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It turns out parents are increasingly naming newborns after grandparents. That's one new trend, according to the baby website, Belly Ballot. It is also predicting first names that sound like last names: think Kennedy.

Michigan's Lake Superior State University collects nominees for words or phrases that should be outlawed for "misuse, overuse and general uselessness." This year's No. 1 suggestion is all about the cliffhanger.

The idea that African-American men have great fashion sense is not a stereotype, says Monica L. Miller, the author of Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Miller and NPR's resident style king, Victor Holliday.

In 2012, the nation mourned the deaths of some influential individuals — from singer Whitney Houston to astronaut Neil Armstrong. Talk of the Nation remembers the lives of people who may not have made the front page when they died, but whose lives still made a significant impact.

Investors are watching fiscal cliff negotiations closely as 2012 draws to a close. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 had healthy gains this past year, but the year could end on a down note if the budget stalemate in Washington isn't resolved. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel talks with NPR business reporter Jim Zarroli about what we might expect in 2013.

As the hours ticked away before the end of the year, Congress still did not have a final package to vote on or even debate to avert automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. NPR's David Welna, reporting from the Capitol, talks with All Things Considered host Audie Cornish to help us understand what the next day or two may hold.

It's unlikely 2013 will be the year that jet packs make it big, but the coming year could bring us a host of other new technology trends and products, like 3-D printers for consumers, even smarter smartphones, and more connected devices like glasses and cars.

Five tech writers talk with All Things Considered hosts Audie Cornish and Robert Siegel about their favorite apps of 2012, from an activity tracker called Strava, an app that let's you remotely control lights and to the highly anticipated return of Google Maps to Apple's iOS platform.

From depression drugs to circumcision to runner's high, here's what kept you clicking this year on Shots.

NPR's movie critic looks back on 2012 and his picks for the year's best movies.