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  • When A School's Online Eavesdropping Can Prevent A Suicide
    Administrators now have the power to track students' browsing on school-issued laptops, even at home. That can help spot a student in distress. But the implications are complicated.
  • A traffic sign in the U.K. depicts "elderly people" as frail and hunched over. It was first created in the 80s, but many now consider it out of date.
    Let Me Live Long, But Don't You Dare Call Me Old
    When the headline on the Web version of a recent story called an active, 71-year-old midwife "elderly," she was offended. The reporter, meanwhile, asked for advice on what words to use. A check with experts finds division. Maybe, live forever and avoid labels? Please advise (about the labels).
  • FBI Encourages Public To Turn Over What They May Know
    The Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston office Rick DesLauriers hopes someone, somewhere heard something that will point to a suspect in the Boston Marathon attack. Three people were killed Monday in the attack.
  • Unmasking One Of The Internet's Biggest 'Trolls'
    A key anonymous moderator for violent and sexual topics on the social media site Reddit has been unmasked. Melissa Block talks with Gawker reporter Adrian Chen about his article outing "Violentacrez," and what makes an Internet troll tick.
  • That'll Always Be The Dream: National Novel Writing Month
    If you look around the internet, you'll see a bunch of people writing novels this month. And talking about it a lot.
  • A still of Jay-Z from the commercial for his new album.
    New Jay-Z Album Tests The Musician And Samsung
    On July 4, Jay-Z will release his album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, via an app that will be available to Samsung smart phone users three days before its wider release. It's not the first branding promotion between the tech and music industries, but it may be the highest profile.
  • <em>Flower Study #14</em> by Vladimir Kryloff, the painting NPR's Uri Berliner bought as an investment for $450.
    The Art Of Investing: The Rewards Aren't Always Financial
    The Internet makes collecting and even investing in art much more accessible to ordinary people. As part of his adventures in investing, NPR's Uri Berliner pays $450 for an abstract flower study he's only seen online. Is it an investment or a painting he's just happy to have hang on his wall?
  • A Jazz Big Band Worth Blogging About
    Darcy James Argue leads the 18-piece jazz ensemble Secret Society, which he describes as "steampunk." He also writes one of the jazz world's most popular blogs. And, thanks to his fans and readers, Argue was able to make his first album.
  • New Report Argues That Russian Cyber Meddling Is An Extension Of Cold War Tactics
    NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Mark Jacobson, a professor at Georgetown University, about a new report from the Pell Center about Russian meddling in U.S. politics.
  • Privacy Is Serious Business At Black Hat Security Conference
    Hackers and cybersleuths abound at two tech conferences in Las Vegas. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to correspondent Aarti Shahani about what new technological threats are lurking.
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