Tag: Here and Now
How new credit card rules affect consumers
Consumers should expect increases in annual and other fees as banks and credit card companies change their rules to head off new restrictions....
Halloween science
Spine-tingling chills, haunted houses, vampires and werewolves -- exploring the science behind scary stuff, and debunking some myths....
What Starbucks says about America
There may be a parable in the meteoric rise of Starbucks Coffee shops and America....
Japan's high-tech graveyard in the sky
Traditional burial plots in Tokyo cost tens of thousands of dollars, so some Japanese are turning to a new form of cemetery....
Frida Kahlo mystery
The book, "Finding Frida Kahlo," documents a treasure trove of more than 1,000 previously unknown Kahlo items--but their authenticity is in question....
Medicaid and health care reform
The Medicaid program may end up playing a large role in covering the nation’s 46 million uninsured....
The secret life of a 'guitar hero'
How being a classical clarinetist helped Eran Egozy create the wildly successful video game Guitar Hero....
Digital books replacing print in schools
Why a prep school in Massachusetts replaced its library books with digital versions, and colleges are moving to electronic textbooks....
Global financial regulations
World leaders at G20 reportedly close to agreement on set of regulations for financial system....
Orthodox Jew brings faith to hip-hop, reggae
Grammy-nominated pop artist, Matisyahu talks about how he combines his music and his faith....
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