Miss Vera's Finishing School
By Misha Wagner
At Miss Vera's Academy, students learn to embrace their inner femininity.
Losing Your Dog is Like Chasing Your Tail
By Allison Fishman
Losing a dog is unlike losing your keys, your wallet, or even a friend. As soon as you part ways with this loved one, they’re on hunt looking for you. Is it possible to find a dog that’s trying to find you?
One Minute and 50 Seconds
By Mirjam Donath
Hungarian television producer Laszlo Jozsa, 31, climbed the steepest wall he has ever faced on November 1, 2009.
Outsourcing
Love may be Blind, but Online Dating Isn't
From NPR
OKCupid.com, an online dating service, recently analyzed the messaging habits of nearly a million of its users. The findings: black women were the most ignored, and white men and women were most favored by users looking online for romance. Sam Yagan, OKCupid co-founder and CEO, explains the racial politics of online dating and shares thoughts about how to level the imbalance. Listen to the story
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Janacek's Love Letters, with Strings Attached
From NPR
700 love letters Leos Janacek wrote to younger, married Camilla--as many as two to three a day--are the motors behind his most famous works. Obsession, often unrequited, can be a true artistic catalyzer. Listen to the story