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He's taking the helm as Starbucks workers band together to form unions.

Did the great masters use optics to help them create artworks long before photography came around? David Hockney thinks so, and he tells Liane Hansen why on Weekend Edition Sunday. Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters (Viking Studio; ISBN: 0670030260).

NPR's Lisa Simeone speaks with French journalist and sometimes musician Marc Telenne about his new CD Songs for Cabriolets. The man who goes by the pseudonym Karl Zero laughs his way through affectionate spoofs of songs from around the world.

Planet nurseries, violent star births and the color of the universe are the talk of this week's American Astronomical Society meeting. NPR's Richard Harris reports for All Things Considered.

Last summer, a motorcycle accident sent storyteller Kevin Kling to the hospital, where he rediscovered the powers of prayer, family and friends. Kling recounts his near-death experience with his trademark humor -- and an enhanced zest for life.

Ancient evidence had pointed to Europe as the birthplace of modern behavior. But now, two pieces of carved ochre suggest that yet again, it all started in Africa. NPR's Chris Joyce reports for All Things Considered.

Weekend Edition Sunday host Liane Hansen and NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca take to the ice for a talk about the science behind pocket-sized instant heat packs.

Over the past century, the Earth's surface has been getting hotter. Scientists had thought icy Antarctica was a part of that global warming trend, but two new studies show temperatures on the continent may be heading south. For Morning Edition, NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Host Lisa Simeone visits the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to learn about its breeding program and meet its newest arrivals. See the zoo babies at play in our web extra coverage.

From the Hollywood sign to Monopoly to the printed T-shirt, NPR kicks off a year-long series looking at the roots of those and other American icons.