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WGBH NEWS

NRA CEO: The Solution is a Good Guy with a Gun


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In a response one week after the Newtown shooting, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre said more armed police and volunteers are the solution to securing the nation's schools. 

Read the full statement online.
Boston

Starting a Takeout: A Recipe for Change


By Val Wang
Whether you're buying an established takeout or starting from scratch, it can be challenging to build the trust and community these neighborhood joints require to succeed. Val Wang checks out the progress at Hong Kong Chef and Wok N Talk.
WGBH NEWS

The Food Revolution That Ate New England


By Cristina Quinn
Food trucks have come to Boston, Cambridge and Paris. And now the food world's hottest phenomenon is now moving into the suburbs.
Emily Rooney Show

The Etiquette Guru: Be Yourself, but Be a Pro


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How do you navigate around the water cooler talk? Social etiquette expert Robin Abrahams discusses the tricky business of being yourself – and staying professional – at work.
Cambridge

What's Next for Central Square?


By Jordan Weinstein
Major changes are coming to Central Square in Cambridge, fueling a resurgent urban renewal effort that some say is long overdue — and that others question.
Drama

Bullying And Gay Teen Experience: Reflections Of A Rock Lobster


By Jared Bowen
A true story is brought to the stage of a gay teenager who sued his high school in 1980 to bring his boyfriend to the prom.
Emily Rooney Show

Social Studies: Helping Others Cope


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Social etiquette expert Robin Abrahams shared advice on the Emily Rooney Show this week. Listen to find out what to do when bad things happen to good people, even good people you might hardly know.
Business

Your Cafe, My Office


By Phillip Martin
In a sign of the times, your neighborhood café has become an office space -- and a new cultural tension is brewing.
Society

Withstanding a Reversal of Fortune


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By WGBH News
When John Robbins learned his fortune had disappeared at the hands of Bernie Maddoff, he kept his resolve to be compassionate and focus on the important things in life: not money, but famiily and friends.
Black History Month

The Ivy Leagues: Shackled to a Shameful Past


Harvard and Slavery
Brown's Slavery Justice Project
From Amherst College, to Harvard University, higher learning institutions were built on the backs of slaves.
Xconomy

Xconomy Report: Stylin' Students


By Xconomy.com
Fashion isn’t the first word that comes to mind when you hear “Harvard,” but Xconomy has tracked down 19 young, fashion-focused internet companies with founders from the B-school.
Black History Month

Rubin Carter: The Hurricane


By Jordan Weinstein
A look back at the life of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a prize fighter who was wrongly convicted twice for murder.
WGBH Local News

Advocates Seek To Curb Online Ads For Kids


By Jordan Weinstein
Advocates argue that children are vulnerable to advertising's persuasive intent, and that merits protections against online ads.
WGBH Local News

Michael Pollan: Food Rules


By WGBH News
WGBH News' Bob Seay had a chance to speak with the journalist and activist about his newest venture: an illustrated version of his book "Food Rules" that deals with a familiar theme.
 
Technology

A One-Woman Wikipedia


WGBH NEWS: KENDALL SQ. ON THE BLACKOUT
By Danielle Dreilinger
We talk with the librarian who fielded your questions to #altwiki during the Great Wikipedia Blackout of Jan. 18.
Your Health

Five Weeks To A New Life


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Looking to make your relationships stronger, your sex life better, your finances simpler, your life more purposeful? Then take part in this free online retreat, presented by the AARP.
Nature

Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey


WATCH

RECOGNIZING BRUCE

Update: Cambridge Gallery Shows Work Of Bruce Stuart


WGBH SPECIAL REPORT: RECOGNIZING BRUCE
By Phillip Martin
Drawings by the Vietnam veteran Bruce Stuart, who lived on the streets of Harvard Square for 10 years, are being exhibited at an art gallery in Harvard Square. 
RECOGNIZING BRUCE

A Home For Bruce And His Art


PHOTOS: BRUCE'S HOME
SERIES PAGE: RECOGNIZING BRUCE
By Phillip Martin
After ten years of homelessness, Bruce Stuart has a show in a Cambridge art gallery, but he's not sure he wants to be recognized. His subsequent disappearance worried friends and locals who were used to seeing him around -- until they found him in a home of his own.
Boston

WGBH Special Report: Recognizing Bruce


By Phillip Martin
WGBH's Phillip Martin profiles a veteran who lived on the streets of Cambridge for 10 years -- but it's not just a story of homelessness. It is also about a man who has lived a life of both privilege and deprivation.  It is a story about unheralded artistry. And it is about the acknowledgement of individuals who have grown accustomed to being invisible and unknown. 
WGBH SPECIAL REPORT

Recognizing Bruce: A Man Without A Home


By Phillip Martin
Bruce Stuart has lived on the streets of Harvard Square for about 10 years. But his story is not about homelessness. It is about unheralded artistry and the acknowledgement of individuals who have grown accustomed to being invisible and unknown. Part one of a three-part series.
Society

Little White Lies Of Online Dating Revealed



By NPR Staff
When looking for love online, dating sites know you're not telling the whole truth. Christian Rudder, co-founder of the dating site OkCupid, writes a blog for the site analyzing user data. He says people exaggerate their height and income, and also aren't as open-minded as they claim to be.
99.5 Host Notes

Veterans Day, 2010


By Laura Carlo
A reflection on love and loss.
Society

Fear The Pumpkin: In Ukraine, It's The Big Kiss-Off



By David Greene
Forget Halloween. In Ukraine, the orange vegetable is scary, for real. It is synonymous with rejection, especially in matters of the heart. For centuries, men proposing marriage might have received a pumpkin as a form of "no."
World News

In China, Looking For Mr. Right (Or Right Enough)


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By Rob Gifford
Just underneath China's modern, shiny surface, many aspects of life are still very traditional.
Local Voices

Barbershop


By Carlo Rotella

Carlo Rotella travels back in time in his friendly neighborhood barbershop.

Local Voices

Tipping


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By Katherine Perry

The restaurant is the great unacknowledged, breeding ground of cultural enmity.

Local Voices

The Dump


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By Katherine Perry

Dumppicking, perhaps once considered a rather undignified way to furnish a home, is now a sport for affluent suburbanites...

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