news bits early March 2015

Great stories from npr this week. The audio pieces here at the following links are, mostly brief, but compelling, immersive.

More Of Ancient Lost City Revealed in Honduras Jungle

Obama Administration Calls Venezuela A National Security Threat, and for Sanctions

Italian Architects Want To Build Elevated Train In Rome To Speed Transport

Famous Architect Renzo Piano Wants to Renovate Suburbs Into Active Centers Again

While the guardian looks at railway stations:

Railway stations around the world: share your photos via @GuardianWitness http://t.co/jtIxjVYHVO pic.twitter.com/Hl1guzIzns
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 7, 2015

Readers' assignment: share your railway stations from around the world via @GuardianWitness http://t.co/jtIxjVYHVO pic.twitter.com/iq2jUjOyZj
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 6, 2015

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A fun look at photos of doorways by Roy Colmer, in New York City, in the 1970's.
This reminds me that last week after the story of neighborhoods and classes and faiths in Paris, it occurred to me that it might be fun and interesting to do a photobook of doorways in that city, of different neighborhoods and kinds of places. Even better would be with local writers, guides, with meditations on interior and exterior lives. Here's a doorway the other day in Hong Kong.

“Hong Kong justice is unfair” scrawled upon tree & pillars of Court of Final Appeal. SCMP: http://t.co/h7OPdNoamp pic.twitter.com/BWQuR3gJ8R

— Tom Grundy (@tomgrundy) March 9, 2015

In Iraq they are asking the US for help in safeguarding ancient art treasures  ISIS, bombs & looters.
This happens while Iraqi forces try for a second week to take the city of Tikrit.

In Ethiopia, learning what blue means and why they need an opposition party in a parliamentary democracy.

Snapshot of Portugal Looking Toward The Sun.

This shows how npr tackles a story like the seizing of tea by the British - a Scot, a botanist who 'thought tea was for everyone' - from China for transplanting in India in 1850's. Here's a longer version of the story with an excerpt from the book "For All The Tea In China" reviewed five years ago.

A Doctor Wonders Why Violence Keeps Occurring OnChildren: Poverty Begets Violence, Pain

Internal Circadian Rhythms Of Different Human Organs Seen Anew By Biologists