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Thursday

Race

'Boondocks' Creator vs. Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby's sharp speeches about the need for black self-responsibility are raising eyebrows and inspiring comic strips. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports that the creator of The Boondocks comic strip, Aaron McGruder, is fanning the debate with a parody of Cosby's remarks.

'Boondocks' Creator vs. Bill Cosby

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Tuesday

Creative Spaces: Artist James Prosek's Studio

Author James Prosek is known for detailed watercolors, of trout in particular, that capture nature in all its vibrance. NPR's Michele Norris visited Prosek's home in Connecticut to disscuss the space he's designed.

Creative Spaces: Artist James Prosek's Studio

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Friday

Movies

Actor Matt Damon

Fresh Air

His new film is The Bourne Supremacy, the sequel to his 2002 thriller The Bourne Identity, about a CIA assassin with amnesia. Damon has been in many hit films, including The Talented Mr. Ripley, Saving Private Ryan and Good Will Hunting, which he co-wrote with close friend Ben Affleck. (Rebroadcast From June 19, 2002.)

Actor Matt Damon

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Monday

Photo Exhibit Spotlights Child Labor Across the Globe

A new photography exhibit gathers stories of child labor from across the globe, in an effort to galvanize viewers into taking action to help prevent the practice. NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Julia Dean, the photographer and gallery owner behind the exhibit, called "Child Labor and the Global Village: Photography for Social Change."

Photo Exhibit Spotlights Child Labor Across the Globe

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Sunday

Editorial Cartooning with a Feminist Bite

Ann Telnaes is the second woman in history to win the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Her edgy satire is on display at the Library of Congress. NPR's Susan Stamberg recently spoke with Telnaes about the inspirations for her work.

Editorial Cartooning with a Feminist Bite

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Friday

Science

'Body Worlds': The Human Form Revealed

Body Worlds, a new exhibit at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, Calif., is packing in crowds of the curious. The exhibit features human cadavers preserved through a new process called "plastination," then posed in revealing ways.

'Body Worlds': The Human Form Revealed

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Opinion

Politics

Cartoonists Sharpen Pencils for 2004 Campaign

The presidential campaigns are in full swing and that's great news for America's political cartoonists. NPR's Renee Montagne talks about drawing the candidates with Pulitzer Prize winners Mike Lucovich and Mike Peters.

Cartoonists Sharpen Pencils for 2004 Campaign

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Thursday

'Day to Day' Phonecam Contest Winners

Months ago, Day to Day asked listeners to submit pictures they'd taken with their phone cameras. Technology writer Xeni Jardin joins NPR's Alex Chadwick to announce the four photographs we've selected as winners.

'Day to Day' Phonecam Contest Winners

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Artist Draws 'Clean' Graffiti from Dirty Walls

A British street artist known as Moose creates graffiti by cleaning dirt from sidewalks and tunnels -- sometimes for money when the images are used as advertising. But some authorities call it vandalism.

Artist Draws 'Clean' Graffiti from Dirty Walls

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Monday

Thursday

Culture

Museum Merges Science, Fiction

A new science fiction museum has opened in Seattle as part of Paul Allen's high-tech Experience Music Project. The Microsoft billionaire, whose personal collection inspired the idea for a museum, hopes the facility attracts droves of sci-fi fans from around the galaxy. Jeremy Richards of member station KPLU reports.

Museum Merges Science, Fiction

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Wednesday

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Thursday

Opinion

Culture

Michael Eric Dyson Commentary: People of Color in TV and Film

Commentator Michael Eric Dyson talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about issues addressed at this year's second annual media and entertainment panel discussion entitled "Examining the Portrayal of People of Color in Television and Film." The panel was hosted by MTV Networks and the Black Entertainment and the Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA).

Michael Eric Dyson Commentary: People of Color in TV and Film

Audio will be available later today.