Mar 14th, 2010 · After months of working with Republicans to fashion a joint overhaul of financial regulation, Sen. Christopher Dodd will go it alone Monday. As Banking Committee chairman, Dodd will unveil his proposal to rewrite regulations with the aim of avoiding another financial meltdown. Guest host Audie Cornish talks with NPR's John Ydstie about what to expect.
Mar 12th, 2010 · The Canadian singer grew up watching old movies and musicals in London, Ontario. She took those influences and turned them into an album that sounds both old-fashioned and timeless. Its title is The Cricket's Orchestra.
Mar 6th, 2010 · On last weeks' show, we made some jokes about figure skating ... and figure skating outfits. And, boy, did we hear about it. We'd like to make amends, so we've invited U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir to explain the black-and-pink corset number he wore during his Olympics short program.
Mar 6th, 2010 · Tony is probably best known for playing the obsessive compulsive detective on the TV show Monk. So in true "Not My Job" fashion, we're going to ask him three questions about nuns.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · Actress Chloe Sevigny is known for her fashion sense, but she doesn't mind wearing a prairie dress for her Golden Globe-winning role as a wife in a polygamous family on HBO's Big Love. Sevigny explains how she prepared to play second wife Nikki Grant — and remembers her other film roles.
Mar 1st, 2010 · Haiti wants to build its t-shirt manufacturing business. But t-shirts being sold by the fashion industry to support Haiti were made in Peru.
Feb 25th, 2010 · Haiti's small business elite sees last month's earthquake as an opportunity, but not just to make money. They say it's a chance to re-fashion the corrupt, inefficient way things are done in Haiti, while marshaling international support to boost the country's industries.
Feb 25th, 2010 · The Norwegian men's curling team is making a run for the gold. And when it comes to clothing, they've made a run for the bold. They're wearing red, white and blue brightly colored, diamond-shaped pants. The trousers will be on display Thursday when the Norwegians take on the Swiss.