NPR Topics: People & PlacesNPR stories people, places, and trends in politics, society, art, and culture. Download podcasts and RSS news feeds.Thomas Jefferson's Love Affair — With Wine- September 28, 2008 Past fortified doors and beyond tourists' eyes, researchers are digging deep in the cellars of Monticello. It turns out the nation's third president may also have been America's first wine connoisseur.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95087999&ft=1&f=1021 Ole Miss: Presidential Debate Host, Cultural Treasure- September 27, 2008 Scott Simon reflects on Friday night's debate and the town where it was held: Oxford, Miss.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95128720&ft=1&f=1021 Hovering And Lurching Over Storm-Torn Texas- September 27, 2008 You have to be prepared for just about anything when reporting a breaking story like a hurricane, but NPR's Carrie Kahn wasn't quite ready for a helicopter ride over Texas.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95128717&ft=1&f=1021 Debate Didn't Change Minds Of Wavering Ind. Voters- September 27, 2008 Many voters who say they have not yet made up their minds in the election say the debates will be key in helping them decide between Barack Obama and John McCain. In Indiana, a state that some recent polls indicate may now be in play, a group of undecided voters gathered Friday night to watch the debate.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95128693&ft=1&f=1021 Legendary Actor, Philanthropist Paul Newman Dies- September 27, 2008 Screen legend Paul Newman — who navigated celebrity without scandal, gave effortlessly to charity and even made getting old a graceful process — died Friday at the age of 83 after battling cancer.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95129189&ft=1&f=1021 Anti-Nuclear Sentiment Fading In Germany- September 27, 2008 Opposition to nuclear reactors runs deep in Germany. But a new shift in public perception is under way as the country turns to alternative sources of energy in the face of global warming.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93875023&ft=1&f=1021 Blair Praises U.S. Presidential Candidates- September 26, 2008 Though he refused to endorse either candidate, the former British prime minister told NPR, "I think you have two very good people standing to be your president." He also offered his approval of the federal government's decision to bail out Wall Street.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95090089&ft=1&f=1021 War Memorial In A Chicago Shop Window- September 26, 2008 A shopkeeper in Chicago has created a memorial to soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not everybody who passes by understands why he's decorated his shop window with distressing images.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95090084&ft=1&f=1021 Cranston Cooks Up Emmy Gold In 'Breaking Bad'- September 26, 2008 Actor Bryan Cranston recently won the Emmy for outstanding actor in a drama series for his performance in the AMC's Breaking Bad. Cranston plays a high-school chemistry teacher who begins producing crystal meth after being diagnosed with cancer.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95080978&ft=1&f=1021 Nick Cave: A Dark, Intricate Songwriter- September 26, 2008 Australian singer Nick Cave and and his band, the Bad Seeds, are best known for angry, twisted, ballad-like lyrics. Their 2008 album, Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!, was inspired, in part, by the Biblical story of Lazarus. It is Cave's 14th studio album.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95079965&ft=1&f=1021 |