Search results for

Commentator Julie Zickefoose likes to stop and visit with one of her neighbors in the rural part of Ohio where she lives: Buck, an enormous Angus bull. He has taught her much about the nature of life, death and friendship.

NPR's Phillip Martin reports on a controversial piece of art in Boston Harbor- a liquid natural gas tank adorned with large rainbow stripes. Many people claim that a face is visible in one of the stripes, and there have been "sightings" of everyone from Ho Chi Minh to Osama Bin Laden since the painting was completed in the early 1970's.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to John Keegan, defense editor for the Daily Telegraph, about how the collapse of Saddam's regime is due to the complete ineptitude of the Iraqi military, which made no use of the country's natural defenses. He says whatever advantages they had were thrown away.

Music critic Michelle Mercer reviews new recordings from two Brazilian artists: Natural by Celso Fonseca, and the self-titled Blue Note debut by the Tribalistas. She says both will put you in the mood for summer.

Scientists report that they have developed a tiny molecular computer that has the potential to monitor individual cells and release drugs if signs of illness or cancer arise. The innovation, reported in Nature this week, is still being studied, but researchers say it could revolutionize therapy methods. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

An exhibit at London's Natural History Museum contains photographs that are meant to be touched. Artists created the tactile photos by utilizing a type of plastic in order to create texture which gives the sense of depth, light and shadow. Carrie Giardino reports.

Noah talks with David Coles, senior sports journalist and soccer commentator, about Eurocup 1996. The meeting of England and Germany in Eurocup semifinals on Wednesday has inspired unbridled sensationalism in the English press. Coles says that most of the newspaper headlines that are playing up the rivalry are good natured, but he recognizes that "hooliganism" will be present to some degree at Wednesday's match.

The Federal law which was designed to change the nature of welfare programs in America has already had some effects, as states are trying to move millions of people off government assistance. A new industry is growing around finding new jobs for these workers. NPR's Barbara Bradley visited a firm in Norfolk, Virginia, that prepares welfare recipients to hold down jobs.

NPR'S Elaine Korry reports on the newfound attention to the global problem of child labor. The Clinton Administration wants to make U.S. retailers responsible for making sure the products they sell aren't the fruit of child labor. But retailers counter that, the nature of the global economy is such that, it's impossible for them to monitor the practice, much less stop it.

that the Clinton Administration was politically motivated in pushing the Immigration and Naturalization Service to rush through tens of thousands of new citizenship applications before last year's presidential elections. Congress is investigating the political connection and is particularly concerned with the direct involvement by the vice-president's office.