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Businesses in Italy are beginning to sell wine and other drinks out of small pint-sized holes. The tradition dates back to the 1600s during the bubonic plague pandemic.

Defying a pet ban, Gavin Williamson keeps the spider at his desk, where it apparently intimidates people. He says he won't consider removing it until somebody removes all the mice in the old building.

Federal authorities have found an 1,800-foot tunnel connecting Tijuana and San Diego. Immigration and Customs Enforcement also seized about 30 tons of marijuana as part of the bust.

As part of "The Changing Face of America" series, NPR's Margot Adler explores how teenagers' computer skills have altered the balance of power in families and schools. Teachers and parents depend on their kids -- in many cases -- to solve Internet and other computer questions. This has changed the dynamic at times in homes and classrooms. There's a sharing of skill. Adler visits Champlain Valley Union High School in Vermont, where some teachers have adopted kids as "mentors" to learn the latest in high-tech skills. MIT Media Lab consultant Seymour Pappert says this growing power for kids will mean less rebellion and more confidence.

Andy Martin, a Tulane University medical student who researched a rare and untreatable form of cancer with which he was diagnosed, has died at age 32. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel.

The Greek myth of the fate of Eurydice, who dies after being saved from Hades by Orpheus, provides the kernel of one of Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel's favorite scenes. Vogel discusses Sarah Ruhl's vision of Eurydice with NPR's Susan Stamberg.

Marking the 100th anniversary of the World Series, NPR's Bob Edwards looks back at highlights of the fall classic and talks to the author of a new book about the very first Series in 1903.

As a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, John McCain and fellow captives secretly communicated with each other by tapping on the walls of the camp known as the Hanoi Hilton. The Republican senator from Arizona recalls the experience in an interview with NPR's Juan Williams.

Gary Himmelfarb, a.k.a. Doctor Dread, has always admired the music of Robert Zimmerman, a.k.a. Bob Dylan. The result is a new tribute album to the protest singer, cast in the protest music of reggae. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Doctor Dread.

A quarter-century ago, swimmer Hodding Carter just missed qualifying for the Olympic trials. Now 45, he is training for a long-shot bid at qualifying for the Beijing Olympics. Carter chronicles his quest in a new book, Off the Deep End.