Search results for

Born James Todd Smith, LL Cool J was fascinated with rhyme and rap in high school, an obsession that made him Def Jam Records' first recording artist at age 15. The two-time Grammy winner also has launched a clothing line and acted in films. (This interview originally aired Sept. 25, 1997.)

Political cartoonists Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Mike Peters of the Dayton Daily News discuss 2005, as seen through the prism of their own work.

A new set of documents from Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito contains his argument that executive-branch officials have immunity when ordering domestic wiretaps in violation of the law. Other documents from his years at the Justice Department reveal a restrictive position on racial discrimination.

Old wives' tales have transformed themselves into Internet rumors, pranks and myths. Reporter Doug Fine talks to David Mikkelson, the co-founder of Snopes.com, a Web site dedicated to busting urban legends.

Severe drought has led to famine in the West African nation of Niger. Millions of people are in need of food and water. The story of one village highlights the difficult process of distributing food.

On average, single-family house prices have risen 50 percent nationwide over the past five years. That's meant record profits for homebuilders, even as some economists warn that price increases are not sustainable.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Jesse Levy from Burbank, Calif. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KPCC in Pasadena.)

Commentator Susan Orlean visits a craft store near Boston to talk to crafters about why they do what they do. She encounters the store's craft guru, whose job it is to teach crafting, and to counsel those crafters who are stuck.

Ohioan Bob Doak shows off his Christmas sprit every year with an ecclectic holiday display that includes bubble lights and glowing elephants. He shares highlights from his collection with Naomi Lewin of Cincinnati Public Radio.

Hurricane Katrina ruined an estimated two-thirds of Louisiana's oyster harvest. Losses over the next few years could approach $1 billion. Mike Voisin, CEO of Motivatit Seafoods in Houma, La., says Rita may further disrupt output.