Politics What the Writers Strike Means for Politicians November 29, 2007 • Most late-night television shows are on hold as the writers strike continues. Does this mean presidential candidates are getting less free exposure from interviews? Are their goofs and gaffes flying under the radar? What the Writers Strike Means for Politicians Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16735960/16735949" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Curtain Goes Up on Broadway; TV Airs Reruns November 29, 2007 • The curtain will go up Thursday on most of the Broadway shows that have been closed for 19 days by a stagehands strike. Stagehands and theater producers reached a tentative agreement Wednesday night on the fight, which has kept more than two dozen shows in the dark. Steve Inskeep and Jeff Lunden discuss the end of the stagehands strike on Morning Edition Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16730151/16727255" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Election 2008 What Logos Say About Presidential Candidates November 27, 2007 • Michael Evamy, author of a book called Logo, discusses the presidential candidate's logos and what they reveal about the campaign. What Logos Say About Presidential Candidates Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16655735/16655718" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Detroit Museum Accused of 'Dumbing Down' Art November 27, 2007 • The Detroit Institute of Arts, which owns one of the most significant collections in the world, has reopened after finishing its $158 million renovation. The museum is trying to make the art more inviting, but not everyone likes their approach. Detroit Museum Accused of 'Dumbing Down' Art Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16655747/16655721" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Graffiti Reveals Secrets from Civil War November 24, 2007 • In Brandy Station, Virginia, graffiti is history. The Graffiti House, on a civil war battleground there, has the scrawling and scribbling of generations past. On the walls are a series of signatures, names, drawings that were expressions by the soldiers passing through. Graffiti Reveals Secrets from Civil War Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16592916/16592888" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Oil Turmoil: Pricey Fuel's Impact Black Gold Finances the Dreams for Abu Dhabi November 15, 2007 • The sheiks of the United Arab Emirates have grand plans to pour their vast oil wealth into making one of their premier cities, Abu Dhabi, a technological and cultural mecca. Black Gold Finances the Dreams for Abu Dhabi Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16324089/16332969" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Pop Culture 'Sesame Street' Reissues Not for Kids November 15, 2007 • Early episodes of Sesame Street are being released on DVD — with a warning that they may not suit the needs of today's preschoolers. Virginia Heffernan of the New York Times Magazine goes looking for Big Bird. 'Sesame Street' Reissues Not for Kids Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16314549/16314479" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food Padma Lakshmi Plays 'Top' Radio Chef November 14, 2007 • The culinary artist who rescued TV's hit reality show Top Chef breaks out delights from her new book, Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day. Padma Lakshmi Plays 'Top' Radio Chef Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16280943/16280883" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Picture the Lost and Lovely Elliott Smith November 14, 2007 • The singer Elliott Smith died a little over four years ago, at the age of 34, from stab wounds to the chest that appear self-inflicted. Now photographer Autumn De Wilde has published a book of pictures she took of Smith over several years. Autumn de Wilde on photographing Elliott Smith Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16280910/16280874" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Thai Tattoo Tradition Draws Worldwide Devotees November 13, 2007 • For centuries, Thai soldiers have covered their bodies in protective tattoos called Sak Yant. Today, people from around the globe are flocking to master artists to be inked with designs that some believe can protect them from bullets and rid them of vices. Thai Tattoo Tradition Draws Worldwide Devotees Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16235581/16258041" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Artist Paints Veterans' Portraits in Vivid Strokes November 10, 2007 • Portrait artist Sally Lincoln paints portraits of the residents and patients at the Veteran's Administration Nursing Home and Care Unit in Denver. Her work — done at no charge — has had an emotional impact on the veterans and staff at the facility. Artist Paints Veterans' Portraits in Vivid Strokes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16093253/16182613" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business 'Marketplace' Report: Art Market Takes a Hit November 9, 2007 • Sotheby's auction house's first big auction since the credit crunch began was a flop. Marketplace's Jill Barshay talks to Alex Chadwick about trouble in the art market and what that means for the high-end luxury market overall. 'Marketplace' Report: Art Market Takes a Hit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16153529/16153509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Television Producers Launch Show on the Web November 8, 2007 • A new series called Quarterlife is debuting on MySpace this Sunday. Its producers, Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, hope the Internet may be able to support the kind of quality programming that TV has failed to sustain. Television Producers Launch Show on the Web Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16112447/16112420" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Photographer Diana Walker: An Eye for History November 6, 2007 • For two decades, Diana Walker was the White House photographer for Time magazine, clicking her camera through five administrations. Walker's new book is filled with portraits that go far beyond the usual "photo ops." Photographer Diana Walker: An Eye for History Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15886704/16034663" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Imus Could Share Airtime with Soybeans November 5, 2007 • Don Imus is coming back to radio next month — and maybe to television. One report says his show might be simulcast on RFD-TV, a channel for farmers, ranchers and rural America. Imus Could Share Airtime with Soybeans Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15994467/15994406" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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