Oct 3rd, 2008 · Politicians can't stop talking about a metonymical Wall Street's impact on a metaphorical Main Street. But what about the spots across the country where the two streets actually intersect?
Jun 16th, 2008 · Kathleen Edwards is a 29-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter with a taste for rock 'n' roll, folk and especially country music. Given her country of origin, it's no surprise that her songs find metaphors in hockey skates and border crossings instead of red dirt farms or the Blue Ridge Mountains. On Asking for Flowers, she steps up her game even further.
Jun 12th, 2008 · Experts are announcing the death of the midsize SUV. High fuel prices are the reason. The Associated Press quotes one expert brilliantly mixing metaphors, saying of the big vehicles: "They're dinosaurs. Put a fork in them."
May 23rd, 2008 · Suzanne Gardinier takes a centuries-old poetic form — the ghazal — and injects its trademark themes of love and longing with words, references, metaphors and images that recall a more modern age: Manhattan, a country house, her lover's bedroom, the daily news.
Mar 21st, 2008 · Though his faith has waned over the years, author John Marks finds a metaphor for his own struggle with belief in the shadowy, invisible world of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Jan 17th, 2008 · Tight races on both the Democratic and Republican sides have made Nevada particularly crucial this year. In New Hampshire and Iowa, there are legendary diners where the candidates stump. In Nevada, it's more complicated.
Dec 14th, 2007 · On the surface, the sci-fi blockbuster is about Will Smith battling an army of light-phobic zombies. But NPR movie critic Bob Mondello says that the film has some serious terrorism subtext that could only be a product of post-Sept. 11 America.
Oct 9th, 2007 · Federico Aubele's "Maria Jose" combines South American genres such as tango and bolero with electronic music to form smooth, fresh-sounding lounge songs. The song serves as a metaphor for an artist who traverses genres as easily as he does geographical borders.