valentine's day /tags/valentines-day-0 valentine's day en-US Copyright Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:59:29 GMT A Long-Distance Love Sparked By A Newspaper Personal Ad /storycorps-columbus/2020-02-13/a-long-distance-love-sparked-by-a-newspaper-personal-ad John-Paul Byrne took a risk by putting a personal ad in the Village Voice, a weekly New York City newspaper, far from his home in Sydney, Australia. Dawn… Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:59:29 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2020-02-13/a-long-distance-love-sparked-by-a-newspaper-personal-ad Leticia Wiggins Chefs In The City: Romantic Eats /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-02-07/chefs-in-the-city-romantic-eats February 14 is the time for tablecloths, candle lights and romantic Valentine’s Day dinners out. Local restaurants are cooking up lavish and delicious… Fri, 07 Feb 2020 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-02-07/chefs-in-the-city-romantic-eats Love At The Opera: Can You Match The Valentine To The Opera? /show/classical-music-with-cheryl-dring/2019-02-13/love-at-the-opera-can-you-match-the-valentine-to-the-opera We just can't resist when puns are involved.This time last year, we saw some classical-music-themed valentines and decided to try our hand at creating… Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:24:18 GMT /show/classical-music-with-cheryl-dring/2019-02-13/love-at-the-opera-can-you-match-the-valentine-to-the-opera Cheryl Dring Why You May Not Get A Request To 'Be Mine' This Valentine's Day /wvxu-stories/2019-01-23/why-you-may-not-get-a-request-to-be-mine-this-valentines-day If you planned on wooing your sweetheart with, well, Sweethearts this year, you may need to make other arrangements. The chalky hearts imprinted with... Wed, 23 Jan 2019 22:00:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2019-01-23/why-you-may-not-get-a-request-to-be-mine-this-valentines-day Jennifer Merritt Bonobos Celebrate Love On Valentine's Day (And Every Day) /wvxu-stories/2018-02-14/bonobos-celebrate-love-on-valentines-day-and-every-day Nicknamed the "hippie ape," bonobos have plenty of love to go around. So it was only fitting the Cincinnati Zoo is celebrating them on Valentine's Day,... Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:51:58 GMT /wvxu-stories/2018-02-14/bonobos-celebrate-love-on-valentines-day-and-every-day Ann Thompson 'You've Hijacked My Heart': Valentines That Fight Islamophobia With Humor /2018-02-14/youve-hijacked-my-heart-valentines-that-fight-islamophobia-with-humor Activist-artist Tanzila Ahmed's snarky cards challenge stereotypes about Muslim-Americans. "With humor, you're able to sneak into people's consciousness and get them to think differently," she says. Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:27:00 GMT /2018-02-14/youve-hijacked-my-heart-valentines-that-fight-islamophobia-with-humor Mary Louise Kelly How Chocolate Became A Sweet (But Not So Innocent) Consort To Valentine's Day /news-partners/2017-02-14/how-chocolate-became-a-sweet-but-not-so-innocent-consort-to-valentines-day From the time of the Aztecs, chocolate has been seen as an aphrodisiac. (Casanova certainly thought so.) But it took many centuries for it to become the taste of the love holiday. Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:26:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-02-14/how-chocolate-became-a-sweet-but-not-so-innocent-consort-to-valentines-day Jeff Koehler The dark origins of Valentine's Day /arts-culture/npr-news/2011-02-13/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the ancient Romans had bloodier, drunker and more naked notions to mark the occasion. Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:36:00 GMT /arts-culture/npr-news/2011-02-13/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day Arnie Seipel