Music
Ben Sidran, 'Talking Jazz' with Masters
Pianist Ben Sidran's latest release is 24 CDs long, and not a second of it features any music.
British Police Pursue Leads in Foiled Bombings
A police forensics officer walks past a car that was part of a bombing plot uncovered in central London on Friday.
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Court Could Have Big Impact on Detainees
The Supreme Court's surprise decision this week to hear another case involving the rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees could have a profound impact on hundreds of prisoners there, and for U.S. policy on detaining enemy combatants.
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As part of its peacekeeping plan, the U.S. carefully monitors what part of Iraq's culture?
From the Sidelines to the Spotlight
"Real Life" displays Joan Wasser's musical talents, but her spellbinding voice is front and center.
The NPR News Blog
This Week's Highlights: Rethinking bottled water... French politicians concerned about 'les blogueurs'... Iraqis offer view of life in a war zone... What's on your top 10 movies list?
Chinese Seafood on List of Questionable Products
Federal officials say that tests on shrimp and other seafood imported from China revealed drugs not approved in the U.S.
Bush, Putin Will Try to Ease Tension
This weekend, President Bush will host Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been assailing the U.S. with Cold War-style rhetoric.
Time Is Crucial to War Effort, Petraeus Says
Gen. David Petraeus says success in Iraq may take longer than Washington is willing to wait.
What's Executive Privilege?
Presidents Nixon, Eisenhower, Clinton and Bush have all used it to keep information from Congress.
Immigration Bill Dies in Senate
Senators in both parties said the issue is so volatile that Congress is highly unlikely to revisit it this fall or next year.
Review
iPhone Review: 'Flawed, But Absolutely Beautiful'
David Pogue has played with Apple's much-anticipated multimedia phone. He shares his impressions.
High Court Ends Minimum-Price Ban
The court's minority worried that changing the law will allow manufacturers to raise prices across the board.
Walk-In Trauma Centers Give Vets a Welcome Home
Vietnam vets relied on the mental health clinics, and now they bring in their sons returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Research News
Cats First Tamed in the Middle East
Humans usually tamed animals to put them to work. But it appears that the heritage of most pet cats can be traced to wildcats of the Middle East.
Global Warming: It's All About Carbon
In cartoon episode 3: Break a carbon bond and — presto! — civilization is born.
Climate Connections: A Global Journey
NPR and National Geographic reporters explore how climate is shaping people and how people are shaping climate. What issues do you want us to explore?
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Jazz
A Jazz Guitar Legend: Live and 75
Guitarist Kenny Burrell turned 75 in 2006, and released a live album to mark the occasion.
World of Opera
Mozart's 'La finta semplice'
La finta semplice is about love, deception and backstabbing -- and Mozart composed it when he was just 12 years old.
Live Fridays from WXPN
The Polyphonic Spree and Mark Olson in Concert
The 24-member band headlines a live midday concert from Philadelphia, with opening act Mark Olson.
Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland
Improvising with Keith Jarrett
A conversation and studio performance at Jarrett's home with Marian McPartland.
World Cafe
Chick Corea and Bela Fleck: Jazz FusionWorld Music
Cesaria Evora: At Home on the RoadJazz Profiles
Miles Davis: Miles' StylesIn Performance
Highlights from Bonnaroo with WFUV
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Performing Arts
Araboolies Go from 'Liberty Street' to the Stage
A musical based on the story of General and Mrs. Pinch's battle with fun-loving Araboolies debuts.
The Bryant Park Project
Coney Island's Cyclone Turns 80
The Cyclone is a throwback roller coaster, all wood and steel. It was once the fastest coaster in the world.
Talking Plants
The Doyenne of Dirt Returns!
Gardener, and NPR fixture, Ketzel Levine blogs about the joy, hope and wonder of working with plants.
Correspondents' Choice
Akko: No Frills, Fantastic Fish in IsraelStoryCorps
Three Questions for a FatherWait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!
Not My Job: Columbia Sportswear Chair Gert BoyleMy Cancer
The Waiting Game That Is Cancer
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Movie Reviews
'Ratatouille:' Nervy, Funny and Thoroughly Tasty
Imaginative, good-spirited, funny -- and brave enough to let the rats be ratlike.
Short Takes
'Live Free or Die Hard'
Things blow up, people jump onto flying jets, Bruce Willis...doesn't die.
Movie Reviews
'You Kill Me:' On-Target Comedy
Bob Mondello says Ben Kingsley's deadpan turn as an alcoholic hit man helps fuel John Dahl's "deliciously dry" movie.
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Pack Your Book Bag—NPR Picks Summer Reads
Get our critics' picks for the season. Lists, excerpts, readings, recipes and more.
Fiction
Digital-Age Deception in 'Hooked'
In his debut thriller, Matt Richtel takes readers deep into love and loss in Silicon Valley.
Children's Books
Learning about Home
from Nini the Striped Tabby
Nini, Here and There explores the value of home through the eyes of the family cat.
Cooking and Cookbooks
Ruth Reichl: Favorite Food Memoirs
We asked the editor of Gourmet magazine and author of two food memoirs to talk about her favorite books about food.
Book tour
Matthew Sharpe Reads 'Jamestown'
This funny, violent, romantic tale begins when a cataclysmic event in Manhattan sends survivors fleeing into the past.
Interview
'Working IX to V' in Ancient Rome
Think you hate your job? In ancient Rome or Greece, the job options were far worse, a new book reveals.
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