A collection of stories tagged 'autumn' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:23:29 EST After the stunning array of color begins to fall in autumn, all that's left is the slow march to winter. There's something inherently melancholy about watching the leaves drop. Let these five confessionals prepare you for a season of the high lonesome — a time before a chilly mood meets the rake's progress. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/58810 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96824281&ft=1&f=1039 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:21:00 EST The leaves are falling — and food writer Nigella Lawson is ready to share some of her favorite autumn recipes. With ingredients like butternut squash, pears and chestnut puree, many of the flavors are tart but mellow, with an earthy sweetness. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/58217 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96288338&ft=1&f=1051 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:54:00 EDT The vertiginous drops in the stock market this autumn have kept everyone worried about just how far the market will fall. So, is now the time to buy? NPR asked two seasoned money market managers to weigh in. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/58177 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96273120&ft=1&f=1006 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:16:00 EDT Pumpkin is an autumn staple suited for far more than its traditional Halloween and Thanksgiving roles. In soup, stew or cake, or just roasted in long slices, pumpkin is appropriate for any chilly evening, whatever you happen to be celebrating. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/57772 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95898412&ft=1&f=1051 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:37:00 EDT Fall brings the kind of days when you're glad to be inside, standing over a hot stove and listening to the rain on the roof. Celebrate with a hearty meal featuring a farmers-market bounty — and capped with a pear-studded rustic bread pudding. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56626 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95216942&ft=1&f=1051 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:22:00 EDT Host Andrea Seabrook offers parting words from novelist George Eliot: "Delicious autumn. My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the Earth seeking successive autumns" http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56128 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94868846&ft=1&f=1051 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:54:00 EDT As the marathon presidential campaign heads for the autumn stretch, voters should consider going on a media diet, be honest about their own biases and search out sources with views other than their own. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52017 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92104837&ft=1&f=1012 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:01:00 EDT A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Syria Sunday to visit an alleged nuclear site bombed by Israeli jets last autumn. U.S. officials believe the facility was a nuclear reactor under construction with clandestine help from North Korea. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51392 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91779962&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EDT In 1940, Chicago-based author Richard Wright published Native Son, sparking a 20-year run of trailblazing for other African-American writers. Wright died of a heart attack in Paris in the autumn of 1960, leaving behind an unfinished novel, which his daughter is now publishing. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/43764 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17906550&ft=1&f=1032 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:37:00 EST After World War I, the British were lamenting a lost era and eager for something new. Edward Elgar gave them a meditative, compelling cello concerto. Steven Isserlis plays Elgar's autumnal music in concert with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/41340 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15778680&ft=1&f=1039 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:40:00 EDT Rob Crow and Zach Smith, members of the band Pinback, play tunes from their new album, Autumn of the Seraphs. Autumn is the indie rock band's fourth full-length album. The duo also brings in a pair of drummers, Mario Rubalcaba and Chris Prescott, on several tracks. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/40384 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15098248&ft=1&f=1039 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:04:00 EDT After a summer of pure escapism, Hollywood has decided that this fall, audiences are ready for something real. We look ahead to the autumn box office, with films that range from the war in Iraq, to Jane Austen, to corporate corruption. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/38967 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14083513&ft=1&f=1008 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:00:00 EDT Beach House's sleepy "Saltwater" never feels weary or tiresome. Instead, it floats along in a wispy haze of skittering drumbeats that rise and fall like heartbeats. As Victoria Legrand sings, "Love you all the time / even though you're not mine," her voice sounds powerful and stripped bare. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/33908 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9912163 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:42:00 EDT After a heated debate over the war in Iraq, the Senate narrowly passed legislation that calls for U.S. troops to start coming home this autumn. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/33788 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9849599 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:15:00 EDT Autumn marks the start of the fishing season in Istanbul, when schools of mackerel begin migrating south from the Black Sea via the Bosphorus strait, the busy waterway which bisects the Turkish city. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/24741 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6264788 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:35:00 EDT Spring is glorious and summer is lush, but gardens hold a special brilliance in the fall. The Mary Livingston Ripley garden in Washington, D.C., remains lively with blossoms in mid-October. Adrian Higgins, garden editor of The Washington Post, leads a sun-dappled tour. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/24724 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6267522 Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:50:00 EDT Most people look at forests in the fall and see a beautiful panorama. But Erik Nilsen looks at them and sees acts of chemical warfare. Nilsen, a plant ecologist at Virginia Tech, is one of a growing number of botanists who think brilliantly colored autumn leaves are full of chemicals that poison other plants and trees. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/13934 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4994845 Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST For much of America, this weekend marks the final spectacle of autumn leaves. NPR's Scott Simon talks with color scout Ed Hepborn in Lisle, Ill., about what causes leaves to change colors and what is significant about this fall. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/10357 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4123785 Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT