Aug 3rd, 2008 · A scientist says he's found the tiniest species of snake in the world. It averages less than four inches long and is as thin as a spaghetti noodle. Before this, biologist Blair Hedges already had discovered the world's smallest frog and the world's smallest lizard.
May 27th, 2008 · Rick Rodgers works with familiar warm-weather flavors and tweaks them just a bit. Try it yourself with Spaghetti with Roasted Summer Vegetable Sauce or Grilled Chicken with White Rosemary Barbecue Sauce.
May 12th, 2008 · DeVotchKa's sound is a surprisingly potent potpourri of cabaret, spaghetti Western, and Eastern European Gypsy songs. In "Head Honcho," Nick Urata's soaring, silken voice holds the melting pot together as a lone accordion intrudes upon his reverie, insistent and beautiful.
Dec 11th, 2007 · Airlines are re-evaluating their menus to make them more "flavorful" and "nutritious," according to a New York Times report. You can now get meals like chilled black olive spaghetti, and orange chicken salad with roasted pecans. Those meals are available for six to eight dollars, on some flights run by US Airways, Midwest and Delta.
Feb 2nd, 2007 · Cultural historian Christopher Frayling is the author of Once Upon A Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio Leone. The book chronicles the history of the spaghetti western. Ennio Morricone, who composed music for the Sergio Leone films, will be awarded an honorary Oscar at this year's Academy Awards. This interview originally aired on Aug. 1, 2005.
Nov 24th, 2006 · Why don't woodpeckers get headaches? Why don't people like the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard? And what happens when you break a piece of raw spaghetti? Those are big questions, and solving them would be worthy of an award -- well, at least an Ig Nobel award.
Aug 29th, 2005 · If the experience with Hurricane Ivan is any guide, oil companies will have to deal with a fair amount of damage in the wake of Katrina. Ivan turned the pipelines on the sea floor into spaghetti and damaged some platforms. Environmental damage was minimal.
Aug 1st, 2005 · Cultural historian Christopher Frayling's new book Once Upon A Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio Leone is a large-format, beautifully illustrated book that chronicles the history of the spaghetti western through researched text and interviews with Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese and Eli Wallach.