We'll Always Be Royals
The most popular lord of the 21st century is a teenage girl from New Zealand who spells her name "L-o-r-d-e." We've rewritten her hit song "Royals" to be about famous royalty, both real and fictional.
Arts
The Best Piece Of Trivia You Learned This Week: Parachuting Beavers
After World War II, did Idaho really airlift beavers around the state? Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg and house musician Jonathan Coulton debate the premise before revealing the truth.
Don't Let The Kasha Vanish: Diners Band Together To Save Café Edison
Also known as the Polish Tea Room, the Café Edison is a favorite of regular New Yorkers and Broadway stars and crew. Now, Jeff Lunden reports it's being threatened with eviction by its landlord.
How Washington's Odd Couple Transformed Welfare
The new book The Professor and the President looks back at how Democratic Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan pushed the Nixon White House to embrace a relatively liberal plan.
SECCA's "Light Forms" Exhibits the Work of Danish Artist Emil Salto
Danish artist Emil Salto has a fascinating new exhibit titled Light Forms going on at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art.
Sandwich Monday: Doritos Loaded
For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try 7-Eleven's latest creation, Doritos Loaded. They're a vaguely Doritos-shaped fried thing stuffed with cheese.
Chris Rock On Finding The Line Between Funny And 'Too Far'
"No comedian wants to have to analyze and defend" jokes, says Rock, who wrote, directed and stars in the new film Top Five. He adds: "I'm not a politician; I'm not a thinker. I'm a comedian."
Female Butchers Are Slicing Through The Meat World's Glass Ceiling
The meat industry traditionally has been a male-dominated field. But as demand for local meat grows, that's made more room for women to carve out ownership roles in the business.
Spanish Artist Francisco Goya On Display In Boston: An Extraordinary Exhibit
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has assembled one of the largest exhibits of Goya's artwork ever seen in the U.S. His paintings, prints and drawings range in technique from exquisitely refined to raw.