At Long Last: It's Super Sunday Plus 14 More Stories

Your NPR stories for February 1, 2015

Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News At Long Last: It's Super Sunday The pre-Super Bowl week of hype — which ran the gamut from frivolous to ominous — finally ends and we can turn to what could be one of the closest, most exciting championship games ever. Read this story Mindy Kaling's Super Bowl Ad: Are Indian Women Invisible? In a commercial, the comedian pretends no one can see her. One Indian journalist says there's more to the ad than selling insurance. Being visible comes with a risk of violence for women in India. Read this story Family Struggles With Father's Wish To Die Robert Schwimmer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2013 and wants to hasten death if he finds himself in agonizing pain. His family stands ready to help, but have legal and spiritual concerns. Read this story College Life Doesn't Have To Mean Crummy Cuisine, Says Dorm Room Chef Sick of dining hall pizza, public health student Emily Hu taught herself how to cook — even with no oven. Now she's hoping to inspire her peers to pick up cooking skills and healthier eating habits. Read this story Video Appears To Show Beheading Of Japanese Hostage Kenji Goto The SITE Intelligence group has acquired footage that appears to show the execution of the Japanese journalist a week after another Japanese hostage was killed by the so-called Islamic State. Read this story more news stories Most Popular Mindy Kaling's Super Bowl Ad: Are Indian Women Invisible? In a commercial, the comedian pretends no one can see her. One Indian journalist says there's more to the ad than selling insurance. Being visible comes with a risk of violence for women in India. Read this story Video Appears To Show Beheading Of Japanese Hostage Kenji Goto The SITE Intelligence group has acquired footage that appears to show the execution of the Japanese journalist a week after another Japanese hostage was killed by the so-called Islamic State. Read this story After Alzheimer's Diagnosis, 'The Stripping Away Of My Identity' Greg O'Brien talks about how his life has changed in the five years since he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. "More and more I don't recognize people," he says. Read this story Cumberbatch Wants Britain To Pardon Men Convicted Under Anti-Gay Law The Oscar-nominated star of the Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game has joined actor and comedian Stephen Fry in calling for a blanket pardon of 49,000 men punished under long-defunct law. Read this story Surströmming Revisited: Eating Sweden's Famously Stinky Fish Sweden has the distinction of producing surströmming, one of the foulest-smelling foods in the world. More than a decade ago, NPR's Ari Shapiro tried eating it and failed. It's time for a rematch. Read this story more most popular stories Music A Portrait Of The Boy Band As Grown Men: Backstreet Boys' New Documentary Nick Carter and A.J. McLean discuss how life has changed for themselves and their bandmates in 20 years of making music together. Read this story Court Awards Sly Stone $5 Million In Lost Royalties Singer Sly Stone has been awarded $5 million in damages and lost royalties. He claimed his manager and lawyer didn't pay him royalties between 1989 and 2000. Read this story Talking With Hey Rosetta!, A Great Big Band From Newfoundland The orchestral seven-piece hails from a sprawling Canadian island not known for its indie rock. Rachel Martin speaks with singer Tim Baker about how the band has nonetheless made a name for itself. Read this story Ward 21, 'Cyaa Duh Wi Nutten' Veteran dancehall troupe and guaranteed bringers of good times Ward 21 dropped a new video on Friday. Read this story Bach, Brits And A Bodacious Boston Orchestra: New Classical Albums From a sensational soprano to an audacious new work for orchestra, NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Arun Rath spin a broad selection of new classical albums. Read this story more music stories