Dec 4th, 2008 · NPR listeners are familiar with "funding credits" played during shows ("Support for NPR comes fromÂ…") In November, NPR began running an underwriting credit from the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program, which checks the legal status of new hires.
Oct 20th, 2008 · Reports last month of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban raised eyebrows in several world capitals, but it turns out there were no formal negotiations. There are signs, however, that both sides are more interested in peace talks than ever before.
Aug 11th, 2008 · Elham Jazab is an actor and comedian who makes her living as an aesthetician, giving facials and waxing legs, eyebrows and bikini lines. Jazab says women have been waiting longer between waxing appointments and not tipping well since the economic downturn. The beauty industry says it's a national trend.
Sep 3rd, 2007 · This might sound familiar to parents: "Why is the sky blue? What are eyebrows for?" Kids ask the darnedest things, and author Wendell Jamieson decided he'd find the answers. He discusses his book Father Knows Less or: Can I Cook My Sister?
Jun 23rd, 2007 · Whether it's Monkey's Eyebrow, Toad Suck, Bad Axe or Embarrass, guaranteed someone calls it home in America. Mark Usler has collected odd town names and the stories behind them in his book, Hometown Revelations.
Apr 1st, 2007 · The Indigenous Sculpture Society travels around America to celebrate unusual town names with pieces of public art. In Monkey's Eyebrow, Ky., the group is building -- what else? -- a giant pair of monkey's eyebrows spanning a local highway.
Nov 16th, 2006 · The Hertz rental car company is going public today. The deal is expected to bring a huge windfall to the company's owners. The Hertz IPO has raised eyebrows because of the expected payout for the private equity firms handling the deal and because of the short period of time they have owned the company.
Jul 11th, 2006 · New York Times sports columnist William Rhoden talks about his new book, which explores whether current sports stars are being exploited and whether the athletes are doing enough to help their own communities. Rhoden's book has raised eyebrows with its title: Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete.