Selena mostly produces, sometimes directs, comes up with fun series ideas, and loves to report for NPR's Morning Edition. Read more here, and see recent pieces below.

Cook Your Cupboard!

Confused In The Kitchen? Share A Photo, Get Some Help

Food

In our new community cooking series, share your strange and surplus foods with each other — and more importantly: Get and give advice!

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Rye Rye on NPR

Rye Rye Just Wants To Be 'Young And Playful'

Music Interviews

Go! Pop! Bang! is grounded in the Baltimore club sound — super-danceable, lots of bass and crazily fast rapping. Rye Rye's debut album was all set to be released in 2009, but then sweeping changes in her life got in the way.

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So, why Tuesday?

Why Are Elections On Tuesdays?

It's All Politics

The answer dates back to the 19th century and involves buggies, the Sabbath and farming.

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Kaki King’s new sound

Kaki King: A Guitar Wizard Conjures New Colors

Music Interviews

The notorious shredder says her latest album began as a set of solo guitar pieces — but once she entered the studio, she enhanced them using every instrument at her disposal.

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Debate on Anti-Obesity Ads

New Anti-Obesity Ads Blaming Overweight Parents Spark Criticism

The Salt

Critics say the ads, created by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, are condescending and could have a negative effect on people who are overweight. But the company stands by the ads, saying the obesity problem is so big, they needed to take dramatic action.

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Lucy Liu as Dr. Watson

A Woman As Sherlock's Dr. Watson is 'Elementary'

Television

There have been a lot of different Sherlock Holmes adaptations over the years, but Lucy Liu is probably the first woman to play Dr. Watson. In the CBS drama Elementary, Holmes and Watson solve crimes in modern-day New York City. Liu says a female Watson is a "wonderful concept."

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