Dec 19th, 2008 · The anticipated biopic about slain rapper Biggie Smalls opens in January, but how did they find the right actor to play the larger-than-life figure? Also, RuPaul's holiday card features a picture of him dressed as both Barack and Michelle Obama. For the lowdown, Farai Chideya speaks with Newsweek correspondent Allison Samuels.
Dec 2nd, 2008 · A recent study suggests that teens who see a lot of sex on TV are more likely to become pregnant or get a partner pregnant. NPR's Kim Masters investigates Gossip Girl, a show notorious for steamy high-school sex scenes.
Nov 24th, 2008 · A novel about a notorious Florida outlaw and a history of Thomas Jefferson's hidden slave family were among the winners at the 59th annual awards.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Training a police force in Haiti has been a huge challenge for the United Nations mission there. It's working with the remnants of a force with a notorious legacy of brutality.
Sep 10th, 2008 · "The Bridge to Nowhere" has been a much-used phrase by the McCain Campaign. Keith Ashdown, chief investigator at the watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense, coined the phrase Bridge to Nowhere and offers his insight about the notorious 2003 earmark.
Jul 13th, 2008 · When NPR's Laura Sullivan walked into San Quentin prison, she was greeted by rows of bunk beds along a basketball court. San Quentin currently houses twice the number of inmates that it was built for. Racial tensions run high. On the outside, certain conflicts can be avoided, but in San Quentin, rival gang members sleep right next to each other. Sullivan talks to host Andrea Seabrook about what she saw in one of California's most notorious prisons.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Hundreds of millions of people in China have cell phones, and with no voice mail, many turn to text messaging to make sure their messages get conveyed. Texting remains one of the few outlets for free speech in a country notorious for its censorship practices.
May 20th, 2008 · Sheriffs' detectives in Inyo County, Calif., believe a one-time hideout of the notorious Charles Manson clan may be concealing the bodies of murder victims from nearly 40 years ago. The detectives are converging Tuesday on the Barker Ranch with shovels and high-tech ground-penetrating radar to search for graves.