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SCOTT REVIEWS THE YEAR'S TOP STORIES THROUGH ESSAY AND SOUND.

Morning Edition's listeners share memories of their favorite Christmas gifts. Film projectors, escaping pianos, flying girlfriends, and shiny bicycles top the list.

Writer Steve Erickson assembled a list of the top 100 songs recorded in Los Angeles. He chats with Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday.

Our writer hated it as a child. Now she loves it: Fill pitcher, pour over head. It's a great way to stay cool in a place where water isn't always running. Maybe you should put it on your bucket list.

Voting rights groups and others reacted strongly to Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling that struck down part of the Voting Rights Act. It had required all or part of 15 states to get Justice Department approval for any voting law changes.

Finding out how much an X-ray costs sounds like a simple question. But before Oct. 1, it was downright impossible to get an answer. Now, Massachusetts is pulling back the curtain on what has been a largely secret world of health care prices.

Christopher Ingraham was just describing a USDA ranking when he insulted Red Lake County, Minn., last summer. But the resulting uproar from Minnesotans led to a change of heart — and location.

An NPR/Kaiser poll gives insight into the experience of those without enough work for a year or more. A strong majority of those polled say they don't have much confidence they'll get full-time work. "If I put my hopes in finding another job, I'd just break my heart," one woman says.

"Making Africa" at the Guggenheim Bilbao has old-meets-new portraits, startling videos and futuristic glasses.

Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn, best known as leader of The Byrds, is a folk-rock pioneer. Since the group disbanded, McGuinn has pursued a solo career, and also created the Folk Den Project, an online database of traditional songs he records.