Opinion

Neglected diseases like noma, the impact of diaspora money, artificial intelligence and the promotion of locally grown foods are four topics proposed by our authors for discussion at the U.N.'s General Assembly.

Dear U.N.: Could you add these 4 overlooked items to the General Assembly agenda?

11:13am September 20, 2023

A physician from Nigeria and a scientist from Kenya propose ideas for the United Nations to consider — issues important in Africa and other regions that are often neglected by global bodies.

Other people just going about their lives in public are not fodder for your social media. Let's think a little harder about the etiquette of putting pictures and videos of strangers up online.

Arts

Maybe think twice before making an innocent stranger go viral?

7:00am September 17, 2023

by Linda Holmes

Other people just going about their lives in public are not fodder for your social media. Let's think a little harder about the etiquette of putting pictures and videos of strangers up online.

After a promising infancy, streaming is stuck in a nasty adolescence. Fans of great TV must act to help preserve what works, to build a more stable, empowering entertainment ecosystem.

Arts

Streaming broke Hollywood, but saved TV — now it's time for you to do your part

7:00am September 14, 2023

by Eric Deggans

After a promising infancy, streaming is stuck in a nasty adolescence. Fans of great TV must act to help preserve what works, because consumers can and do have a say in all this.

London-based company Nothing markets its Nothing Phone 2 as a less distracting smartphone.

Music & Culture

Tiny Tech Tips: From iPhone to Nothing Phone

10:07am September 12, 2023

by Josh Rogosin

As the world waits for the iPhone 15, a loyal iPhone user tries out a competitor, the Nothing Phone 2.

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Opinion: High schoolers can do what AI can't

9:39am September 09, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon has an idea for newspapers experimenting with AI: hire high school journalists to cover high school games rather than settle for substandard reporting.

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Teen mental health has suffered in recent years, partly fueled by the disruptions of the pandemic. New York City is working to expand mental health support to all high school students via telehealth.

Health & Safety

New York City is embracing teletherapy for teens. It may not be the best approach

5:00am September 01, 2023

by Rainier Harris

A proposal to establish the biggest student mental health program in the country contains a paradox. With teens' mental health struggles partly fueled by screens, is teletherapy the right tool?

Fans and spectators walk to the entrance of Chicago's Comiskey Park on April 9, 1990, for the opening day of the final Major League Baseball season there.

Opinion: Corporate ballpark names just don't have that special ring

10:18am August 19, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon ponders stadium naming rights: how relatively inexpensive it is for companies to link their brands to major league ballparks and football fields.

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In 2022, a man in Kabul covered his face to protect his identity, as he showed his harmonium musical instrument. The Taliban have begun to burn these instruments, and others.

Opinion: The Taliban is cracking down on music, and joy

9:30am August 12, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on two years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, including the recent burning of musical instruments and equipment.

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A screenshot from one of the videos of the brawl in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday. The video shows a fight that broke out between an apparent dock worker and several men who appeared to be parking their pontoon boat in a space reserved for the city's riverboat.

Arts

I've spent my career explaining race, but hit a wall with Montgomery brawl memes

11:49am August 10, 2023

by Eric Deggans

When you've built a career around explaining race and racism to people, what happens when you find a moment you just don't want to explain?

Vice President Mike Pence speaks alongside President Donald Trump in 2020. As Trump was being arraigned in Washington on yet another round of criminal charges this week, his former runningmate-turned-rival Mike Pence unveiled merchandise that quotes "Too Honest," a reference to Trump's response when Pence rebuffed his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Politics & Government

Opinion: Trump said Pence is 'too honest'

8:16am August 05, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon ponders a detail in this week's indictment of former President Trump: When his vice president refused to join a scheme to overturn the 2020 election, Trump called him "too honest."

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