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Monthly Archives: July 2009

You’ve never done what again?

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

I have no idea what I’m doing. I’ve never filleted a fish before. OOOOOOOHH. “Filleted.” That’s so not what I thought I heard. In context, it sounds perfectly clear. But when it’s excerpted at the top of the hour as a preview of an upcoming All Things Considered story, and you’re driving on an extremely [...]

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Germans Love Us

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

I was browsing through our incoming links while my mom thought I was listening to her on the phone, and I noticed something odd. One of the links was in German. I’d been thinking about our audience lately, wondering who all reads. I wasn’t thinking they’d be German. Given that our topics (save when Kerry [...]

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The Statue Got Me High

Monday, July 6, 2009

I’m noticing a big divide in opinion about art thanks to NPR. It seems like there are people who have a sense of humor and whimsy about art, and people who don’t. A few weeks ago, I posted about a giant traffic barrel statue that a college student made. In the story’s comments, there’s a [...]

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OTM Highlights 7/3: Freedom from Myth

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Happy Independence day, media fans. I hope you all had a good time barbecuing, swimming, being off work and blowing things up. We had an excellent weekend full of all of those things. Sadly, the party’s over now, and it’s back to work. Recap time! This week, Brooke and Bob pull an Adam and Jamie [...]

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