Gibbons returns with a solo album, Lives Outgrown, and a song that wonders beyond this life. On this week’s 8 Tracks, NPR Music’s Lars Gotrich listens to songs that explore what happens next.
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EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in over a decade
The new regulations could save thousands of lives from deadly air pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s calculations.
How the art world excludes you and what you can do about it
First of all, can we stop using the word “liminal”? Bianca Bosker spent five years doing in-depth research for Get the Picture — an irreverent book about “strategic snobbery” in the art world.
NPR founding mother Linda Wertheimer is retiring. Read her bittersweet goodbye note
“At our first staff meeting there were no chairs (or tables) but there were eager people with lots of plans sitting on the floor and I was one of them,” Wertheimer writes.
I went hunting for the 14th Amendment, the document that could bar Trump from ballots
Come on an adventure inside the research facility holding the Civil War-era document that could bar former President Donald Trump from the White House.
Deadly bombings strike Pakistan the day before parliamentary elections
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul-Haq-Kakar denounced the bombings in Baluchistan, and conveyed his condolences to the families of those who died.
How to handle a winter power outage
A massive storm is causing disruptions across the Midwest and is expected to affect other parts of the U.S. throughout the weekend. Here’s how to prepare for a possible power outage.
A recent lawsuit alleges ‘excessive’ defects at Boeing parts supplier
The lawsuit doesn’t specifically mention door plug systems like the one that failed last week. But it adds to the scrutiny of Spirit AeroSystems, which has been linked to other problems.
As China looms large, two opposing visions face off in Taiwan’s election
The two parties that have historically dominated Taiwanese electoral politics are trying to sell voters their visions of the island’s future – starting with the issue of China.
$300 million worth of ads have hit voters ahead of the first GOP primary contests
Super PACs play an outsized role in this election’s ad-buying spree so far. Nikki Haley and groups supporting her have spent the most, while she’s become Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis’ biggest target.


