Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Now it's time for our weekly visit to the barbershop where the guys talk about what's in the news and what's on their minds. Sitting in the chairs for a shape-up this week are writer and culture critic Jimi Izrael, with us from Chicago. In Washington D.C., we have Paul Butler. He's a professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Pablo Torre is with us from New York. He's a senior writer Continue reading >>>

On June 1, 1865, U.S. Sen. Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, Sumner called it a “monumental act.” He said Lincoln was mistaken that “the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.” Rather, the Bostonian remarked, “The world noted at once what he said, and will never cease to remember it. The battle itself was less important than the speech.” “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth Continue reading >>>

By Eric Wilbur / Boston.com If you're in town from Chicago for the Stanley Cup finals, we'll give you a warning: the phrase “Pahk your cah in Hahvahd Yahd” normally goes over about as well as wearing an Alex Rodriguez jersey to the local watering hole (and you can't park there anyway). Yes, there’s an accent, but it’s hardly as pronounced as Hollywood types might have you believe. Still though, there will be a number of terms, phrases, and other references here that might have you scratching your head. Here’s a guide. Continue reading >>>

April 15, 2013 will be a day no Bostonian, no New Englander will soon forget. Patriot's Day is one of the most celebrated days in our city. Many of us run or take in the marathon, some of us take in the only morning game in all of baseball and some of us keep the day going by going to see Boston Bruins hockey in the afternoon. Fact is, it's a unique day that's all Boston all the way. It's kind of what we do as Bostonians. We support our local teams with force. It's our gathering place. This year it was warmer than it usually is, sunnier than it usually is on Patriot's Day. I've Continue reading >>>

CHICAGO — Sports is a funny business. One day, you can be viewing your team with an “us against the world” mentality. The next, you can find yourself on the other side of that world.That’s the situation Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference finds himself in now. Since being acquired from the Calgary Flames at the tail end of the 2006-07 season, Ference has not only been the consummate team player, but also a confirmed Bostonian, diving head-first into living in the city, partaking in everything it has to offer. When asked about the effect the Boston Marathon bombings had on the city, as many Continue reading >>>

WOODBURY, N.Y., June 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research Frontiers' (Nasdaq:REFR) VariGuard business unit announced that its SPD-Smart technology is being used to protect the historic Treaty of Paris and the Denver Diorama from damaging visible light exposure. Treaty of Paris The Treaty of Paris, a featured object of a new exhibition by the Bostonian Society entitled "1763: A Revolutionary Peace", is showcased in a display case that uses VariGuard technology. The case remains in its light-blocking and most protective state until a museum Continue reading >>>

VariGuard Technology Protects the Treaty of Paris and the Denver Diorama From Light Damage VariGuard Technology Dramatically Reduces an Artifact's Exposure to Damaging UV and Visible Light WOODBURY, N.Y., June 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research Frontiers' (Nasdaq:REFR) VariGuard business unit announced that its SPD-Smart technology is being used to protect the historic Treaty of Paris and the Denver Diorama from damaging visible light exposure. Treaty of Paris The Treaty of Paris, a featured object of a new exhibition by the Bostonian Society entitled "1763: A Revolutionary Continue reading >>>

WOODBURY, N.Y., June 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research Frontiers' (Nasdaq:REFR) VariGuard business unit announced that its SPD-Smart technology is being used to protect the historic Treaty of Paris and the Denver Diorama from damaging visible light exposure. Treaty of Paris The Treaty of Paris, a featured object of a new exhibition by the Bostonian Society entitled "1763: A Revolutionary Peace", is showcased in a display case that uses VariGuard technology. The case remains in its light-blocking and most protective state until a museum visitor wants to view the Treaty, at which time it Continue reading >>>

TIME‘s Managing Editor Rick Stengel announced the new hire of Sam Jacobs in a morning memo. Jacobs was most recently a national political correspondent for Reuters. He will be a senior editor at Time.com. Stengel is quite congratulatory, but he does give him crap about his Boston roots, saying, “A graduate of Harvard and an obsessed Bostonian, Sam will happily bore you about all things New England.” See the full memo… FROM: Rick Stengel and Edward Felsenthal TO: TIME Staff All, We’re delighted to report two exciting developments at Time.com. First, for a second month in Continue reading >>>

BOSTON--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The Boston Globe Magazine announced today that it has selected US Attorney Carmen Ortiz as “Bostonian of the Year” for 2011. She will be featured in a special edition of The Sunday Globe magazine on January 1, and online at www.bostonglobe.com/magazine and boston.com. The magazine will also include profiles of several other Bostonians notable for their achievements in 2011. “Ms. Ortiz’ successful prosecutions of corruption cases have had an indelible impact on the Massachusetts political landscape.” Continue reading >>>