At this middle school in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, a sort of linguistic wrestling match takes place every afternoon. It pits about a dozen students ages 12 to 14 against the formidable language of Mandarin Chinese. Hey~Jia. Jia. The door is men. T...
Debbie Elliott: Today a prominent NASA scientist went public with his concerns that the government is trying to stifle his public statements about climate change.James Hansen told the New York Times and the Washington Post that the space agency has...
Running a series called African American Lives. Its hosted by historian Henry Lewis Gates, and profiles prominent African Americans who trace their lineage back to Africa using DNA analysis. Commentator John McWhorter says he doesn't need a DNA mout...
If you're heading to Oslo, be prepared to shell out lots of krone. It's now the most expensive city in the world. That according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's bi-annual Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, Oslo has dethroned Tokyo, which held the...
The latest issue of Time Magazine features an article on the film Brokeback Mountain. With this kind of mainstream attention, some are wondering, have gay Americans finally reached a point of acceptance on the big screen? Here is commentator Betty Ba...
I believe in the power of love. . . I believe that a generation of ... I believe in the impossible I believe that everyone wants to love and be loved. I believe in people. This I believe. For our Monday series, This I Believe we have an essay from J...
Karaokes made its way from Japanese bars all the way to little kids birthday parties and video games. For commentator Andrew Lam and his family, Karaokes become more than entertainment. On the recent occasion of my uncles sixty years birthday, my cla...
Whats in a name? When commentator Taunya English got married, she found it wasnt so easy to adjust to a new one or the new identity that went along with it. Lately, when someone asks my name, I hesitate just for a second. My brain rifles through its...
Each Friday we hear moments from StoryCorp. That's the oral history project that gives families and friends a chance to interview each other about their lives. Today's story from North Dakota , Virginia Fairbrother grew up in Towner, North Dakota dur...
Commentator David Greenberger believes that the winter season can provide insight into the aging of humans. Any snowfall which brings traffic to a standstill and closes schools takes me back to one particular storm in my youth on the shores of Lake A...