美国国家公共电台 NPR Shut Out Of Power In D.C., Democrats Try To Make Inroads In Virginia This Fall

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Although Republicans hold a big majority in Virginia's legislature, Hillary Clinton won the state last year. Now Democrats hope to use President Trump's unpopularity to gain ground in the Commonwealth. Virginia is just one of two s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Red Cross Exec Doesn't Know What Portion Of Donations Go To Harvey Relief

AILSA CHANG, HOST: And people across the country - they do want to help. So they're opening up their wallets. The American Red Cross is one of the best known aid groups. But that organization has come under a lot of scrutiny after investigations by N

美国国家公共电台 NPR Hollywood Suffers Worst Summer Box Office In A Decade

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: 2017 has been a record year in Hollywood, but it's not a good record. This has been the worst summer at the box office in a decade. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports even hits like Wonder Woman and the latest Guardians Of The Galaxy could

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'What's Good': Bobbito Describes How Stevie Wonder 'Speaks To One's Soul'

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Stevie Wonder comes prepared for an interview. STEVIE WONDER: (Laughter). (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) WONDER: (Vocalizing, singing) Wheel of '84. SHAPIRO: That's from the newest episode of What's Good With Stretch And Bobbito

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tolkien's Plant Passion Moves Botanist To Create Guide To Middle Earth

AILSA CHANG, HOST: To Middle Earth - that's where author J. R. R. Tolkien transported readers in The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings to follow the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and this creature? (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE

美国国家公共电台 NPR Opioid Crisis Looms Over Job Market, Worrying Employers And Economists

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: In Muncie, Ind., the unemployment rate is 4.4 percent, which is to say that just about everyone who wants a job has one. Some economists say that low figure may be deceiving, though, because a significant number of people are

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Modern Collaboration With Mark Twain In 'Prince Oleomargarine'

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Mark Twain has a new book out this week, a fairytale called The Purloining Of Prince Oleomargarine. Yeah, OK, we know Twain died in 1910. But notes he made about a bedtime story he once told his daughters were recently discov

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Playboy' Founder Hugh Hefner, Champion Of Free Speech And 'Smut,' Dies At 91

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Hugh Hefner has died at the age of 91. He created Playboy magazine at his kitchen table in Chicago in the early 1950s. It became not only a brand but it came to symbolize a lifestyle, both glorified and despised, of lavish partie

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Some Chinese Uighurs, Modeling Is A Path To Success

AILSA CHANG, HOST: China is riding a tidal wave of domestic consumption. More products means more advertising, and that means more models. Few are busier these days than those from China's northwestern region of Xinjiang. NPR's Rob Schmitz explains w

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Zika Became So Dangerous For Babies

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists say they have solved a mystery about the Zika virus. They think they've figured out why the virus became a global threat all of a sudden and started causing severe birth defects. As NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff reports, the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Searching For A Fairer Way To Distribute Donor Livers

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The nation's organ transplant network is proposing a change in how livers are made available. The idea is to make the system more equitable, but some are worried that this change would make things less fair for some people, and we

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Loving Vincent' Paints Van Gogh Into A Murder Mystery

AILSA CHANG, HOST: A new movie looks at artist Vincent Van Gogh in a startling way. It uses thousands of oil paintings to create a unique form of animation and a murder mystery. The film is called Loving Vincent. NPR critic Bob Mondello says that whe

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.K. Researchers Look To Revive Forgotten English Words

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now we're going to dust off some old words, starting with this one - dotard. AILSA CHANG, HOST: It means an old person, especially one who has become weak or senile. It was popular during Shakespeare's time. SIEGEL: Last week Nor

美国国家公共电台 NPR Guggenheim Pulls Animal Art From Upcoming Chinese Exhibition

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Late last night, the Guggenheim Museum in New York announced it was pulling three works from an upcoming show of contemporary art from China. One is a large screen-covered box with live lizards and insects inside. The other two are