Rest In Privacy, J.D. Salinger

Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Saturday will be available at approx. 12:00 pm ET In the novel, "The Catcher in the Rye," author ...
Wbur.org » News » A Tough Week To Be A Democrat

Guest host Audie Cornish speaks with NPR news analyst Juan Williams about Republican Scott Brown's Senate race win in Massachusetts and the Court's ...
Wbur.org » News » Nine Years Later, Hughes Brothers Picture Apocalypse

who also directed such films as Menace II Society, and Dead Presidents. Albert and Allen Hughes join me now from the studios of NPR West. Welcome. Mr. ALBERT HUGHES (Co-Director, The Book of Eli): Thank you. CORNISH: You guys are, first of all, its fraternal twins not identical twins? Mr. ALBERT HUGHES: Well, theyve said back then we were fraternal but there were a lot of mistakes made in the early 70s and we havent had a DNA test. I suspect were identical, though. Mr. ALLEN HUGHES (Co-Director, The Book of Eli): Even though 60 pounds heavier than my brother. Mr. ALBERT HUGHES: Its just because I dont eat. This is Albert. CORNISH: Oh, good, be...
Wbur.org » News » Senate Chaplain

Most mornings, after the gavel is struck in the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill, a prayer is offered in that most secular body — a practice ...
The formula for perfect parallel parking

Stanford mathematics professor Keith Devlin tells NPR's Audie Cornish, "it's actually a very clever use of simple mathematics."...
So This Meteor Crashes Into A Doctor-s Office…

Guest host Audie Cornish speaks with Ciampi about the event, which has about a trillion-to-one chance of happening to you.
Wbur.org » News » Sen. Dodd To Keep Pushing Financial Overhaul

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) is set to retire from his job at the end of the year, but he's not expected to go without overhauling the financial regulatory system. Dodd and the Senate Banking Committee he heads have been working behind closed doors to rewrite the rules governing Wall Street. The question now is: How will his departure affect the direction of the legislation? In his retirement announcement in Connecticut on Wednesday, Dodd said that after nearly 30 years of enjoying voter confidence, he finds himself in the toughest political shape of his career."Let me quickly add that there've been times when my positions and actions have caused some of you to question that c...
Comedian Russell Peters Capitalizes On Indian Roots
He spoke with NPR's Audie Cornish from New York City. After ribbing Cornish about her family's Jamaican roots, he confessed his love for speaking in accents ...
How To FedEx A Panda
The company is even shipping the pandas free, Moore tells NPR's Audie Cornish. Zoo officials announced in December that Tai Shan would be sent to China for ...