Music High-Definition Opera Hits Movie Theaters December 31, 2006 • The Metropolitan Opera has broadcast radio performances for generations. Saturday, the Met beamed a live performance in high definition to movie theaters around the world. High-Definition Opera Hits Movie Theaters Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6703041/6703042" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Blazing Saddles' Makes National Film Registry December 30, 2006 • Among 25 films added this week to the National Film Registry is Mel Brooks' western spoof, Blazing Saddles. 'Blazing Saddles' Makes National Film Registry Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6700144/6700145" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Long View Stan Lee on Realism in the World of Comic Heroes December 27, 2006 • Stan Lee reflects on a lifetime of creating comics, including some imperfect superheroes. Spiderman, one of Lee's best known characters, was human first and super second. Lee tells Renee Montagne how he brought realism to a fantasy world. Stan Lee on Realism in the World of Comic Heroes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6684820/6684821" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Visiting the 'Second Life' World: Virtual Hype? December 26, 2006 • Recently, Federal Judge Richard Posner made an appearance in Second Life, the online community with its own economy. Other visitors to Second Life have included Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig and musician Ben Folds. But is Second Life really that big a deal? Visiting the 'Second Life' World: Virtual Hype? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6682433/6682434" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design 'Comics' Exhibit Gathers a Africa's Cartoonists December 26, 2006 • "Africa Comics" is a new exhibition featuring the comic art of more than 30 African cartoonists from across the continent and Europe. The show runs through the spring at the Studio Museum in Harlem. 'Comics' Exhibit Gathers a Africa's Cartoonists Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6677035/6677036" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Writer Tina Fey on Leading the Way in TV Comedy December 26, 2006 • Tina Fey, the first female head writer of Saturday Night Live, talks about her status as a ground breaker and role model. Writer Tina Fey on Leading the Way in TV Comedy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6676191/6676192" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'Dreamgirls' Generates Oscar Buzz as Balloting Begins December 26, 2006 • The annual Oscar race begins with the mailing of ballots. This year's best picture field is looking a little thin, with Dreamgirls the latest to generate buzz. 'Dreamgirls' Generates Oscar Buzz as Balloting Begins Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6676167/6676168" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Snatching a Ring Tone from the Endangered List December 25, 2006 • A recent offering in cell phone ring tones is meant to invoke the world outside of office meetings. The Center for Biological Diversity has gathered sounds from animals it says face "high probability of extinction," and is offering them free as ringtone downloads. Snatching a Ring Tone from the Endangered List Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6671874/6672665" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Bandmate Recalls James Brown's Signature Style December 25, 2006 • Saxophonist Maceo Parker began playing with James Brown's band back in the 1960s, and his signature style helped define James Brown's brand of funk. Bandmate Recalls James Brown's Signature Style Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6674270/6674271" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Video Games for the Vision Impaired December 24, 2006 • Players who are blind or visually impaired have a growing number of games to play that use sound cues instead of images to guide racers and shooters. Video Games for the Vision Impaired Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6669943/6669944" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Hum That Tune, Then Find It on the Web December 23, 2006 • Nayio is the first melody-based Internet search tool. It's activated by humming. But you need to be able to carry a bit of a tune, even while humming. Hum That Tune, Then Find It on the Web Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6667724/6667725" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Judd Apatow: Favorite and Forgotten DVDs December 22, 2006 • Judd Apatow, the man behind The Forty-Year-Old Virgin, shares five of his favorite DVDs and tells why it took so long to get the DVD released for his cult-hit TV show, Freaks and Geeks. Judd Apatow: Favorite and Forgotten DVDs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6661387/6662332" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Long View For Writer Lillian Ross, the Story's in the Details December 22, 2006 • Author Lillian Ross talks to Steve Inskeep about her techniques and the subjects she has profiled for her work at The New Yorker, where she has been writing since 1945. For Writer Lillian Ross, the Story's in the Details Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6659134/6661082" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Intelligence Squared U.S. 6625002 December 20, 2006 • The U.S. entertainment industry provides billions of people around the world with their primary impressions of American culture. At the same time, anti-American sentiment is rising. Experts debate what relationship, if any, exists between these two phenomena. Listen to an Edited Broadcast of the Debate (50 minutes) Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6625002/6653104" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Matisyahu Enlightens Fans with Reggae Hanukkah December 19, 2006 • He's an Orthodox Jew who is also a reggae singer. And if some of his songs sound like prayers, you're not far off. Meet Matisyahu, a singer exploring his spiritual side through reggae. This year, he's performing several concerts at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City to celebrate Hanukkah. Matisyahu Enlightens Fans with Reggae Hanukkah Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6643335/6644477" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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