is Responsible For Tanker AttacksNPR NPR's Noel King talks to retired Gen. Jack Keane, former vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, about how the Pentagon is responding to last week's oil tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesScience Replacing Plastic: Can Bacteria Help Us Break The Habit?NPR - Christopher JoyceIf civilizations are remembered for what they leave behind, our time might be labeled the Plastic Age. Plastic can endure for centuries. It's everywhere, even in our clothes, from polyester leisure suits
NPRadded this to Arts & LifeCulture For June, 3 Romances To Heat Up Your SummerNPR - Maya RodaleFor your summer romance reading pleasure this month: two teenage girls who find love while pulling pranks that chip away at the patriarchy, a maid of honor and best man who make the connection of a lifetime
NPRadded this to World NewsWorld News Naples Rolls Out A Fine-Tuned Dough, And The New 'Cloud Pizza' Is BornNPR - Richard MorganEver since the quasimythic birth of margherita pizza in Naples in 1889, Neapolitan pizzaioli have regarded their variety as the only true pizza, looking down upon differing styles in Brooklyn, Chatham,
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsNPR World War II Veteran Graduates From High School At Age 94NPR William Wagner couldn't go to his high school graduation ceremony because he went to fight in the war. Over the weekend, his son arranged for him to walk the stage at Tilden High School in Chicago.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesTexas Porch Pirate In Texas Ducks AuthoritiesNPR The man is caught on video grabbing a delivery off a porch. What really makes him stand out is the duck. Video shows him picking up the package with his left hand while cradling the duck in his right.
NPRadded this to BusinessWorld News U.S. Trade Office To Hold Hearings On Planned Tariffs On ChinaNPR - Scott Horsley Starting Monday, the U.S. trade office holds 7 days of hearings on President Trump's plan to add new tariffs to imports from China. U.S. businesses will be able to speak out for or against the plan.
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsNPR Shoppers Dismayed As Technical Problems Strike TargetNPR - Alina Selyukh Technical issues over the weekend left shoppers at Target unable to make purchases. On Saturday, the nationwide checkout system was down, and on Sunday, there was an issue processing credit cards.
