History
Living Memories Of The Great Flood Of 1927
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Box trucks line up as setup begins for the Lost Horizon Night Market in Oakland, Calif.
A Secret, Boxed-Up Bazaar Of Fantastical Things
()Started in 2009, Night Markets use rented box trucks to create a cluster of outlandish art installations and performance venues that last just 24 hours. With attractions ranging from smash trucks to singalongs, they bring a feast of the unlikely and unseen to even the wildest of imaginations.
Around the Nation
Bayous Flood As Residents Scramble To Safety()
May 15, 2011 Whitewater cascaded through the gate of the Morganza Floodway in Louisiana Sunday, part of an emergency effort to save Baton Rouge and New Orleans from the rising Mississippi River.
Money Counts: Young Adults And Financial Literacy
Money Counts: A Series For The Financially Young()
May 15, 2011 This week on Morning Edition, NPR will be airing Money Counts: Young Adults And Financial Literacy, a five-day series examining the relationship between young people and their finances.
Arts & Life
School Reunions? Nah, I've Got Facebook()
May 15, 2011 Facebook lets you check up on old classmates without having to run into them at real-life reunions. Now companies that organize class reunions are seeing a drop in attendance.
Sunday Puzzle
As A Matter Of Course()
May 15, 2011 You are given a sentence with two blanks. The word that goes in the first blank has an O as its second letter. To complete the sentence, drop the O to get another word that goes in the second blank. For example, given "If I were to hit my thumb with a hammer, of ___ I would ___," the answer would be "course" and "curse."
Books
Not Jest For Pun: A Surprising History Of Wordplay()
May 15, 2011 The new book The Pun Also Rises, by 1995 O. Henry Pun-Off World Champion John Pollack, traces the surprising long and rich history of what some people call the lowest form of humor.
Africa
Family Law Key To Future Of Algerian Women()
May 15, 2011 Women in Algeria say a brutal civil war between government forces and Islamist groups in the 1990s was a setback for women's rights. Now, they're starting to regain what they lost, but they say a code that gives them a lower status within the family keeps them from true emancipation.
The Two-Way
Liane Hansen Hands Off To New Host Audie Cornish()
May 15, 2011 "Get your sleep. My motto is on Saturday nights is to be horizontal by 8 p.m. and unconscious by 9." The show's outgoing host has wise words for her successor.
Food
Eating Fish Sustainably, 'For Cod And Country'()
May 15, 2011 Chef Barton Seaver wants you to look a fish in the eye before you eat it. In a new cookbook, he highlights the importance of sustainable seafood to the long-term viability of our environment and our diets.
Music Interviews
Ben Harper: Me, Myself And I()
May 15, 2011 After years spent playing with a backing band or collaborating with other artists, Harper returns with a resolutely solo recording called Give Till It's Gone.
