Arts, Culture & Media

February 28, 2020

A trio of gorillas that inhabit the Werribee Open Range Zoo exhibited calm behavior while listening to Michael Bublé’s baritone voice.

Environment

‘More waste, better taste’: This Garbage Café offers food in exchange for plastic

The World

February 28, 2020

Here's the concept: Bring in a kilogram of plastic trash — about two pounds worth — and you get a free hot meal.

Music

Rosanne Cash bids us farewell

Studio 360

February 27, 2020

One more for the road.

Arts, Culture & Media

The art of the finale

Studio 360

February 27, 2020

How do you craft the perfect finale? The showrunners from “Veep” and “Law & Order” compare notes.

Arts, Culture & Media

Kurt Andersen’s exit interview with Alec Baldwin

Studio 360

February 27, 2020

Kurt reminisces about his favorite Studio 360 interviews... and the time he was seduced by Matthew McConaughey.

Leaders

For many French towns and villages, recruiting a mayor is a 'desperate' situation

The World

February 27, 2020

According to a poll conducted by the Association of Mayors in France, more than half of small town mayors said they were stepping down or thinking of stepping down in 2020.

Borders

Jerusalem's 'green' cable car plan is challenged in Israel's top court

The World

February 25, 2020

Rising across Jerusalem to the edges of the Old City, a new cable car plan intended to tackle congestion would pass over the Palestinian territories, sparking controversy.

Top of The World

A hotel in Spain is under lockdown; Hosni Mubarak has died; Rio’s Carnival floats put drama and comedy in motion

The World

February 25, 2020

A hotel on Spain’s resort island of Tenerife was put on lockdown after a visiting doctor from Italy tested positive for the novel coronavirus. And, longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, ousted during the 2011 Arab Spring protests, died today at age 91. Also, happy Fat Tuesday (or Pączki Day for some)! We head to a “dream factory” in Rio as the city celebrates Carnival.

American Icons

American Icons: ‘The Migration Series’ by Jacob Lawrence

Studio 360

February 25, 2020

Jacob Lawrence’s epic series of paintings shows the northward journey of millions of African Americans from the Jim Crow South to cities in the North.

Climate Change

Reviving traditional fire knowledge in Australia: 'Fire is something we live with'

The World

February 24, 2020

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02/25/2020 - 9:45am

Devastating fire season in Australia opened up new conversations and opportunities for Aboriginal fire practices, practitioners say.

Arts, Culture & Media

Canadian singer delights his gorilla superfans with Christmas songs

‘More waste, better taste’: This Garbage Café offers food in exchange for plastic

Rosanne Cash bids us farewell

The art of the finale

Kurt Andersen’s exit interview with Alec Baldwin

For many French towns and villages, recruiting a mayor is a 'desperate' situation

Jerusalem's 'green' cable car plan is challenged in Israel's top court

A hotel in Spain is under lockdown; Hosni Mubarak has died; Rio’s Carnival floats put drama and comedy in motion

American Icons: ‘The Migration Series’ by Jacob Lawrence

Reviving traditional fire knowledge in Australia: 'Fire is something we live with'

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