What Really Makes Katniss Stand Out? Peeta, Her Movie Girlfriend Plus 4 More Stories

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Monkey See What Really Makes Katniss Stand Out? Peeta, Her Movie Girlfriend There's been a lot of talk about Katniss Everdeen as an unconventional heroine, but she's also got a pretty unconventional love interest, in that he would be a more Hollywood-conventional girlfriend than boyfriend. Read this story NPR Double Take Double Take 'Toons: Modern Families? Two same-sex marriages made the news this week. Signe Wilkinson takes the side of Methodist pastor Rev. Frank Schaefer, who was suspended from ministerial duties for officiating his son's same-sex marriage, while Matt Wuerker wonders how Liz Cheney's public statements about her sister's marriage will affect Cheney family dynamics. Read this story Shots - Health News Yes, Your Toddler Really Is Smarter Than A 5-Year-Old Developmental psychologists are trying to figure out what very small children know and when they know it. The answer: a lot, and a lot earlier than you think. One experiment finds that 18-month-olds can reason abstractly when sorting blocks, well before they are able to explain it. Read this story Music Interviews 'Foreverly' Yours: Billie Joe Armstrong And Norah Jones Get Close "We can't not look at each other; it doesn't work," Jones says of singing with the Green Day frontman. In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, the two discuss tackling the signature close harmonies of The Everly Brothers. Read this story Sweetness And Light The Horse Who Picked Up A Paintbrush After his career at the racetrack ended, Metro Meteor was adopted by an artist in Pennsylvania, who discovered the horse's gift. Now, his paintings raise money to treat his knee problems and to help other retired thoroughbreds find new homes. Read this story

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