WNPR - Site Search | Connecticut Public

<p><strong>Beard of Avon?</strong> Rhys Ifans plays the 17th Earl of Oxford, who in the preposterous calculus of <em>Anonymous</em> is the "real" author of Shakespeare's plays.</p>

'Anonymous': Stylish Claptrap, By Any Other Name

Could Shakespeare have been in love if he didn't even exist? Director Roland Emmerich's Elizabethan-era costume drama turns a cockamamie idea about the Bard's "real" identity into a ridiculous but handsome thriller.

Fred Who? He's Republican, He's Gay, And He's Competing For Michigan Delegates

As better-known candidates hunt for votes in Michigan's Republican primary, the first openly gay GOP presidential hopeful is plotting a minor upset. Fred Karger is focusing on one congressional district in the hopes of winning a few delegates to the national convention.

Solving The City

http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/mcnicolpants/fms%2020110725.mp3Arrival City: How the Largest Migration in History Is Shaping Our Worldby Doug…

Autumn Memory

Commentator Marion Roach says the fall season reminds her of her brilliant mother, who was a teacher. Roach's mother began suffering from Altzheimer's Disease at age 51, and church became the only place she stayed calm. She once started singing all the words of the hymns, despite not knowing much else.

Lots of Snow Makes For Good Maple Syrup Year

http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/2011/2011_03_14_sg%20110314%20maple%20syrup.mp3Abnormal snowfall this winter may have made the season a pain for…

Roger Horowitz, right, started Pleasant Pops with his friend Brian Sykora. They sell their pops at the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market in Washington, D.C.

Ice-Pop Biz: Cool And Fresh, But Will It Be Hot?

Friends Brian Sykora and Roger Horowitz create fruit ice pops inspired by the traditional Mexican frozen treat paletas. Though they're not making a living from it yet, the entrepreneurs are selling Pleasant Pops from a bicycle cart at a weekly farmers market. Their best seller? Cucumber chili.

Ment C-1 Puzzle

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home.

Jesse Ventura

Host Mike Shuster talks to Minnesota Governor, and author, Jesse Ventura. Today, Ventura releases an essay of a fictional press conference, where he asks all the questions...and muckraking reporters have to provide all the answers. (3:51) The essay can be found on our website, www.npr.org

Spring Is In the Air

If you like these things, then spring must make your heart beat a little faster. But even those of us who would rather not spend a moment planting,…

Ment C-1 Puzzle

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. 6:31 (This week's puzzle is from Piscataway, New e

Search results for