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So as years go, 2012 may not have been our finest. But, alas, and mercifully, it is coming to a close. Yet generally time is not the best aid to…

The Pallas' long-tongued bat has a neat trick at the tip of its tongue — tiny hairlike structures that fill with blood and stand straight out. This turns the tongue into a nectar-slurping mop at just the right time.

The writer of Drumline and ATL makes her directorial debut with the new comedy Peeples. It has the backing of hit filmmaker Tyler Perry and features some major stars. Chism talks to host Michel Martin about her career and new film.

How a mysterious traveling salesman made a porcelain baby Jesus a Mardi Gras tradition.

And for his alleged crime, James Summers of Madison, Wis., gets written up in one of the funniest police reports ever.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-514181.mp3Albany, NY – CALORIES IN, CALORIES OUT: FOOD AND EXERCISE IN PUBLIC…

A battle-of-the-sexes comedy adapts Steve Harvey's self-help book Act Like A Lady, Think Like a Man, illustrating the comedian's words of wisdom with familiar dating situations and stereotypes. NPR's Bob Mondello says it's part rom-com, part infomercial, but with a pleasantly broad sitcom vibe.

Many freelance workers opt to work in co-working spaces, where they rent cubicles and other office resources by the day or the month. Now, some companies, in an attempt to promote a certain environment, are becoming increasingly selective about who can work in their space.

Twenty years ago, while the ashes of the riots in L.A. were still smoldering, then-Mayor Tom Bradley announced a new organization that would repair the shattered city: Rebuild L.A. Its mission was to spend five years harnessing the power of the private sector to replace and improve on what was lost. While it created a lot of hope, it created even more disappointment.

Exotic animals are already restricted in many states. Lawmakers in Ohio are considering legislation that would ban dozens of exotic animals as pets. Among other things, owners would have to apply for permits for existing animals.