Новости за 01.07.2016

Talese had told The Washington Post he wouldn't promote his new nonfiction book, The Voyeur's Motel, after the paper found flaws in its story. But now he says the book will go ahead as planned.

Babies of color now outnumber non-Hispanic white babies (one year or younger).

A video of a Lithuanian goat beauty contest is going viral. But ... what makes a goat beautiful?

There's a plastic transformation going on in the personal finance business — credit cards are on the decline, and prepaid debit cards are on the rise. They're like gift cards that you can reload — only you can use them anywhere that accepts plastic. And unlike regular debit cards, they're not attached to your bank account. Guest host Audie Cornish speaks with Terry Maher , general counsel for the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, about why the cards are becoming so popular. And she hears from Adam Levitin ... Читать дальше...

Snow is usually just a fact of life in Minnesota, but even Twin Cities die-hards are marveling at the storm that dumped more than a foot and a half on the area and collapsed the roof of the Metrodome, home of the Minnesota Vikings. Guest host Audie Cornish checks in with Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Nelson, who's at the Metrodome, for the latest on the storm that's been dubbed "SnowMyGawd."

The mayor of San Antonio, Julian [who-lee-AHN] Castro, is young, photogenic, well-educated and barely speaks Spanish. And this 36-year-old political wunderkind may very well be the model of a new kind of Latino leadership. Maria Hinojosa, host of NPR's Latino USA, has a profile.

Anonymous supporters of Wikileaks tried to take down major websites including PayPal and Mastercard this past week with digital "denial of service" attacks. Little is known about the attackers, who go by the title "Anonymous." But cyber security expert and Carnegie Mellon University professor Nicolas Christin [CRISS-ten] tells guest host Audie Cornish that this type of attack is startlingly easy to pull off.

Chad Harbach [HAR-BOCK] argues that there's been a sea change in the literary world, as the center of power has moved out of New York City and into the nation's universities. Harbach is an author and editor of the literary magazine n + 1 [N PLUS ONE], and he talks with with guest host Audie Cornish about the idea and what it means for American books.

Actress Melissa Leo may not be a household name, but chances are, if you've been to the movies lately, you've seen her face. She stars in three different films on screen right now: "Conviction," "Welcome to the Rileys" and "The Fighter," which opened this weekend. Guest host Audie Cornish talks to the character actress about her banner year in film and her uncanny ability to disappear into roles.

Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday — some of the greatest singers in recorded history. Their stories - along with those of nearly 300 others - are told in the new book, "A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers." Guest host Audie Cornish asks author Will Friedwald (FREED-wald) about some of the lesser-known figures from his book.

Fueled by customers' unquenchable thirst for the next great flavor note, the craft beer industry has exploded like a poorly fermented bottle of home brew.

The new video from Jamie xx, for the song "Gosh," is a small wonder to behold.

The Constitutional Court cited vote-counting irregularities in overturning the result, which is unprecedented in Austria's post-war history.

With an assist from producer Sly5thave, the R&B-adjacent duo transitions from a precipitous moment into a stone-cold jam session with a lustfully bubbly mood.

After bipartisan outcry over the attorney general's meeting with Bill Clinton, she says she'll leave the conclusion in Hillary Clinton's email investigation to career lawyers and FBI agents.

Inspired by R&B and soul, the Minnesota singer plays "Bloodstyle" for Wisconsin Public Radio.

Watch the folk-rock collective perform "All We Ever Knew" live for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

This is singer-songwriter folk music for a special kind of death-obsessed, romantic Goth.

From ragtime to our time, from Scott Joplin to Stephen Sondheim, we've cooked up a five-hour super set of music for your holiday.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she regrets that her impromptu meeting with Bill Clinton has "cast a shadow" on the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email use, but did not recuse herself.

China's online marketplace Taobao had been issuing insurance policies to protect against a Taylor Swift-Tom Hiddleston split. Alibaba, which owns Taobao, put an end to the policies.

In an interview with NPR, Obama answers critics among people of color who say that, despite their overwhelming support at the ballot box, he hasn't delivered enough results for their communities.

Late Thursday night, shortly before the controversial law was set to take effect, a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional. He called it an "attempt to put LGBT citizens back in their place."

U.S. television executives could only dream of this kind of market penetration: 99.8 percent of Icelandic TV viewers watched Iceland upset England in a European soccer tournament.

To help you prepare for this weekend's new Tarzan film, we offer this primer on the many lives of the world's very first Vine celebrity.