Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Just in case you haven’t already gotten enough of the Democratic National Convention, I wanted to point you in the direction of some of NPR’s coverage. The NPR Politics Twitter feed has been providing obsessive, immediate coverage that includes quotes from almost every speech. Earlier today, they were tweeting the roll call of the states. [...]
 Currently on NPR.org, there’s a story about how harps symbolize Paraguay’s national identity. Paraguay. Harps. I had to check my globe when I saw the headline: “Harps Symbolize Paraguay’s National Identity.” Harps symbolize Paraguay’s national identity. Really? Are we sure we’re not thinking Celtic areas? Ireland? Maybe even the coast of Brittany? According to [...]
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Here are some stories not related to the election or the olympics that you may have missed this week: – People who don’t really know you on Facebook can’t handle rejection. Neither can your co-workers or ex-girlfriends. And the best part? They all look like Robert DiNiro. (Though, I am inclined to agree with the [...]
One time, I was out at my mom’s house, picking her up to go to dinner. When I went in the house, my mom was still in her work clothes, engrossed in a classic beach party movie on AMC. You know the kind – no real plot, lots of dancing, Frankie, Annette and some kid [...]
Well, not single-handedly. On his blog, Rob Paterson has at least proposed a solution. In the new world, we work with our “audience” and with our staff. In this new world, the path to economic success is not clear. If it was we would all go there. But intuitively we all know that BPP has [...]
From the BPP: “NYT: NPR is cancelling the BPP“. The last day will be July 25th.
 Every time I hear someone in the media say “primary season is over”, I get unreasonably excited. Like just now, when Bob opened the episode thusly and I let out an audible sigh of “thank God.” The problem is that he keeps going, his voice full of ham-fisted sarcasm. I know it’s radio, but [...]
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Monkey See, Monkey Blog
In the last week or so, NPR has launched “Monkey See“, a new pop culture blog written by Linda Holmes. I’ve read the first few entries, and it seems to be off to a good start. Ms. Holmes was a former Television Without Pity writer, which gives me great hope, as I love TWOP’s scathing [...]