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iPhone Flap Sparks Police Raid, Shield-Law Talk

Gizmodo's articles about a next-generation iPhone reportedly found last month at a California bar included photos of the device in various stages of disassembly. Gizmodo via CreativeCommons hide caption

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iPhone Flap Sparks Police Raid, Shield-Law Talk

When an unlucky Apple employee left a still-secret iPhone prototype in a bar, the person who found it reportedly sold it to the gadget blog Gizmodo for $5,000. Then the Gizmodo blogger's home office was searched by law enforcement, and more questions are swirling: Were Apple's corporate secrets illegally purchased? Was a California journalist-shield law violated?

iPhone Flap Sparks Police Raid, Shield-Law Talk

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Monday

Opinion

Op-Ed: You Can't Portray Muhammad On TV

South Park satirized the uproar over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, placing him inside a U-Haul trailer and in a mascot style bear suit. Network censors bleeped out every reference. Columnist Ross Douthat wonders why Islam has become the only place in popular culture where we practice self-censorship.

Op-Ed: You Can't Portray Muhammad On TV

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Saturday

Author Interviews

How A Beetle And A Mountie Shaped The Ad Business

Ad man Terry O'Reilly is behind the Canadian radio show and new book The Age of Persuasion. He uses his insider perspective to dissect the world of advertising.

How A Beetle And A Mountie Shaped The Ad Business

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Friday

Thursday

Author Interviews

Women In Crime Novels: 'Terrible Cliches'

In the pages of crime novels, women are often seriously stereotyped. Christopher Rice explains the four most common tropes that crime novelists fall into when it comes to women, and how he has tried to avoid cliched female characters in his own writing.

Women In Crime Novels: 'Terrible Cliches'

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Wednesday

Marquee Lights Dim At Seattle's Lusty Lady Strip Club

Pedestrians walk past the iconic marquee of The Lusty Lady in downtown Seattle earlier this month. The nude peepshow is closing. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption

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Marquee Lights Dim At Seattle's Lusty Lady Strip Club

A storied Seattle strip club known for its pithy marquee is closing its doors. Business at The Lusty Lady just isn't what it used to be with so much pornography on the Internet. But Seattle residents say they'll miss the bawdy puns that have long been a part of downtown Seattle life.

Marquee Lights Dim At Seattle's Lusty Lady Strip Club

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Soul Star Melanie Fiona Sings Of Love, Pain

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Tell Me More

Soul Star Melanie Fiona Sings Of Love, Pain

Fiona recently visited Tell Me More to talk about her breakthrough album, The Bridge, and describe how her unique background contributes to her taste and style of music.

Soul Star Melanie Fiona Sings Of Love, Pain

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Tuesday

Opinion

Sorry Charlie: 'Two And A Half Men' May Go On

Charlie Sheen is the highest-paid actor on television and star of the highest-rated sitcom, Two and a Half Men. But now he's indicated he's ready to leave the show if he doesn't get even more money. This raises a question: Could the series continue without him? The Hollywood Reporter's Andrew Wallenstein thinks it can.

Sorry Charlie: 'Two And A Half Men' May Go On

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Monday

TV Network Offers Religious Journeys In 3-D

The Rev. Robert Reed, director of the CatholicTV Network, during a preview of the 3-D programming that the network debuted this spring. CatholicTV via AP hide caption

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All Tech Considered

TV Network Offers Religious Journeys In 3-D

At least one religious television network is exploring how to make the sacred come alive through 3-D imagery. For now, Boston-based CatholicTV has the future to itself. No other religious group — including Mormons, Baptists, Muslims, Hindus and Jews — has 3-D plans.

TV Network Offers Religious Journeys In 3-D

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Friday

Forbes Ranks 15 Richest Fictional Characters

Gordon Gekko has fallen off the Forbes 15, as has Uncle Sam. Montgomery Burns is No. 12. The Forbes 15 lists the wealthiest fictional characters. Forbes' David Ewalt, who compiled the list, joins Robert Siegel to talk about how Scrooge McDuck and others have fared this year.

Forbes Ranks 15 Richest Fictional Characters

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Thursday

TV's 'The Wire' Gets New Life In College Classrooms

Actors Sonja Sohn (from left), Wendell Pierce and Dominic West anchored HBO's The Wire. Jason Mittell teaches a class on the TV show at Middlebury College in Vermont. Nicole Rivelli/AP/HBO hide caption

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TV's 'The Wire' Gets New Life In College Classrooms

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The series has ended on HBO, but it's still being studied from Berkeley, Calif., to Middlebury, Vt. Among the forested New England hills, students explore inner-city drug culture by mainlining 60 hours of The Wire.

TV's 'The Wire' Gets New Life In College Classrooms

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