Opinion

Some say baseball is too slow and doesn't appeal to young people. Not Frank Deford.

Sports

Baseball Isn't Dead; It Just Takes More Work To Appreciate

8:19am April 03, 2013

by Frank Deford

For years, non-baseball experts have been ringing the death knell for this game. But sports commentator Frank Deford says popular team games are so deeply ingrained in our culture that they're here to stay.

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Dawn Maestas has removed tattoos from women who have been branded as a result of domestic violence. She recorded an interview with one of her clients, who wanted to remain anonymous.

National

Tattoo Removal Artist Helps Clients With Emotional Scars

11:14am March 29, 2013

by NPR Staff

Dawn Maestas helps women who have been branded with tattoos as a result of domestic violence.

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Letters: Reaction To Gun Series

7:17pm March 28, 2013

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read emails from listeners about a series on guns.

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Sports

What's The Score On Spirited Sports Banter At Bars?

9:30am March 27, 2013

by Frank Deford

Sports commentator Frank Deford wants to know: When did we stop arguing about sports in the time-honored bar-stool fashion?

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Sports

It's Been An Ugly Year For College Basketball

4:40am March 27, 2013

by Frank Deford

Frank Deford isn't impressed with the style of play — or the style of uniforms — in this year's March Madness.

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Op-Ed: The Battles Ahead Over Driverless Cars

11:03am March 26, 2013

Google's driverless cars have traveled more than 300,000 miles in real world conditions without any accidents. Advances in this technology raise questions about the future of U.S. transportation industries. In the Washington Times, Joshua Jacobs, Conservative Future Project, says a fight lies ahead.

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Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in a scene from the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing.

Arts

The Movie Chris O'Dowd Has 'Seen A Million Times'

9:41am March 25, 2013

by Lily Percy

Actor Chris O'Dowd could watch the classic romance Dirty Dancing a million times. "I didn't know what romance was until I saw Dirty Dancing," he says," and nothing has come close since."

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John Tull, 63, and Lucinda Marker, 57, survived a bout of the bubonic plague in 2002.

Living And Loving Through The Bubonic Plague

10:55am March 22, 2013

by NPR Staff

Lucinda Marker and her husband, John Tull, fell ill when fleas carrying the bacterial infection bit them in 2002. The plague is so rare in the U.S., they were suspected of being terrorists or bioterrorism victims.

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Helen Mirren and Al Pacino star in the new HBO film Phil Spector, which was written and directed by David Mamet.

Arts

You Can't Trust HBO's 'Phil Spector,' But You Can Enjoy It

2:37pm March 21, 2013

by David Bianculli

David Mamet, the writer and director of the new HBO movie Phil Spector starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, includes a disclaimer at the beginning of the film: While the movie might be based on the controversial music producer, "This is a work of fiction. It's not 'based on a true story.' "

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Longtime sports columnist Dave Kindred says college basketball has changed for the worst.

Sports

Op-Ed: March Aside, College Basketball Has Lost Its Madness

2:58pm March 20, 2013

by NPR Staff

Dave Kindred, a member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, says that even though March Madness still generates a lot of buzz around the water cooler, the regular college basketball season has lost its epic stories and, therefore, its charm.

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