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Why Buy When You Can Borrow? App Connects People And Stuff

Millions of people use apps to share their homes and their cars. Now Peerby, an app developed in the Netherlands, helps people to share things like power drills and bicycle pumps with people nearby.

Ali Akdeniz, 85, who always dresses to impress, in some of his various outfits in Berlin. Thanks to photographer Zoe Spawton, he became the star of a blog called What Ali Wore.

Age 85 And Still Stylish On The Streets Of Berlin

In Berlin, street fashion's trendiest figure is Ali Akdeniz, age 85. His dapper attire is the focus of a blog that went viral. Its creator, Zoe Spawton, won Germany's most prestigious design prize.

Abandoned Ship Carrying Hundreds Of Syrian Migrants Towed To Italy

The vessel, carrying about 450 people trying to reach Europe, was towed to an Italian port after smugglers jumped ship in rough seas.

Hundreds of Buddhists gather along the banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River to sing and release fish and mollusks in an ancient Chinese ritual. Fishermen wait downstream and scoop them up almost immediately.

Along Shanghai's River, Buddhist Tradition Meets Greedy Fishermen

It's a scene that reflects China's competing trends: Buddhist monks release fish into Shanghai's Huangpu River to "free" them. A few yards downstream, fishermen quickly scoop them up.

A PBS concert special looking at the legacy of Billy Joel brings some great stuff, some less great stuff, and a chance to reflect.

Marion Cotillard is Sandra, who must convince her factory co-workers to vote against giving themselves a bonus in order to preserve her job, in <em>Two Days, One Night</em>.

'Leviathan' And 'Two Days' Look For Oscar Gold

The week between Christmas and the new year often delivers Oscar hopefuls to our screens; NPR's Bob Mondello praises two foreign films that grapple with social issues through the lens of family.

Migrants On Cargo Ships Often Know Crew Will Abandon It

Another ship carrying hundreds of migrants from the Middle East was abandoned at sea by its crew and taken to shore in Italy. Robert Siegel talks to Carlotta Sami, spokesperson for UN's refuge agency.

In July, the Goats and Soda blog was born. We came into a world obsessed with Ebola. But our readers also loved stories about chocolate, bed rails and jet-setting viruses.

Kindergarten Entry Tests And More Education Predictions for 2015

Educators, politicians, a student and even U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan weigh in on what the new year may bring. Tell us your own education predictions with #EdPredictions.

Eric Bransby, pictured above in his home in Colorado Springs, is still creating art at 98. "I try to make each mural a project that will somehow expand my abilities a little bit more," he says.

For 98-Year-Old Artist, Every Mural Must 'Be A New Adventure'

Eric Bransby, who studied under Thomas Hart Benton, is one of the last living links to the great age of American mural painting. Age has slowed him down somewhat, but Bransby is still hard at work.

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