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In 1944 Recy Taylor was abducted and assaulted by seven men in her rural Alabama town. It was part of a pattern of sexual violence toward black women at the time. This March the town passed a resolution formally apologizing to Taylor. Cynthia Gordy of The Root argues, it's about time.

Grey makes his first visit to Mountain Stage to perform a four-song, stripped-down acoustic set.

One big win for the GOP in November, apart from the House, were state governments. Now many states are passing conservative legislation such as tax decreases. The editors of The Nation argue that a backlash against these Republican-controlled state governments is spreading all over the country.

The conservative broadcaster thought it was funny to pretend he was vomiting as he watched her public service ad about skin cancer. Thanks for calling attention to the issue, McCain tells Beck, but fat jokes and vomit gags are just stupid.

Watch this bittersweet story song by the talented Amanda Shires set to "paper doll animation"

Strauss wasn't the only composer to take on the story of Salome--and Massenet's version was denounced as "incendiary" by the director of the Paris Opera.

Most politicians steer clear from discussions about ‘taxes.’ That’s particularly the case if the talk is about a new tax or a tax increase. Still, ongoing…

There's a theory that if you learn how to pronounce paraskevidekatriaphobia, you can get over any fear of Friday the 13th. NPR's Korva Coleman teaches us how to say it.

Your local NPR Member station isn't the only place you can hear NPR journalists. Often, they are out doing speaking engagements or talking to other press about their own communities. Here are some recent examples.

In "Too Beautiful to Work," The Luyas' members balance the need to feel novel and the need to seem familiar.