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Milo Greer from Brooklyn, N.Y., drew himself and his friend because he "misses him so much."

'Dear NPR': In Postcards From The Shutdown, Kids Show Us Life — And Learning

From online soccer to missing Grandma, children all over the country sent us postcards about their lives. Along the way, they gave us a glimpse of what it's like to be a kid right now.

Before she was one of the stars of the 1960s, Janis Joplin got her start performing at Threadgill's in Austin. The iconic club recently announced it will close permanently due to the coronavirus.

Threadgill's, The Austin Venue That Helped Launch Janis Joplin, Closes Down

In Austin, Texas, the latest commercial casualty of coronavirus is the city's revered cafe, watering hole and music venue, Threadgill's.

Ron Patterson shows off his artwork in his apartment in this photo taken Aug. 7, 2019.

My First Day Podcast: How Throwing A Dart At A Dartboard Landed One Man On The Streets Of Ocean Beach

In a new episode of KPBS Explore podcast "My First Day," producer Andrew Bracken talks to Ron Patterson about how he ended up sleeping on the streets of Ocean Beach.

Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert at UC Berkeley, says the dangers in sophisticated phony videos called "deepfakes" are amplified in their potential to travel rapidly across social media.

Slick Tom Cruise Deepfakes Signal That Near Flawless Forgeries May Be Here

When they're not lighthearted movie star cameos, the digital doppelgängers have scary disinformation potential. A deepfakes researcher hopes our wariness keeps up with the tech's quickening advances.

Customs and Border Protection officers stand with shields at the border crossing, Monday, March 1, 2021, seen from Tijuana, Mexico.

Organized Crime Tracker Partners With UCSD's Mexico Violence Resource Project

The Mexico Violence Resource Project, began last fall by UCSD's Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, has the stated goal of facilitating better analysis of the facts on the ground of our neighbor to the south.

How Do Pandemics Change Societies? A Historian Weighs In

For many Americans, March 11, 2020, was the day the pandemic began to feel real. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with historian Keith Wailoo about how pandemics change societies.

The newly opened 14th Street Greenway in San Diego's East Village, March 11, 2021.

Mayor Gloria, Local Leaders Unveil First Block Of 14th Street Greenway Project

Once completely implemented, the 14th Street Greenway will extend 11 blocks from C Street to Commercial Street. It is the first of six interconnected greenways along 14th Street in East Village.

Jon Batiste performs at a voter registration event in Brooklyn, N.Y., in June 2020.

Jon Batiste On Sharing Joy In A Painful Year: 'I Want To Reaffirm People's Humanity'

This year, Batiste took his music to the streets, performing at protests and vaccination sites. "I wanted to articulate ... that we're all in this together," Batiste says. His new album is We Are.

Dr. Storm Bissict, 35, dives in False Bay along the coast of Cape Town. It's her way of decompressing from her hectic pandemic days.

Dive, Dance, Commune, Pray: How Health Workers Cope In A Year Of Pandemic

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. We interviewed 9 health workers around the world to learn what's surprised them most — and how they've managed to cope.

Tourists walk across flooded St. Mark's Square two days after Venice suffered its highest tide in 50 years.

With Waters Rising And Its Population Falling, What Is Venice's Future?

Rising sea levels are not the only threat to Venice. As residents continue to leave, the city risks becoming an empty shell sinking under mass tourism. Some 30 million visitors arrive every year.

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