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10 Songs To Start 2014 In Style

On this week's Alt.Latino, hear a mix of songs curated by DJ Oscar Nñ to start your year off right. Featured artists include Milka La Mas Dura, Los Rakas, Versace Hottie and more.

Hollywood studios are wary of "ultra HD" or 4K TV making people more picky about what they watch in cinemas. But first, the TVs have to become mainstream.

TV Makers Look To Pack More Pixels Into Your Home TV With 4K

TV makers, studios and streaming companies are all getting behind 4K TVs, which offer higher resolutions than even high-definition TVs. Some say it could worry Hollywood and lead to even less risk-taking in movies, but the technology still has significant hurdles to overcome.

The flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, flutters on the dome of an Armenian Catholic Church in the northern rebel-held Syrian city of Raqqa on Sept. 28, 2013. At first, Syrian rebels and civilians welcomed the experienced Islamist fighters, and the groups fought together to take over the city from Syrian troops. Now, many Syrians fear and resent ISIS.

As Rebels Fight Rebels, Grim Reports From A Syrian City

Syria's civil war keeps getting more complicated. In the latest twist, fractious rebel groups have united to fight extremists linked to al-Qaida. Both sides oppose the Syrian government, but for now they are pointing their guns at each other and a nasty battle is taking place in the northern city of Raqqa.

Shelagh Gordon died suddenly at 55 in February, 2012, leaving an ordinary but magical life. (Courtesy)

A Look At One Ordinary, Beautiful Life

Reporters at the Toronto Star wondered: Is it possible to capture the life of a person you've never met through the stories of their friends and family... after their death?

Visitors check Audi's Concept Vision of Tomorrow during the 2014 International CES at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 7, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images)

2014 Consumer Electronics Show Begins

NPR technology correspondent Steve Henn joins us to discuss what items are already selling and what the next major technological breakthrough will be.

Beyonce hijacked the pop culture (and feminism) conversations for weeks. Pope Francis went about reorienting his billion-member church to the wider world, via surprise phone calls and selfies. And Miley Cyrus rankled, if only because she made your aunts talk about twerking.

Grantland Asks: Which Pop Culture Phenomenon Won 2013?

Grantland's funny NCAA-style tournament named the biggest pop culture phenomenon of the last year. But there are a few worthy people and ideas that didn't make the field.

<em>Good Morning America</em> co-host Robin Roberts recently made an offhand comment on Facebook that revealed she's in a same-sex relationship.

Is The Show Business 'Glass Closet' Collapsing?

Celebrity revelations of same-sex relationships have moved from the covers of best-selling magazines to offhand comments in Facebook posts and lines buried deep in New York Times profiles.

Gary Shteyngart's 'Little Failure' Is An Unambivalent Success

In 1979, Gary Shteyngart's family moved from Leningrad to Queens. Three decades later, he wrote a memoir about growing up in a Russian immigrant family in New York. Reviewer Meg Wolitzer says the book is full of rich, gratifying writing as well as pride, exuberance and sophisticated humor.

A shark warning is displayed near Gracetown, Western Australia, in November. An Australian man was killed by a shark near the area that month, sparking a catch-and-kill order.

More Than 300 Sharks In Australia Are Now On Twitter

Government researchers tagged the sharks with transmitters, triggering an automatic tweet when they swim close to a beach. This comes after several high-profile shark attacks, some of them fatal.

What's Your #NPResolution for 2014?

There's something powerful about hanging up a new calendar that can set the tone of the year ahead. Share your vision for the upcoming year with the rest of the NPR community!

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