NPR News

Pages

The Salt
9:06 am
Wed January 18, 2012

Virtual Victuals: A Gamer Turns Video Game Food Into Real Food

Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 9:07 am

Food can be transformative, especially if you're a character in a video game. When Mario ate mushrooms, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ate pizza and CJ from Grand Theft Auto ate fast food, they became better, stronger, sometimes even bigger.

But now one gamer has made that food even more enticing by putting the virtual food of video games onto her very real dinner table. That's right: Daniella Zelli, a 23-year-old gamer in Edinburgh, Scotland, cooks up dishes inspired by games and shares them on her blog.

Read more
Around the Nation
8:11 am
Wed January 18, 2012

FBI Arrests 3 In Insider Trading Case

FBI agents arrested three hedge fund executives early Wednesday in connection with a massive ongoing insider trading investigation that has involved some of Wall Street's most prominent money managers.

Todd Newman, who formerly oversaw technology investments at Diamondback Capital Management, was arrested at about 6 a.m. in the Boston suburb of Needham on charges "related to stock fraud," according to a spokesman for the FBI's Boston office.

Read more
The Two-Way
7:50 am
Wed January 18, 2012

In Snow-Weary Alaskan Towns, Sun And Smiles Emerge

Credit Spc. Balinda O'Neal / Alaska National Guard Public Affairs
Jan. 9: An Alaska National Guardsman clears a roof in Cordova.

"Life is back to normal for two towns deeply buried in snow along Alaska's Prince William Sound," The Associated Press says. "The National Weather Service said Tuesday the weather is supposed to remain clear in both Valdez and Cordova this week."

Read more
It's All Politics
7:33 am
Wed January 18, 2012

Internet Blackout Puts Washington Online Piracy In Limelight

Credit Wikipedia screenshot
Screenshot of Wikipedia landing page.

SOPA and PIPA (no, they're not the Duchess of Cambridge's sisters) will be on the minds of a lot more people Wednesday because of the online protests by Wikipedia, Google and other popular websites over the anti-piracy legislation with the catchy acronyms currently under consideration in Congress.

Read more
The Two-Way
7:00 am
Wed January 18, 2012

LIVE: Jewel (A Bear) May Soon Give Birth; A Webcam Lets Us Watch

Credit Wildlife Research Institute
A very close view of Jewel, taken Tuesday.

As we learned last year with our posts about the Decorah "eagle cam," there's a lot of interest in watching animals in the wild. Especially when there are babies involved.

So here's some important information for nature lovers:

Read more

Pages