Dec 1st, 2008 · Singer-songwriter Michael Angelakos compiled the Chunk of Change EP on his own with the intention of giving it to his girlfriend as a Valentine's Day gift. Balancing an infectious explosion of sound with soft and subtle tones, the album quickly made its way across his school's campus.
Aug 7th, 2008 · Morgan Grace has been releasing solo albums since 2003, but she didn't catch her "break" until 2006, when her song "The Rules of Dating" won a songwriting award via American Idol Underground. Grace submitted the song on a whim, and the track won her $10,000 and recording equipment, with which she put together a home recording studio.
Feb 14th, 2008 · For Valentine's Day, there's the heart-shaped candy, the chocolate kiss, and the hickey? We talk to an array of people about the "love bite" and find that some hold this special kind of bruise close to their heart, while others are appalled by the very word.
Feb 14th, 2008 · In commemoration of Valentine's Day, the program examines how stringent visa rules keep many Americans separated from their foreign-born sweethearts. Wendy Brown, whose fiancé, an Albanian native, has been unable to get a U.S. visa tells her story. Brown is joined by Washington Post reporter Karin Brulliard.
Feb 14th, 2008 · Since 1986, Ted Kooser has written an annual Valentine's Day poem and sent it to an ever-growing list of women. It's a project the former U.S. poet laureate ended last year. But now, he's collected those poems in a new book, Valentines.
Feb 14th, 2008 · A survey of Bangkok teenagers found that a quarter of them "might" have sex on Valentine's Day. So police are checking parks, restaurants, shopping malls and motels to prevent it. Meanwhile, a radio station in Charleston, W.Va., is holding a contest where the winner gets an all-expenses-paid divorce.
Feb 14th, 2008 · What's Valentine's Day without chocolate -- or better yet, rich, moist chocolate cake? Food writer Nigella Lawson and Steve Inskeep discuss the keys to the perfect chocolate cake and the secrets to chocolate's allure.
Feb 6th, 2008 · Forget heavy, fruit-and-nut-filled offerings from the local co-op. Just in time for that sweetest time of year, Nicole Spiridakis offers hip vegan twists on tried-and-true dessert classics that match up to their traditional counterparts.