'Pad Man' Is A Bollywood Movie About A Man And His Menstrual Pads
It's the real-life story of a tinkerer obsessed with manufacturing low-cost sanitary napkins. And it even has songs.
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In True Meta Fashion, These Are Shoes For Your Shoes
These shoes for shoes latch onto your first pair via Velcro straps. The brand's publicist says they are practical, not just fashion for fashion's sake.
North Korea Stages Military Parade Before Opening Of Pyeongchang Olympics
Shortly before the official opening of the Winter Olympics in South Korea, neighboring North Korea held a massive military parade. Thousands of troops participated.
Documentary Tells The Story Of North Korean Men's Hockey Team
The team may not be playing in this year's Olympics, but it does play on the international stage against countries like Mexico, Turkey and New Zealand. Rachel Martin talks to filmmaker Matt Reichel.
News Brief: Budget Deadline, North Korea's Military Parade
Facing a government shutdown deadline, senators passed a 2-year budget deal but there are hurdles. A day before the Winter Olympic's opening ceremony in South Korea, the North held a military parade.
Rescuers In Taiwan Brave The Big Quake's Trembling Aftermath
One day after a major earthquake hit the island, killing at least seven people and leaving dozens missing, another sizable temblor rattled rescue workers who were seeking survivors in amid the rubble.
If We Bring The Good Life To All, Will We Destroy The Planet?
A new study offers an intriguing way to calculate the answer.
Kim Jong Un's Younger Sister Will Join North Korea's Olympic Delegation
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sue Mi Terry of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about Kim Yo Jong, the increasingly influential sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, who will be joining the country's Olympic delegation.
Monsoon Rains Could Devastate Rohingya Camps
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living in thousands of makeshift shelters on steep, sandy hills in Bangladesh. Humanitarian groups are afraid of what will happen when the monsoons come.
Pence Starts Asia Trip Amid Signs Of Strain With South Korea
The vice president visited Tokyo Wednesday. The U.S. and Japan both favor hard-line policies toward North Korea but South Korea wants dialogue and has welcomed the North's team to the Winter Olympics.