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Peaches, on tour in Finland in 2001, displays the battle scars of her hyperphysical performances. "Every night I would jump to my knees," she said in a statement to NPR, "and every day I would say, 'Don't do that tonight.' But then I would do it, until I got so bruised from it I had to stop."

On Her Influential Debut, Peaches Seized Her Pain And Pleasure

From humble beginnings, The Teaches of Peaches has spent 20 years seeping into the mainstream, widening pop's window for abrasive sounds and NSFW sexual expression.

(Some Of) Our Favorite Visual Stories of 2016

From photography, illustration and video to data visualizations and immersive experiences, visuals are an important part of our storytelling at NPR. Here's a selection of our favorites from 2016.

A worker at the Wupperthal Original Rooibos Co-operative's processing facility carries a bag of freshly harvested rooibos to the processing area. The country's rooibos tea exports have skyrocketed from barely 500 tons in 1996 to nearly 9,000 tons today — enough to fill 3.6 billion teabags. But indigenous farmers were long cut out of the revenues, until a ground-breaking agreement was forged.

Trendy rooibos tea finally brings revenues to Indigenous South African farmers

For generations, the Khoisan people harvested the rooibos plant to make tea. As this caffeine-free drink has grown widely popular around the world, they've been cut out of revenues. Until now.

The Rezaians were wrongfully imprisoned 9 years ago. For Yeganeh, the pain is fresh

Journalist Yeganeh Rezaian speaks about her time being imprisoned in Iran with her husband, Jason Rezaian, in 2014 and how that experienced has shaped the rest of her life.

<strong>Left:</strong> Jax Le, aka 'Jax The Poet', attended Philly FatCon in October. Jax is also the author of the book <em data-stringify-type="italic">Love Handles & Muffin Tops: Poems For Body Positivity & Plus Size Bodies</em>. <strong>Right:</strong> Maggie Clerkin also attended Philly FatCon and called the event felt "refreshing."

Fat, happy and healed: A movement toward fat liberation

Organizers of Philly FatCon, Philadelphia's first ever fat-focused convention, set out to bring fat people together in a safe space last month.

Smoke from Israeli bombardment rises behind people fleeing south from Gaza City and other parts of the northern Gaza Strip, as they walk along a highway on Nov. 9.

Israel told Palestinians to evacuate to southern Gaza — and stepped up attacks there

Satellite imagery shows a steady increase in the number of buildings destroyed in middle and southern Gaza. Most damage appeared after Oct. 13, when Israel's military urged evacuation from the north.

<em>All Things Considered</em> co-host Melissa Block shows off marshmallows she made from scratch using a recipe from Jennifer Reese's book, <em>Make the Bread, Buy the Butter.</em>

Marshmallows From Scratch: A Simple, Sticky How-To

In Make the Bread, Buy the Butter, Jennifer Reese tries her recipes for foods that you might never think to make at home. She walks NPR's Melissa Block through make-your-own marshmallows. Turns out, it's not so hard.

Morning news brief

In a speech, President Biden appeals for more funding for Ukraine and Israel. Russia detains a Radio Free Europe editor. GOP states swore off a voting tool — now they're scrambling to recreate it.

Morning news brief

UAW set to expand strike if automakers fail to meet deadline. The Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed by migrants. Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian separatists end offensive in disputed enclave.

Morning news brief

Secretary of State Blinken will head to the Middle East again. President Biden to tout clean energy jobs in Colorado. How the U.S. will be impacted if global warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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