Search results for

Critic Kenneth Turan reviews the movie One. The movie is set in San Francisco, and focuses on a gifted ex-minor league baseball player and his oldest friend. Turan says part of the movie's power comes from the director's subtle manipulation of quiet moments.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports that Secretary of State Madeline Albright made a historic trip to the capital of North Korea today. She met for three hours with the country's leader, Kim Jong-Il. Tensions between Washington and Pyongyang have been decreasing steadily, especially since North and South Korean leaders met in June for their first summit. U.S. officials say if the talks today and tomorrow produce progress on issues such as North Korea's missile program, President Clinton could visit North Korea before he leaves office.

As part of NPR's series on The Changing Face of America, NPR's David Molpus reports on workplace equity between parents and non-parents. Some childless workers say they have to work more so that parents can tend to their children. They complain they are the ones expected to pick up the slack during work crunches and holidays.

Comedian and actor Tim Meadows. Meadows was a regular on TVs Saturday Night Live for some 9 years. Leon the Ladies Man, a swingin politically incorrect radio love doctor that he played on the show, is now featured in the new film The Ladies Man. Meadow recently left SNL to co-star in the new comedy The Michael Richards Show which premieres Tuesday, October 24th.

TV Critic David Bianculli reviews the season premiere of Ally Mc Beal and the premiere of the new show, Boston Public. Both shows air on FOX and both were created by David E. Kelley.

A type of genetically modified corn called "StarLink," which has not been approved for human use, has found its way into human food supplies in Iowa. Noah talks to Steve Dinnen, a business reporter and columnist for the Des Moines Register, about the hunt for "StarLink," to make sure it doesn't get used in food for people. Star Link has been approved for animal and industrial use, but has some characteristics common among human allergens. FDA regulations do not allow it to be tested on human subjects.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen have been battling on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Israel says it will seal off the village of Beit Jala from where Palestinians have repeatedly opened fire on a nearby Jewish neighborhood.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said today that surging oil prices bear close attention because they have the potential to disrupt the nation's longest ever economic expansion. As NPR's John Ydstie reports, Greenspan said higher oil prices have not sparked a new round of inflation, but that possibility still exists, especially given low inventories and tensions in the Middle East. He noted that federal budget surpluses have aided the expansion, but added that government's propensity to spend may mean smaller surpluses in years to come.

In the beachside condominiums of Florida's politically fertile 22nd district, state Representative Elaine Bloom is giving longtime House GOP incumbent E. Clay Shaw a run for his money. They've both raised more than $2 million and the race has taken on a decidedly negative tone.

Laura Haydon reports that as Ireland has been transformed from an impoverished rural society to a booming information economy, the Irish are attending church less and sending fewer young men into the priesthood. This apparent decline in religious devotion is reflected in the falling numbers of pilgrims to Lough Derg, a remote outpost in northwest Ireland, where Saint Patrick is believed to have had a vision of heaven and hell. To draw worshippers back, the Church is now offering pilgrims the option of attending a one-day retreat, rather than the traditional arduous three days of fasting, walking barefoot and going without sleep.