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New Year's Resolutions
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Aging
Home & Family

We don’t resolve, we evolve

Many of our commitments have come about circumstantially. By that we mean: We had kids, they had interests, and we jumped right in.

8 years ago

These are some of the books from the study. (From left) The Cat That Eats Letters by Ge Jing; The Foolish Old Man Who Removed The Mountain by Cai Feng; The Jar of Happiness by Aisla Burrows. (Shandong Education Press; Shanghai people's Fine Arts Publishing House; Child's Play International)
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Kids

What’s the difference between children’s books in China and the U.S.?

What are the hidden messages in the storybooks we read to our kids?

8 years ago

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR SELF - Fitness enthusiasts are seen participating in a class at SELF Up & Out Studio on Saturday, June 27, 2015,  in New York. (Brian Ach/AP Images for Self)
Radio Times

Fitness, food and goal setting

Guests: KATHERINE MILKMAN, NYREE DARDARIAN & JAYEL LEWIS As with every New Year, many of us have resolutio ...

Air Date: January 5, 2018

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Kate Donegan dresses her dogs in hoodies when it gets too cold in her 200-year-old South Philadelphia home.
Environment

When furnaces can’t keep up, Philly homeowners get creative to battle cold

The ongoing frigid temperatures is forcing many people to abandon central heating and shrink their lives to just a couple rooms with space heaters.

8 years ago

Self-care reminder written on an isolated sticky note. (Photo Courtesy BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Home & Family
Pennsylvania

5 steps to self-care for parents in the New Year

What are your New Year’s resolutions? Are you working towards specific goals this year?

8 years ago

Lenny Bazemore stands in front of the childhood house he is about to give away to a local family. The home is one of the many properties he will be donating to Habitat for Humanity.
Housing

The ‘Batman of Norristown’ creates opportunity in his hometown

It began two years ago when Lenny Bazemore bought his best friend's house in Norristown, Pa. and donated it to Habitat for Humanity.

8 years ago

A Christmas tree is shown on a curb with the week's trash.
Philadelphia

Christmas tree recycling begins Tuesday in Philly

Philadelphians looking to recycle their Christmas trees will need to drop them off at various locations in the city starting Jan. 2.

8 years ago

The URB-E electric folding bicycle is displayed Nov. 28 inside the Technology Pavilion at the 2017 LA Auto Show. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Technology
Transportation

New wave of electric 2-wheelers hits U.S. city streets

As battery technology improves and cities get denser, some startups are seeking to produce cheaper and greener mopeds, scooters, and motorized bikes.

8 years ago

In this Dec. 11, 2017 photo, Erricka Bridgeford burns sage as she performs a ceremony near the scene of a homicide in Baltimore. Bridgeford lost a brother, a stepson, and three cousins to gun violence. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Religion

Peacemaker works to stop bloodshed in Baltimore

The spiritually minded activist began to cry, letting her tears fall on asphalt.

8 years ago

(Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Food & Drink

Popping the cork for 2018 doesn’t have to be expensive

Many people will welcome the New Year with a champagne toast. But you don’t have to shell out big bucks for that bottle of bubbly.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Business
Technology

Digital distraction and addictive devices

Guest: Nir Eyal How often do you look at your smartphone during the day – checking Facebook or Twitter, or post ...

Air Date: December 26, 2017

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(Illustration by Annette Elizabeth Allen/NPR)
NPR
Media

9 favorite new podcasts of 2017 (that aren’t ‘S-Town’)

Lord knows there's no shortage of podcast listicles populating your social media feeds this time of year, but this best-of is a little different.

8 years ago

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NPR
International

Whiskey and fufu: What kids around the world leave out for Santa

Would Santa Claus prefer a chocolate chip cookie for a snack or perhaps a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?

8 years ago

Protesters hold signs near the White House during a protest about President Trump's immigration policies. A proposed presidential action would freeze immigration from mostly Muslim countries.
(Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
International

10 international stories you loved in 2017

Of the more than 500 stories on international affairs and national security that we posted on Parallels in 2017, here are the top 10, ranked by pageviews.

8 years ago

Apple says that it slows the processors in some of its older phones, such as its iPhone 6s Plus, to match their aging, less powerful batteries. (Cole Bennetts/Getty Images)
NPR
Business
Technology

Apple says it slows older iPhones to save their battery life

Confirming iPhone owners' suspicions that Apple purposefully slows the operation of older phones, Apple says that it does just that.

8 years ago

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